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General Thomas Gage sent British troops to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock in Lexington. His troops then hurried to Concord to take the gunpowder at the fort.
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Established Continental Army, created its own money, and declared independence from Britain.
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Though the British defeated the Americans at Breed's Hill, the battle showed Patriots that they could hold their own and boosted military morale.
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Patriots burned down the Loyalist town of Norfolk, Virginia, including the British Naval ships that were docked int he harbor.
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Thomas Paine published a pamphlet calling for the colonies' independence from Britain and a Republican form of government. It was a personal attack against King George III.
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The Virginia Declaration of Rights was a document drafted in 1776 to proclaim the inherent rights of men, including the right to rebel against "inadequate" government.
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In writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people.
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The crossing of the Deleware by Washington was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey on the morning of December 26.
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General St. Clair surrenders Fort Ticonderoga to General Burgoyne on July 5th after being attacked from high ground by 8,000 troops.
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Washington's army, after reaching the lowest point in the Revolutionary war, grows stronger under the influence of von Steuben and leaves Valley Forge a stronger army.
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British Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell and his force of between 2500 and 3600 troops, which included the 71st Highland regiment, New York Loyalists, and Hessian mercenaries, launch a surprise attack on American forces defending Savannah, Georgia.
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A document signed amongst the 13 original colonies that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution.
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The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
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