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Patrick Henry's "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death"
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Paul Revere Rides
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Revolutionary War
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Ethan Allen and Gree Mountain Boys seize Fort Ticonderoga
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George Washington is named Commander in Chief
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The First Virginia Constitution
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Congress adopts the Declaration of Independence
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Redcoats defeat George Washington's Army in the Battle of Long Island
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Washington crosses the Delaware and captures Trenton from Hessians
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Washington victorious at Princeton
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Flag Resolution
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American Militia under General Stark Victorious at the Battle of Bennington, VA
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Burgogne checked by Americans under Gates at Freeman's Farm, NY
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Britishcapture Fort Miffin
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Washington's Army winters in Valley Forge
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The United States and France sign the French Alliance
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Washington's Army leaves Valley Forge
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The Redcoats Oceupy Savannah
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British detachment at Port Royal Island, SC
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Spain Declares war on Great Britain
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British captures Charleston, SC
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French Troops arrive to aid the Americans
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Benedict Arnold plans to cede West Point to the British
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Articles of Confederation Adopted
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Cornwallis surrounded on land and sea and surrenders at Yorktown, VA
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Lord North resigns as British Prime Minister
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British and Americans sigh Preliminary Articles of Peace
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The United States and Great Britain sign the Treaty of Paris
