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| war fought between france & the native americans vs. britain over land & trade |
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| moral victory for american colonistts during the revolutionary war |
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| first battles of revolutionary war; shot heard round the world |
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| terrible winter conditions made life unbearable for patriot troops during revolutionary war |
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| george washington crossed the delaware river to launch a surprise attack on the hessian (german) soldiers |
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| surrender of the british to american forces under george washington to end the revolutionary war |
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| 2nd colony in north america; first to survive |
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| 1st colony in north america; failed |
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| grouping of the british colonies along the atlantic coast |
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| pilgrim settlement in massachusetts |
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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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| new york, new jersey, delaware, & pennsylvania; breadbasket colonies |
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| georgia, south carolina, north carolina, virginia, & maryland; known for large plantations |
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