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Period: to
Revolutionary War
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Rebellious Massachusetts
British Parliament declares Massachusetts to be in rebellion -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
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Patriots capture Fort Ticonderoga in New York
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Congress establishes the Continental Army
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George Washington Commander-in-Chief
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State of Rebellion
Georgia III proclaims that Americans are in a state of rebellion -
Crown forces evacuate Boston
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Independence resolution first introduced in Congress
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Declaration of Independence
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Benjamin Franklin travels to France from Philadelphia
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Congress authorizes Articles of Confederation
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Battle of Oriskany in New York
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Poli Massacre in Pennsylvania
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British occupy Philadelphia
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British force Saratoga to surrender
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France recognizes US as an independent nation
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Treaty of Amity and Friendship and Treaty of Alliance
Americans representatives in Paris
the alliance is a secret -
Congress ratifies Treaty of Alliance with France
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British evacuate Philadephia
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British captures Savannah
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Louis XVI approves the expedition particuliere
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Charleston, SC is taken over British
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Battle of the Waxhaws in South Carolina
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Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina
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British evacuate Savannah, Georgia
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Rochambeaus's infantry sails out of Boston Harbor for the Caribbean