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The Declaration of Independence written by Thomas Jefferson is ratified by the Congress.
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In the Summer of 1776 British Commander William Howe arrived with British troops. The troops were well trained,
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George Washington crosses the Delaware River and captures a Hessian force at Trenton, New Jersey.
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The British led by John Burgoyne took Fort Ticonderoga and devastated the Americans.
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France signs a treaty of alliance with the United States.
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American and French forces trap Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia and he surrenders his British Army.
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1783 A peace treaty is signed between Great Britain and the United States.
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George Washington gives up the command of the Continental Army and returns to a private life.
