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Concord
On April 18, 1775, three men rode out to warm everyone in Concord that there were 700 British troops were coming. They sent out signals town to town by releasing gunshots and ringing church bells. Once the British came a brutal killing had began. That night after the Britain attacked the Colonist they came enemies. -
Lexington
On April 19, the redcoats had made it to Lexington. They had saw 70 minute men approaching. Someone has began to fire shots and then 8 men were killed and more than 10 were wounded. The Battle of Lexington lasted 15 minutes and it was considered the first battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, about 2,400 soldiers were sent to Bunker Hill. Last minute they had began to shoot down the redcoats. The colonist has lost 450 of their men. This war was known as the deadliest. -
New York
In the summer of 1776 the British began to sail they way through the New York harbor. They sailed with about 32,00 soldiers that were untrained and poorly equipped. Their attempt was to seize New York City. They ended up in Pennsylvania's Delaware River. -
Trenton
The night of Christmas in 1776 during a dangerous storm, Washington let 2,400 of their men go through the Delaware River in small rowboats. They had then marched into New Jersey and attacked their men. By September 1777 they were captured in Philadelphia. -
Saratoga
While Burgoyne traveled through the forest, Militiamen and Soldiers that were from the Continental Army had gathered through all New York and New England. They had begun to fight off the Colonial troops not knowing that there officer was one of his fellow officers. The British officer was preoccupied with holding Philadelphia. On October 17, 1777 he surrendered because the American Troops had surrendered Burgoyne at Saratoga. -
Marquis De Lafayette
In February 1778, the winter of Valley Forge the American troops were helped by Friedrich von Steuben and Marquis De Lafayette. They both helped train the Continental Army. A Command was lead in Virginia the last years of War. The Continental Army began a better fighting source due to the help of others. -
Valley Forge
In 1778, The Continental Troops were low on food and supplies while they fought in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. More than 2,000 men had died. ALthough, those who did survive the battle did not desert at all. They stood their grounds with the help of European military soldiers. -
Philadelphia
In 1781, a rich Philadelphia merchant was appointed by Congress along with his associate. There names were Robert Morris and Haym Salomon. They did all they can to provide salaries for the Continental Army . The demands of war had affected civilians. This led to women having to take charge and manage farms, businesses, household and families while their husbands were fighting off in war. -
Yorktown
In the early 1781, the colonist has continued to battle Cornwallis. The fight had been moved to Virginia because the British general had decided to. He had an army of 7,500 men where they had camped in Yorktown. By late September 17,000 men included the French and American troops, surrounding the British. They had started bombarding night and day. On October 19, 1781 Cornwallis had surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris
In September 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed by the delegates. This had set the boundaries of a new nation and confirmed the U.S. independence. The United States now stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canada to the Florida Border.