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Lexington
on April 19 the british and the colonists fired shots at each other.Also the battle at lexington was the first battle of the revolutionary war -
Concord
on April 19 ,1775 , paul , william ,and samuel prescott rode out to spread the word that 700 british troops were headed for concord . The british marched on Concord where the found an empty arsenal . -
Bunker Hill
on june 17 , 1775 , bunker hill was the deadliest battle of the war.The british defeated the americans. -
New York
the british quickly to seize new york with about 32,000 soldiers . Also the americans achieved an important victory -
Trenton
on dec 25 , 1776 .2,400 men marched to trenton nj -
Saratoga
oct 17 , 1777 , the american troops surrendered .this was an important event in the war. -
Valley Forge
on feb 1778, american troops began a transformation, a purssian captain and a drill master trained the contentental army. -
Marquis De Lafayette
on 1779 , a forgien leader arrived to offer help improve the troops -
Yorktown
on early 1781 the british camped at yorktown . The american troops trapped the british in yorktown -
Philadelphia
on 1781 , the congress appointed the rich philadelphian merchant named robert . they raised funds from philadelphia’s quakers and jews . -
Treaty of Paris
on 1783 , confirmed U.S independence and set boundaries for the new nation .
