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He was the main writer of the Declaration of Independence. He was a representative of the Continental Congress.
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George Washington led through Delaware on Christmas to attack the Hessian mercenaries and won two battles.
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This was the turning point of the Revolutionary war. This battle persuaded the French, Spanish, and Dutch to join against their mutual rival the British.
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Howe wanted to take the capital and destroy the continental army for good. He obviously failed at one of the two things which was destroying the continental army for good.
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These were the first version of the constitution and set laws before the constitution.
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New Hampshire was the first to have a state constitution. The constitutions generally described the structure of government of the state.
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If you swore an oath to the US you could be free if you were a slave of if you were already free.
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This was supposed to be a time for Washington's army to regroup and retrain but due to disease about 1700-2000 soldiers died. It was one of the coldest harshest winters just to add to their problems.
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Spain declared war on Great Britain and got an alliance with the Americas.
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He was a naval admiral and had a ship called Bonhomme Richard. The Serapis was the British warships that he fought against. During this Battle he said "I have not begun to fight."
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The British wanted this for a base for further battles. Multiple armies met with the Cornwallis's troops to capture Charles Town
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The American and French troops trapped them while battling in Yorktown and forced them to surrender. This ended the war.
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This showed that the Revolutionary war had ended and acknowledged the independence of The US.
