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A Ragtag Force Enters the Revolution (1776–1777)
- Continental army prepares to defend New York
- Washington tries to control his men
- The call for independence
- Drafting a Declaration of Independence
- The debate over independence
- Declared: "All men are created equal"; blacks and women excluded
- Howe arrives in New York
- Howe has trouble with reinforcements
- Howe takes New York City
- Washington calls out the submarine
- The...
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