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First military installment of the Revolutionary War in which British soldiers tried (and failed) to capture hidden arms of the Patriots
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Published in order to persuade colonists to fight against Great Britain
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Written by Thomas Jefferson, declared the colonies as 13 sovereign states, to be known as The United States of America
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Howe defeated the American Rebels and forced them back to Manhattan Island
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Washington saught quarters for his men for the winter of 1776-1777 after the battle of White Marsh. Nearly 3,000 of his soldiers were lost (some to starvation and exposure, others to desertion)
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washington forced the surrender of 1,000 German soldiers in Trenton, New Jersey
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Continental army won small victory
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Patriots forced Burgoyne to surrender after blocking him from Howe's troops with small skirmishes.The turning point of the war.
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Henry Clinton beseeched Benjamin Lincoln to surrender to Franco-American forces
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Washington and the compte de Rochambeau defeated Cornwallis in the last major land battle of the Revolutionary War
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Ended the American Revolutionary War. Signed by leaders of Great Britain and United States
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Agreement that the French rule over the West Indes and Spain owns Florida
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Daniel Shays led a rebellion due to perceived economic terrorism (angered by the fact that the government could not repay him for his services)
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Constitution was ratified in the majority of the 13 states by the end of 1789 due to the addition of a Bill Of Rights.
