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Date: April , 1775

Location: Boston

Recap in your own words: Militia ambushed the British.

Who won and why: British won because they had more soldiers and they were trained better for years.

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Date: June 17, 1775

Location: Bunker Hill Mass

Recap in your own words: Took the British 3 tries to win the hill.

Who won and why: The British won the hill because the hill was surrounding the city , which would give them more control over the Boston Harbor.

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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

Recap in your own words: Colonists wanted peace and sent olive brand petition.

Who won and why: Was not a battle.

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Date: October , 1777

Location: Saratoga, New York

Recap in your own words:MAJOR turning point of the war of the Revolutionary war.

Who won and why: American won because they destroyed British hopes of an easy victory and Washington helped convince the Europeans that Americans had a great chance of winning.

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Date: Winter, 1777

Location: Valley Forge, PA

Recap in your own words: Washington wanted to well train the soldiers , The coldness of the valley was harsh and killed a lot of men and the soldiers begged  to Washington to  go home. If you left you would be hunted down.

Who won and why: Was not a Battle.

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Date: October,1781

Location: Yorktown, VA

Recap in your own words:Was the last battle of the American revolution,  it was also the siege and subsequent surrender of General Charles Cornwallis to General Washington and the French Fleet .

Who won and why: Cornwallis, they never stopped surrendering to Washington in the field , eventually ending the war of  Independence.

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Date: Early 1783

Location: Paris, France
Recap in your own words: The  U.S and the British signed the treaty of Pairs  ending the war, because they wanted to seek peace. The France gave up all its territories in mainland North America. In addition each side will pay its dept.

Who won and why:Not a Battle