American Revolution Era - Brian Robbins

French and Indian War

Period: 1754 to 1763

• 9 Year Battle
• Showed Alliances

First Continental Congress

Period: Sep 5, 1774 to Oct 26, 1774

• 12 our of 13 Representatives from colonies met
• They discussed how to get back at all the taxes set by the British

Lexington and Concord

Apr 19, 1775

• Started the Revolutionary War
• "The Shot Heard Around The World"
• British Won

Bunker Hill

Jun 17, 1775

• Gave colonists big confidence boost
• Trench-like battle
• British won

The Declaration of Independence

Jul 4, 1776

• Listed all demands of the colonists
• Written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams

Battle of Long Island

Aug 27, 1776

• Washington retreats to Pennsylvania
• Washington begins to use Guerilla after
• British won

Battle of Trenton

Dec 26, 1776

• German Hessians used by British
• First time using Guerilla Warfare
• Colonists Won

Siege of Fort Ticonderoga

Jul 2, 1777

• Turning Point in war
• British Won

Battle of Brandywine

Sep 11, 1777

• One of the biggest battles in History
• British won

Battle of Saratoga

Sep 19, 1777

• Turning Point in War
• French Begin to help Colonists after

Valley Forge

Dec 19, 1777

• lafayette and von steuben help us(French Generals)
• Colonists Won

Battle of Monmouth

Jun 28, 1778

• Showed the British we can fight
• First battle to be a tie

Battle of Cowpens

Jan 17, 1781

• First victory without help
• Head to Head Battle
• Colonists won

Battle of Yorktown

Sep 28, 1781

• The battle that ended the Revolutionary War
• Colonists won

Treaty of Paris

Sep 3, 1783

• Ended the war
• Granted peace and freedom
• Gave colonists more land west