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First Battle of the American Revolution. Red coats were sent to seize stores of colonial gunpowerder. American "Minute Men" held them off and defeated them.
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Took Place on Breed's Hill. Americans had the advantage (on top of hill), but they ran out of gunpowder and the British, after losing several men, won.
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King George III offically proclaimed the colonies in rebellion. This expanded the depth of the war.
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Thomas Paine published Common Sense. This pamphlet encouraged the American separation from the British crown
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Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence was officially passed by congress. It explained our natural rights and the equality of men.
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Amreican militiamen took down Burgoyne and his army until Burgoyne surrendered mhis entire command. This was tha bettle that really sparked France's interest in helping the Americans.
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France, eager for revenge on Britain, saw the American potential to gain their independence from Britain. This alliance gave America more chances of gaining independence.
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George Rogers Clark captured many forts and territiories in the west (today's midwest territories). These victories between May 1778 and February 1779 helped secure the American west.
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Considered the final battle of the revolution. The French Admiral de Grasse, helped the Americans to capture and defeat General Cornwallis at Yorktown.
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In the Treaty of Paris, the British formally recognized the independence of the United States. This treaty was the end of the revolutionary war.
