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  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Americans won, General Gage, Paul Revere
    American Concord
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Battle of Bunker Hill
    British won, John Trimbull
    Siege of Boston
  • George Washington named commander-in-cheif

    George Washington named commander-in-cheif
    George Washington, John Hancock
    Won their last major battle of Revoulutionary War
  • Second Continental Congress meets

    Americans won, George Washington
    Invasion of Canada
  • French and British Battle Cheasepeake Bay

    French and British Battle Cheasepeake Bay
    Sir Thomas Graves. Sir Samuel Hood
    French won, Decisive French Victory
  • American defeat at Quebec

    British won, General Benedict Arnold
    Invasion of Canada and repulse of Quebec
  • British evacuate Boston

    British evacuate Boston
    George Washington
    Congress comissioned elven medals in militia
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    Declaration of Independence issued

    John Adamds, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Licncoln
    Independence Day, July 4th
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island
    British won, General Howe, George Washington
    Battle of Long Island Battle of Long Island
  • British occupy New York City

    George Washington, British won
    Led to British defeat in war
  • Battle of Trenton

    Americans won, George Washington
    Christmas campiagn-plan attack
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    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    British won, General John Burgoyne
    Fort Ticonderoga
  • Battle of Brandywine

    Battle of Brandywine
    British won, General Howe
    Contiental Congress
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    British occupy Philidelphia

    George Washington, William Howe
    British occupation then evacuation of Philidelphia
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    Seige of Yorktown

    Americans won, George Washington
    Treaty of Paris
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    Battle of Saratoga

    Americans won, General Gates and General Burgoyne
    Battle of Montgomery and Freeman's Farm
  • Articles of Confederation

    Articles of Confederation
    Alexander Hamiliton, John Pickinson
    Constitution article drafted and passed by congress
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    Winter at Valley Forge

    George Washington, William Howe
    whoever lived through the 6 months
  • Alliance with France

    Alliance with France
    Benjamin Franklin
    both countries (everyone wins) French Revolution
  • Battle of Monmouth Court House

    Americans won, Major General Fredrick Steuben
    Charles Lee correspondance
  • Benedict Arnold treason discover

    Benedict Arnold treason discover
    James Livingston, He won
  • Fall of Savannah

    British won, Colonel Archibald Campbell
    Savannah remained in British hands
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    Spain enters war

    Spain won, John Campbell
    Treaty of Versasllies
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    Seige of Charleston

    British won, General Clinton - Colonel William
    Fort moutrie national monuments
  • Cornwallis surrenders

    Cornwallis surrenders
    Charles Cornwallis, George Washington
    British won