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american revolution
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battle of lexingtion and concord
This battle is important due to it being the first offical battle of the wat. It is known as the ''shot heard around the world'' The british won at lexintion. The colonist chased them back to concord -
sec. continnetal congress meets
They agreed to draw up a doc. declaring americans indepnce from britain. Benjmin franklin was very important. He was most respected.He had been a influentail member of the pennsyvania leg. The sec. began to govern colonies, like printing money -
george washington named commander in cheif
Because he fought in the french and indian war. He was well known and trusted. He lead the war. the deagets gave britain one more chance to aviod war. But they turned it down and sent troops -
Battle of bunker hill
The british won bunker hill but lost alot of men. The british charged up bunker hill. Forces were low on amunition. They found out it was not going to be easy fighting with the americans. -
american defeat at quebec
The first 300 men proceded up to St. lawrence river from monreal. The two commands began plannning the new attack which occurd on the morning of dec. 31st. Arnold had been wounded. the invasion of canda was failur -
britsh evcuate boston
General george washington was important because of his sucessful battle straiges, lining of cannons and forcations on dorchester heights. The pariots won making the britsh flee back to britain. this effect had put a end to and 8-year britsh occupation of this city. -
Dec. of indepence issued
Thomas jefferson was very important because he was the father of the dec. of indepance. This event was imporatns becuase the colonies broke aways from great britain and ganied allies with france. This event was sucessfull on july 4th 1776 -
Battle of longs island
The britsh succefully moved against the amercians led by geogre washington.The battle was trying to get contol of new york And isolate the rest of the colonies. the british won this battle. General howe began sending troops on the 22nd. Con. army was insussceful to prevent the britsh from taking new york, washington accepted a withdraw -
britsh occupy new york city
Thosmas gage had considerd and begun preperations for occupying for new york city. But general howe landed at kips bay and enetered the city of new york. He would purss washington out of new york and across new jersey -
battle of trenton
Washington lead the army across the delware river. The army accapcter on the 26th. By noon he had droped back he took supplies with him. It was the first major battle he won. Thomas phine acommplshed the army during this time. He called it ''the times that try mens souls'' -
capture of fort tin.
this is improtant becuase it was authorized to raise a force of 400 to seize fort tin. Aronld and ethan were moutning this. They surrendred and we got much need supplies -
battle of brandywine
This battle was won by the british due to the numbering and the ambush of the attack. General howe and cornwallis are important because they split thier army into 2., and they were also the leaders.The effect was, the pariots retreats and were deafted -
Battle of saratoga
It was acually too seperate batttles even though buronye caputres fort tincon. There was an army of local men watching. The man that. The second battle let to burgyones army dispatching -
articals of coneration adopter
This was the first writtin type of law. The patiorts had people involed. Was the memebers of the con. congress. This was important because law of the land -
aliance with france
This created a military aliance between the u.s and france against great britain. U.S or france had to agree to preace with the britsih. the trade was promted -
winter at valley forge
General howe and his forces spent the winter in comfront in phli. Wahsington set up camp at vally forge. Washington and his troops went trough a bad winter, terriable fear of lacking food,clothes. His greatest challenge was keeping the army together. A young prvatie wrote years later 'we had a hard duty to perfrom' -
spian enters the war
Spain supported the 13 colonies. spain was with france. it also weakend the british empier. It caused many losses during the 7 year was. It was the treart of versallies -
battle of monmouth court house
It was important it was faught in new jersey. The americans launched the attack against the britsish rear gaurd. Wahington went in standstill. His army aachived the battles. The birtsh won at the end -
britsh occupy phli.
The birtish occupied phil. In anitpation of their arival, many patriots and busisnes had abandoned the city. Further, washingtons soliders had located phli, taking anythings that might be in use for the birtish -
siege of charleston.
General clinton sailed with 8000 men from new york to attack charlston. They laid to saige to charleston. after 3 months the city surrenerd in what has been the single greatest war in ameriacn history. The british won this battle -
benacited arnold treason
Arnold participated in the capture of the British garrison of Fort Ticonderoga in 1775. He also traded sides and fought wit the brithsh. Arnold escaped to British lines. His name has since become synonymous with the word “traitor.” -
Fall of savanna
Britsh forces were based in new york. they sent 3100 men to caputre savannah. The beging of this process of returning goergia to the britsh. At the end britsh had victroy -
french and british
french won this war. thomas , and smaule hood were important. 310 killed and 246 wouneded -
siege of york town
The americans won this. The treaty pf paris. important people, george washingtion and arnold -
cornwallis surrenreds
Previously, Cornwallis had driven General George Washington's Patriot forces out of New Jersey in 1776. On October 19, General Cornwallis surrendered 7,087 officers and men. the Patriot victory at Yorktown effectively ended fighting in the American colonies. Peace negotiations began in 1782,
