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Paul Revere's "midnight ride" was a crucial alert to American patriots that British troops were marching to destroy colonial military supplies and potentially arrest leaders like John Hancock and Samuel Adams. While Revere was joined by others like William Dawes and Samuel Prescott, his famous journey was immortalized in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem and remains a legendary symbol of American patriotism and the events leading to the Revolutionary War. -
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first engagements between the American continental army and the British army. British troops marched from Boston to Concord to seize weapons and ammunition from the Colonials. -
First major battle of the Revolutonary war, fought in Charlestown during the siege of Boston. The British won the battle but it was a pyrrhic victory that gave encouragement to the rebelion. -
"The American crisis" was a series of panphlets writen by author Thomas Paine aiming to inspire the continental arm. all together there were sixteen different panphlets writen.
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The Decloration of Indepenence (also known as the birth certificate of America) was writen by Thomas Jefferson and signed by 56 delagates
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This event refers to when Gerorge Washington led a supries attack on the British army by crossing the Delaware river on Christmas night -
This battle happened as a result of Washington crossing the Delaware river. The British were caught completely off gurd and as a result the continental army didn't lose a single man and were able to capture over 1400 British troops
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a brutal winter for the Continental Army due to harsh weather, lack of food and supplies, and disease, leading to thousands of deaths from exposure and illness
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These Battles were a major turning point in the war with them concluding in American victory. these battles were important as they led to the surrender of a British army -
this battle was fought in Yorktown Virginia and was the last major land battle of the Revolutionary war. The Americans would win the battle with the help of the French. This battle would effectivley end the war and give the Americans their independence. -
The Treaty of Paris was the thing that ended the American revolution and gave Americans their independence from Great Britain.