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the congress creates the contential association
On this day in 1774, the First Continental Congress creates the Continental Association, which calls for a complete ban on all trade between America and Great Britain of all goods, wares or merchandise. -
the battle of Lexington and Concord
The night before outbreak of the Revolutionary War, the design of this Boston church glowed with the light of two lanterns. The lights were a signal to the patirots that the british were coming, or "redcoats". Once they knew where the redcoats were coming from they sent 3 riders out to worn the coloniest. One of the riders was Paul Revere. -
The Second Contenial Congress Begian
The first meeting happened on May 10, 1775, the same date as the American capture of Fort Ticonderoga. The Second Continental Congress was presided over by John Hancock. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
On the night of June 16, 1775, American troops acting under orders from Artemas Ward moved out of their camp, carrying picks, shovels, and guns. They helped themselves on a rise located on Charleston Peninsula overlooking Boston. From this hill, the rebels could bombard the town and British ships in Boston Harbor. But Ward's men misunderstood his orders. They went to Breed's Hill by mistake and entrenched themselves there closer to the British position. -
The Declaration of Independence
Drafted by Thomas Jefferson between June 11 and June 28, 1776, the Declaration of Independence is at once the nation's symbol of liberty. Jefferson expressed the convictions in the minds and hearts of the American people. -
The battle for New York
On September 15, 1776, just four days after he met with representatives from the Continental Congress, General Howe and his men crossed the East River in special boats designed for assault and took the city of New York from the Continentals.There really wasn't any battle. The Patriots fled to the northern part of Manhattan called Harlem Heights. General Howe, Clinton and Cornwallis moved into the Murray house where General Washington had been staying. -
The battle for New Jersey
General George Washington and men of the Continental Army and militia crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and marched to Trenton, New Jersey.There they attacked and defeated Hessian troops quartered in and around the village.This surprise attack and victory set the stage for Washington's subsequent victories at the Second Battle of Trenton and Princeton.The Crossing and the Trenton/Princeton campaign have become known as the Ten Crucial Days. -
The Battle of Brandywine Creek
the Battle of Brandywine Creek, was fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British-Hessian army of General Sir William Howe on September 11, 1777. The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the rebel capital of Philadelphia. The engagement occurred near Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania during Howe's campaign to take Philadelphia, part of the American Revolutionary War. -
The Battle of Vally Forge
The men were under cover within six weeks. The first properly constructed hut appeared in three days. One other hut, which required 80 logs, and whose timber had to be collected from miles away, went up in one week with the use of only one axe. These huts provided sufficient protection from the moderately cold, but mainly wet and damp conditions of the mild, but typical Pennsylvania winter of 1777–1778. Snow was limited, and small in amounts. Alternating freezing and melting of snow and ice. -
The Battle for York Town: Last War
The Battle of Yorktown, also named the Siege of Yorktown, is recognized as one of the most skillful military actions in history. The British prime minister, Lord Frederick North, resigned after Cornwallis's surrender. The new leaders signed the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, which officially ended the revolution.
