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places & battles up through yorktown
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12/15/2011

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french & indian war
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war fought between france & the native americans vs. britain over land & trade
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bunker hill
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moral victory for american colonistts during the revolutionary war
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lexington & concord
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first battles of revolutionary war; shot heard round the world
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winter at valley forge
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terrible winter conditions made life unbearable for patriot troops during revolutionary war
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battle of trenton
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george washington crossed the delaware river to launch a surprise attack on the hessian (german) soldiers
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battle of yorktown
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surrender of the british to american forces under george washington to end the revolutionary war
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jamestown
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2nd colony in north america; first to survive
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roanoke
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1st colony in north america; failed
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thirteen colonies
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grouping of the british colonies along the atlantic coast
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plymouth
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pilgrim settlement in massachusetts
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new england region
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new hampshire, massachusetts, rhode island, and connecticut; made living by trade & the sea; first colonists came here for religious purposes
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middle colonies
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new york, new jersey, delaware, & pennsylvania; breadbasket colonies
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southern colonies
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georgia, south carolina, north carolina, virginia, & maryland; known for large plantations
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