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Washington and the dawn of American independence
A reflective overview tracing the birth of the United States from Lexington to Washington taking command, the July 4 proclamation, and the early resolve to forge a united army. It notes Washington’s humility, calls him a world figure, and frames his leadership as pivotal to the Revolution and to liberty.
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United States of America
Lexington and Concord
Cambridge
Philadelphia
Vincennes
Yorktown
Paris
George Washington
Mass
America
Joseph Parker
D. D
England
Washington
Delaware
Trenton
Monmouth
Charles Leg
Lexington
Mount Vernon
Carpenters’ Hall
Continental Congress
Artemas Ward
Boston
Congress
John Adams
Virginia
Hancock
Samuel Adams
New England
Pendleton
Sherman
Connecticut
Cughing
Gia
Thomas Johnson
Maryland
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