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Lexington is the colonists in boston were watching and on the night of april 18,1775 by paul revere,william dawes and samuel prescott rode out to spread word that 700 british.
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The concord was found an empty arsenal.The british soldiers lined up to march back to boston.
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British general,thomas gage decided to strike at militiamen on breed hill.Colonists held their fire until the last minute and then began to mow down the avancing redcoats before finally retreating.
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The british quickly attempted to seize new york city.The british sail into new york harbor in the summer of 1776 with a force of about 32,000
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Washington risked everything on one bold stroke set for christmas night,1776.In the face of a fierce storm,he led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the ice-choked delaware river.They then marched to their objective-trenton.
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American troops finally surrounded burgoyne at saratoga.October 17,1777 the surrender at saratoga turned out be one of the most important event of the war.
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In december,1777,general George Washington moved the continental army to their winter quarter a valley forge.by the time the army marched into valley forge on December 19,they were suffering not only from cold,hunger, and fatigue.
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Also arrived to offer their help lafayette lobbied france for france reinforcement in 1779.led a commend in virginia in the last years of the war
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The colonists continued to battle Cornwall’s-hindering his efforts to take the Carolinas.The British general then chose to move the fight to Virginia.
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In 1781,the congress appoints a rich philadelphia merchant named robert morris as superintendent of finance
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1783,the delegate sigo the treaty of Paris,which confirmed u.s. independent and set the boundaries of the new national.
