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battlefields of Yorktown where the British Army was defeated in the American Revolutionary War. Over 3 million people visit the park each year. The park includes

the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Congress adopted the Olive Branch Petition in July 1775, which affirmed American loyalty to Great Britain

following eight wars: American Revolutionary War (est. 8,000), American Civil War (218,222), World War I (53,402), World War II (291,567), Korean War (33,686)

Hamilton had served as George Washington's aide-de-camp during the American Revolutionary War and was influential in the ratification of the Constitution. Hamilton's

that later led to the American Revolution. In 1786, Shays' Rebellion, a populist revolt led by disaffected American Revolutionary War veterans, influenced

origins to the Continental Navy, which was established during the American Revolutionary War and was effectively disbanded as a separate entity shortly thereafter

Frenchman who served as a commander during the American Revolutionary War, the square has been the site of many protests, marches, and speeches. The houses

remained, contributing to the American Revolution. By the start of the American Revolutionary War, the movement of Natives and Americans between the Ohio Country

military roles in the American Revolutionary War. Although it was a slave state, Maryland remained in the Union during the American Civil War, and its proximity

or African American: 21.5%, Latin and Hispanic American of any race: 8.4%, some other race: 4.3%, Multiracial American: 2.2%, Asian American: 2.2%, and

first African-American US Marine Corps recruit.tiff In 1776 and 1777, a dozen African American marines served in the American Revolutionary War, but from 1798

Colonies, it transitioned to a royal colony in 1719. Throughout the American Revolutionary War, South Carolina witnessed significant military engagement, hosting

one of America's foremost portraitists James Mitchell Varnum (1748–1789) – general in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War Samuel

the Vermont Republic in 1777 as an independent state during the American Revolutionary War. The Vermont Republic abolished slavery before any other U.S.

settlement. During the Revolutionary War, military bounty land was promised to soldiers who fought for the colonies. After the war, the Treaty of Paris of

event and the site. Many of the sites preserve important Revolutionary War battles and Civil War battlefields. Military parks are the sites of larger actions

Colonies that supported the American Revolution, hosting several pivotal battles and military commands in the American Revolutionary War. New Jersey remained

preserves the site of the Battles of Saratoga, the first significant American military victory of the American Revolutionary War. In 1777, American forces defeated

essional-gold-medal.  American Merchant Marine at War. "Mariners' Struggle for Veteran Status". American Merchant Marine at War. http://www.usmm.org/strugglevetstatus

military preparations. In mid-June 1775, after the outbreak of the Revolutionary War, the Second Continental Congress, recognizing the necessity of having