American Revolution

By Confettiwap

  • The revolution begins

    Shots fired at Lexington and Concord.
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    American Revolution

  • Thomas Paine's Common Sense published.

    Becomes an instant best seller and pushes the colonies closer to independence.

  • Washington takes comand

    Washington takes comand of the army in Boston

  • Declaration of Independence

    Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence ratified by the Congress

  • Troops preparing

    British begin loading troops on staten island

  • British victory

    British win battle of long island

  • Burgoyne leads

    Burgoyne lead a British Army south from Canada into NY

  • British attack

    Main british army sails from New York City to attak Philadelhphia

  • Valley Forge

    Continental Army ecamped at Valley Forge

  • Signing treaties

    French sign treaties with the United States

  • British evactuation

    Brititsh evacuate Philadelphia

  • British capture

    British capture Savannah, Ga

  • British capture Charleston, SC

  • Cornwallis Defeat

    Cornwallis Defeat an American Army at Carnden, SC

  • Continentals destroy a British detachment at Cowpens, SC

    Continentals destroy a British detachment at Cowpens, SC

  • Cornwallis wins

    Cornwallis wins at Guilford Courthouse, SC, but suffers heavy casualties

  • Cornwallis surrenders

    Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, Va

  • British evacuate New York City

  • US congress

    US Congress ratifies the Treaty of Paris, ending the war

  • Bill of rights aproved