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The Battle of Lextington and Concord
Britain's General Gage had devised a scheme to send out soldiers in the early hours of the morning to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock in the town of Lextington.
After, the regiment would be sent to pilfer gunpowder in Concord. Luckily for the Bostonians, word leaked of the plan and two lanterns were lit upon Boston's North Church to warn them of the attack. -
Second Continental Congress
The Redcoats had stormed into Boston when the Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia. The Continental Army was then created with George Washington of Virginia to serve as the supereme commander. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The night of June 16, 1775 American troops packed up and traveled to their destination of Bunker Hill. The troops misunderstood their commanders orders and, instead, went to Breed's Hill, which was in a closer position to the British. The British were surprised to see the American troops and, with many casualities, the British troops retreated. -
Declaration of Independence
Richard Lee, on June 7th 1776, had purposed to Congress that the thirteen colonies were "free and independent states." On July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Indpendence was approved with a vote of 12 to 0. The Declaration is separated in to three parts, the preamble, the grievances, and the conclusion of it all. -
Battle of Trenton
Commander George Washington marched his troops across Delaware to capture Princeton. During a ten day stretch, his army had fought in two crucial battles. Washington returned to Trenton to ambush the british troops south to capture Princeton. -
Battle of Saratoga
On October 17, 1777 British and Hessian troops surrendered their arms.General John Burgoyne had lost 86 percent of his expeditionary force that had triumphantly marched into New York from Canada in the early summer of 1777. "I have but to give stretch to the Indian forces under my direction, and they amount to thousands," -Burgoyne -
Winter at Valley Forge
Valley Forge, a location about 20 miles northwest of the British occupied Philadelphia, was an ideal place for Washington to watch the British General Howe. Valley Forge, although ideal for spying, was not ideal for every day life. It lacked anything from food to clothes. -
John Paul Joness captures the Serapis
John Paul Jones went into battle with French Bon Homme Richard as they secured their ship to battle the Serapis. Soon after, Jones seized the day and moved his crew off of the fatally damaged Bon Homme Richard. They traveled back to a Dutch port, Texel, where the French and British diplomats pressured the Dutch to give up Jones. -
Battle of King's Mountain
Patrick Ferguson, British general, marched his troops through South Carolina and sent a threatening message to the Scotch-Irish settlers. This message angered majority of the settlers, making them cross over into the mountains of Virginia and North Carolina. Ferguson and the settlers went into battle and Ferguson and his men were destroyed, with Ferguson getting killed. -
British Surrender to Yorktown
Charles Cornwallis attempted to evacuate his British troops from Yorktown, where General Cornwallis realized he would make it out in time. French and American sides stormed in and captured British General Cornwallis and brought him to George Washington where they negotiated a surrender for October 17th, 1781. -
Treaty of Parsi ratified
The United States, Great Britain, France, and Spain all signed a treaty, the Treaty of Paris. This treaty ended the American Revolution. The events, like the Second Continental Congress adopting the Dec'aration of Independence, the Battle of Lexington, etc., lead up to the beginning of the Treaty of Paris. -
Washington's Farewell
George Washingtons farewell, as he hoped, has been carried on into the 1970's. His speech embodied his picture of the nation and his philosophies. His farewell expressed his stress because of public life and his wishes to return to Mt. Vernon.
