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April 17, 1775. On that night 700 British troops were going to Concord. Everyone was getting ready for when they come.
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April 19. That day in Concord the first revolutionary war occurred and it lasted 15 minutes with only one British soldier being wounded.
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June 17, 1775. On that day the general Gage sent 2,400 British men to the hill. The colonist lost 450 men in that battle and the British lost / injured 1,000.
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Summer of 1776. The British tried to seize NYC. The British then went to NY with a force of German mercenaries and hired soldiers.
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On Christmas night 1776, the British lead 2,400 men across the Delaware river to Trenton. Then they defeated the Hessians because of a surprise attack they weren’t expecting
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October 17, 1777 American troops finally had the upper hand and surrounded Burgoyne. Burgoyne had surrendered in Saratoga and it gave the troops hope that they might have victory.
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- That year congress got a rich Philadelphia merchant named Robert Morris who was a superintendent of finance. Him and Salomon begged to borrow their personal credit to raise money to provide salary to the continental army.
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1778, Washington and the continental army had a hard time trying to stay alive with little food and supplies at a winter camp. About 2,000 soldiers died and others who survived stayed to write letters.
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- A guy who helped the American troops battle against the British men. They became an effective fighting force together.
- A guy who helped the American troops battle against the British men. They became an effective fighting force together.
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1781, British general chose to fight in Virginia. Charles Cornwallis wanted to take Virginia, fortify Yorktown and move to north to join forces with clinton’s forces.
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1783, The Delegates signed the treaty of paris confirming that the United States was independent. Also it set new laws of the New nation. Then was confirmed as a symbol of liberty for everyone.
