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The American Revolution
George Washington Stops a Mutiny
In early 1783, an unsigned manifesto starts circulating among George Washington’s officers. It openly called for a mutiny if peace came. Instead of disarming, they would use the army to force Congress and the United States to provide the back pay they were owed. Washington brought the mutiny to an end before it even began.
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Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
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Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
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Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
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Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
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Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.