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Battle of Lexington and Concord
1st battle "Shot heard round the world." -
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American Revolution
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Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Green Mountain boys, Benidict Arnold. Getting more supplys from Fort -
2nd Continental Congress meets
The second Congress managed the colonial war effort. -
George Washington named commander-in--chief
Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock because of his military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The Patriots were up on a hill and they were running low on ammunition so General Putnam said "Don't fire till you see the whites of their eyes." and they did exacly that the Brtish suffered heavy losses and the Patriots showed that they would put up a fight. -
American Defeat at Qubec
The battle was the first major defeat in the war for the Americans, and it came with many casualties. -
Spain enters the War
Spain entered the Americn Revolution in 1776 By funding Roderigue Hortalezand Company. A trading company that provided military supplies. -
British evacuate Boston
General Washington placed his units and cannons in the right locations and the British knew the position was unbreachable so they made 1,000 Loyalists leave -
Declaration of Independance issued
The Declaration of independace was made by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is one the nation's most cherished symbols of liberty. -
British Occupy NYC
In early July of 1776, 280 ships carrying 32,000 British and hired Hessian troops assembled just off of Staten Island, New York. It was the largest force ever seen on the North American continent. General George Washington had only 20,000 untrained men in his command, -
Battle of Long Island
A major victory for the British and defeat for the Americans under General George Washington -
Battle of Trenton
The Patriots crossed the Deleware and snuck up on the Hessian army. Washinton deafeatsed the Heassians Patriots only lost 2 men and that was becuase of the long hike the the Hessian camp. Hessians lost 22 men and 896 were captured. -
Battle of Brandywine
The Battle of Brandywine, also known as the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William Howe. The British defeated the Americans and forced them to the American capital of Philadelphia. The engagement occurred near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania during Howe's campaign to take Philadelphia, part of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga Started on Sept. 19 and ended on Oct. 17. With the British surrender conclusively decided the fate of British General John Burgoyne's army in the American War of Independence and was a turning point in the war. Two battles were fought eighteen days apart on the same ground, 9 miles south of Saratoga, New York. -
British occupy Philadelphia
On September 26, the British marched into Philadelphia.
In anticipation of their arrival, the capital was abandoned by the Patriots and many in the business community. -
The articles of confederation adopted
The Articles of Confederation were an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states as its first constitution -
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge in Pennsylvania was the site of the military camp of the American Continental Army over the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. It is 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. Starvation, disease, and exposure killed nearly 2,500 American soldiers by the end of February 1778. -
Alliance with the France
France helped the colonists by providing weapons and loans. France's support deepened after the Americans beat the British in the October 1777 Battle of Saratoga, proving themselves committed to independence and worthy of a formal alliance. -
Battle of monmouth court house
The Battle of Monmouth was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on June 28, 1778 in Monmouth County, New Jersey. The Continental Army under the command of General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. -
Fall of Savannah
Savannah was considered a important harbor by the British. In November, 1778 Henry Clinton sent 3500 regulars and Tories to Savannah. This Harbor was to be a base where the British would have access to the southern American colonies as well as the West Indies. Savannah was defended by about, a thousand militia from Georgia and neighboring South Carolina. -
Seige of Charleston
The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to focus on the American Southern Colonies. After about six weeks of siege, Continental Army Major General Benjamin Lincoln surrendered about 5,000 to the British. -
Benedict Arnold's treason discovered
Benedict Arnold's treason was discovered by 3 young patriots. He betrayed The Americans because the British offered him a large sum of money and a place in the British Army -
French and British battle in Chesapeake Bay
The Battle of the Chesapeake, was a crucial naval battle in the American War of Independence that was between a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves and a French fleet led by Admiral Francois Joseph Paul, the Comte de Grasse. The battle was tactically inconclusive but strategically a major defeat for the British, since it prevented the Royal Navy from reinforcing or evacuating the blockaded forces of Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, Virginia. -
Siege of Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary war. -
Cornwallis surrenders
Gerneral Corwallis surrendered to the Amercans and the French. So the Americans were finally and independant nation.
