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Meeting of the Second Conitnetal Congress
The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelpia, Pennsylvania, soon after warfare, the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought in Middlesex County,Province of Massachuttes Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the Siege of Boston in the early stages of the Revolutionary War. The battke is named for Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle , and was the original objective of both the colonial and British troops, though tye cast majority of combat took place on the adjacent Breeds Hill. -
Failed Siezure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold
Colonel Benedict Arnold led aa force of 1,100 Continental Army troops on an expdition from Cambridge, Massachuttes to the gates of Quebec City. -
Common Sense Published
Thomas Paine published his pamphlet " Common Sense," setting forth his his arguements in favor of American independence. -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
By issuing te Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress, the 13 American Colonies severed their political connections to Great Britian -
Battle of Trenton
After General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soliders. -
Battle of Saratoga
John Burgoyne had believed, since he arrived at the Hudson River that was the route his army should take. When the British were at the other end waiting for them. -
Washingtons Encampment at Valley Forge
The Patriots suffered many minor defeats but then proved to be triumphant.