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Victory at Yorktown secures independence. Americans aspire for a more perfect union.
Philadelphia falls, but the American victory at Saratoga allows France to enter the war.
Washington abandons New York City and flees across New Jersey, before attacking Trenton.
The war drags on and moves to new theaters: at sea, in Indian Country, and in the South.
Washington takes command of the Continental Army. Congress declares American independence.
Political protest escalates into violence. War gives thirteen colonies a common cause.
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Thousands poured down the Great Wagon Road, eager to start a new life in North America’s interior.
When the British imposed new taxes, women joined the Resistance Movement by the thousands.