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Second Continental Congress Meets
The second Continental Congress meeting took place in Philadelphia. At this point, New England militia had formed an army around Boston, and the Congress had to decide who would be in charge of this army. -
Battle of Quebec
Washington and the Continental Congress had decided they wanted to seize Quebec in order to gain forces from the French-Canadians there. -
Declaration of Independence Issued
Shortly after the British flee from Boston, the Continental Congress created a committee to write a declaration of independence. -
Battle of Long Island
On August 27, 1776, the Americans battled the British in Brooklyn. The Americans began fighting with high spirits, but that was soon put to a stop as the superiorly trained British killed 1,407 of them. -
Battle of Trenton/ Crossing the Delaware
On the night of December 25, 1776, Washington and his army crossed the icy Delaware River. -
Battle of Brandywine
Washington knew that Howe was planning to take Philadelphia, so he stationed his men to block the British at the Brandywine River, as it was a good defensive position. This position was beneficial because the British outnumbered the Americans 13,000 to 11,000. -
Exectution of Louis XVI
Louis XVI exectuted by guillotine. -
Napolean takes power
Napolean takes over France. -
Mexico earns indeoendence
After fighting for 10 years, the Mexican population was fighting against the Spanish, as the Spanish had the most power. -
Brazil declares indeoendence
Prince of Portugal was in Brazil when he decided to make Brazil he country.