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The First Continental Congress was a meeting made up of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies that later would make up America to discuss the British and resulted in boycotting British goods.

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Paul Revere was given the task of riding on a horse Lexington to warn the Patriots that the Redcoats were coming. He ended up saving many of the colonist's lives and was barely given any credit.

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The battle of Lexington and Concord kicked off the start of the  American Revolution.  British troops marched towards Lexington and Concord to seize the colonist's military supplies. The British suffered a terrible loss when the colonists won.

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The Second Continental Congress began after the American Revolution had already started. It was made up with delegates from all of the 13 colonies. It was then that the delegates decided to take the momentous step in declaring independence from Great Britain.

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The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army, proving that they could be separated from Great Britain.

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The Olive Branch Petition was adopted by the Second Continental Congress and was signed on July 8 as an attempt to finally end the war. it was sent to the King but he refused to read it.

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The Declaration of Independence was adopted by the Second Continental Congress, and was designed to announce the creation of a new country and explain the colonist's right to revolution. It has three sections.

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The Battle of Trenton was an important part of the American Revolution for the colonists because it was the first time Washington's forces had defeated a regular army in the field.

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The Battle of Saratoga was a very important battle in the American Revolution for the colonists. They surrounded the British and they surrendered. The battle caused the French to join the colonists giving them a powerful ally in the war.

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The Continental army were forced to make camp during a very cold winter and were trained by Baron von Steuben, so the army began to fight like a true army. The training proved critical during the war.