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Date: April, 1775

Location: Massachusetts

Recap in your own words: British were supposed to collect guns, cannons, etc. They ran into a militia at Lexington then moved on to concord and ran into another militia that were protecting their weapons and a fight happened. This was the first battle, and where the "First shot around the world" happened

Who won and why: The colonial militia won because they ambushed the British army and the British troops had split up.

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Date: June 17, 1775

Location: Massachusetts

Recap in your own words: The militia got to this hill before the British and made a wall with dirt and many other supplies. they had an advantage because they were shooting down at the British soldiers.

Who won and why: The British won this but this was a pyrrhic victory to the colonial militia because they defeated a lot more British soldiers.

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Declaration of Independence adopted by second Continental Congress 

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Declaration of Independence adopted by second Continental Congress 

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Date: July, 1776

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Recap in your own words: This document was written by  Thomas Jefferson and it was written to talk about the problems of the British ruling. And to tell the reasons that they should break away.

Who won and why:

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Date: October, 1777

Location: New York

Recap in your own words: The British are wanting to control the Hudson and New York River. The colonist have better communication and better backup because the battles are in their home town. This battle is a major turning point because this is when the French started to help the colonists.

Who won and why: The patriots won because they had the French. The patriots cut off supply routes, and the British never got backup so they had to surrender.

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Date: Winter, 1777

Location: Pennsylvania

Recap in your own words: Valley Forge is a training camp. The continental army was in bad shape because it was winter and they were running down on supplies. After the French arrived the troops began their training. This training helped them become stronger. Out of 10000 men, 30% were Irish. 1/7 were African American, We also had Frenchmen, polish, and Natives.

Who won and why: The continental army won this battle. They won because they got better training and were stronger than ever!  When they first arrived they were weak and almost out of supplies, but when the French arrived they got better training.

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Date: October, 1781

Location: Virginia

Recap in your own words: This is not technically the last battle of the Revolution, but the British thought it was to costly to carry on. In this battle Washington surrounds the British by land and the French blockade the British ships. This battle lead General Washington to be elected the first president of the United states.

Who won and why: The patriots won this battle. The British didn't get reinforcements so General Lord Cornwallis surrenders. They also surrendered because we had them surrounded by land and by ships.

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Date: Early, 1783

Location: Paris, France

Recap in your own words: This treaty is a peace treaty between The colonies and the British. It was also a treaty for British to recognize the U.S as an independent country. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay were the U.S representatives at Paris. On September 3, 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed, officially ending the war.

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