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Meeting of the Second Continental Congress
9/5/1774 and 10/26/74
Succeeded as the first continental congress. -
Battles of Lexington
4/19/1775
First battle of Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
6/17/1775
British defeated Americans. The battle provided them with an important confidence boost. -
Failed Seizure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold
12/31/1775
First major war defeat for the Americans. -
Common Sense
1/10/76
set forth arguments in favor of the with American Independence -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
7/4/1776
Contains the goals for our nation. -
Battle of Trenton
12/26/1776
Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid. -
Battle of Saratoga
9/19/1777 - 10/17.1777
The turning point of the Revolutionary War. -
Paoli Massacre
9/20/1777 - 9/21/1777
Campaign of the American Revolutionary War. -
Washingtons Encapment at Valley Forge
6/18/1778
Soldiers marched to Valley Forge. They were not downtrodden or desperate.