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War for Independence

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Battles of Lexington &
Concord
1775
• 1st
battles
• British soldiers hoped to
capture Patriot leaders and
weapons in the towns of
Lexington and Concord
• Known as the “Shot Heard
‘Round the World!”
• Paul Revere rode to the towns
to warn colonists of British
intentions

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Battle of Saratoga
1777
• Called the “turning point” battle
• American victory that
convinced France to form an
alliance with the colonists;
French navy sent to support the
American cause

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Battle of Yorktown
1781
• Last battle
• American victory won by
combined French and American
forces
• General Cornwallis surrendered
to General Washington

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Treaty of Paris of 1783
• Officially ended the War
• Forced Britain to recognize
American independence
• Gave the United States claim to
England’s land which extended
to Canada in the North, the
Mississippi River in the West,
and Florida in the South

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Why did America win?
• Americans fought on their own
territory
• Americans got support and
supplies from France and Spain
• Americans had a strong desire
to be independent from England

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Why did America win?
• Americans fought on their own
territory
• Americans got support and
supplies from France and Spain
• Americans had a strong desire
to be independent from England