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The American Revolution
Rising Tensions Didn't Keep European Settlers from Coming to North America
Tensions were rising between England and the colonies, but new arrivals and American-born colonists were eager to carve out new lives within North America’s interior. Thousands of English, Scots-Irish, German, and a small number of Jewish immigrants poured down the Great Wagon Road, running from Philadelphia to the Carolinas.
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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.