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Fought on April 19, 1775. Were the first battles of the Revolution. British ran into American Militia at Lexington. The "shot heard around the world" was fired. 8 from the American side. The British then marched to Concord and fought there. British went back to Boston and were ambushed by 4,000 Minutemen, losing almost 250 British casualties and get surrounded.

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On December 26, 1776 Washington and his army retreats to Pennsylvania after being chased out of New York. Washington planned to attack the forces of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton, New Jersey. Washington surrounded them and took a lot of prisoners and supplies. this boosted the moral of the American army.

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On September 11, 1777 The British were headed to Philadelphia to make Americans lose hope of independence. Washington divided his army. His plan worked and he captured a large group of the British army. This led to France joining our side, giving us troops and supplies in 1778

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On January of 1781 the Americans defeated the British using the tactics from Washington. This finally gave Americans the upper hand in the south because the British had many loyalists in the south prior. The Americans and the French set a trap which the British fell for causing them to surrender at Yorktown, New York.

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On 1783 Americans and the British signed the Treaty of Paris. Which caused the Revolutionary War to come to an end. The Americans won and officially gained independence from the British.