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Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
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Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
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The revolutionary ideals of liberty spread across the colonies while many suffer from enslavement.
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Henry Knox leads a daring expedition to deliver artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston.
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General Clinton ambushes George Washington in the largest battle of the American Revolution.
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The British assault Breed's Hill and Bunker Hill near Boston in the bloodiest battle of the war.
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George Washington assumes command of the Continental Army and must turn it into a unified force.
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Benedict Arnold's army braves the fierce winter to attack Quebec City in Canada.
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After days of fighting at Saratoga, Benedict Arnold and Horatio Gates secure a Patriot victory.
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Spain joins the war, but not as an ally of American independence – as an enemy of Britain.
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George Washington discovers that Benedict Arnold has abandoned his post and defected to the British.
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The American Revolution is over, and delegates convene to create a new system of government.
