The Battle of Lexington and Concord-

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The Battle of Lexington and Concord- The Shot
Heard Round the World!
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First Battle of Fort Ticonderoga May 10, 1775
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Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen capture Fort
Ticonderoga
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Battle of Bunker Hill outside of Boston June 17,
1775 American Commander Israel Putnam Dont
fire until you see the whites of their eyes!
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The Siege of Boston With the guns from Fort
Ticonderoga, the Patriots were able to trap the
British in Boston and eventually recapture the
city.
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Thomas Paine- Common Sense Every thing that
is right or reasonable pleads for separation. The
blood of the slain, the weeping voice of nature
cries, 'TIS TIME TO PART.
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July 4, 1776 America declares its independence
from Great Britain
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Battle of Long Island August 1776
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Retreat from New York
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Thomas Paine- The Crisis THESE are the times
that try men's souls. The summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink
from the service of their country but he that
stands by it now, deserves the love and thanks of
man and woman.
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Washington Crossing the Delaware Dec. 25,
1776 The Battle of Trenton
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Battle of Princeton Washington Saves the Day
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General John Burgoynes Plan to Defeat the
Patriots in New York
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Battle of Oriskany
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Battle of Bennington
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Battle of Saratoga The Turning Point of the War
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The Franco-American Alliance
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George Rogers Clark and the Western Campaign
Kaskaskia and Cahokia
March to Vincennes
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The Patriots winter at Valley Forge
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Baron Von Steuben
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British Southern Strategy The War Shifts After
Saratoga
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Battle of Camden Gates Never Commands Again
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Kings Mountain Loyalist Vs. Patriot in the
Backcountry
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Francis Marion- The Swamp Fox Men like him
attacked British supply lines and made life for
the British miserable as they marched through the
south.
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Battle of the Cowpens British Tricked
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Battle of Guilford Courthouse
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The War at Sea- The USS Bonhomme Richard vs. the
HMS Serapis John Paul Jones I have not yet
begun to fight!
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British Surrender at Yorktown! Americans Win!!!