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The battle of Concord and Lexington was the first battle of the American Revolution.The British were headed toward Concord because they were told that they had weapon caches.The British had to go through a town called Lexington and a citizen of Lexington figured out that the British were coming for Concord.So, he came back to Lexington to warn them so the minutemen got ready before the British got to Lexington.When the British got there they started to battle.
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56 delegates meet in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for The Second Continental Congress which managed the colonial war effort which helped them move slowly to independence.Then in the long run it is one of the most successful parts of the American Revolution because it helped slowly get independence.
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Thomas Jefferson was the main author for the Declaration of Independence and he was one of the delegates at the second continental congress.
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The congress decided to let George Washington take command of the continental army.Evan though George Washington had little experience in in continental armies, but they picked him because he had heart and even when they were losing battle he just kept fighting.So, that is why he was picked to take command.
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The battle of bunker hill was during the siege of Boston and in the beginning of the American Revolution.The leaders of the colonial forces surrounding Boston learned that the British were planning to send troops out from the city to fortify the taken hills surrounding the city.In response, colonial troops under the command of William Prescott stealthily took over Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill. During the night, the colonists constructed a strong redoubt on Breed's Hill.
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The battle was the first major defeat forces and the British defenders of Quebec City early in the American Revolutionary War.In the battle General Richard Montgomery was killed.
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It was met in Williamsberg, which adopted the declaration of Rights then two weeks later adopted the first constitution of the independent commonwealth of Virginia.
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This battle was won by the British against George Washington and his colonial army.
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This battle was a part of the Philadelphia campaign of the american revolution and also the British won this battle.
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