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The British were planing on invading Concord, but were 5 miles short and they went to Lexington. They seen some minutemen and told them to move, they did but one of them fired a shot.
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The Loyalist had a lot of debates at the second Continental Congress, some called for independence but others wanted reconciliation with the British. So then the Congress decided to put George Washington as there leader.
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Thomas Gage sent over 2,400 British soldiers over the hill to attack. The Colonist did not shoot until the last second, then they began to attack making the British retreat.
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The British decided to attack New York to stop the rebellion. Over 32,000 soldiers attacked the New York army men
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Soldiers from New England and New York attacked the British soldiers. This then made them surrender at Saratoga.
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This guy helped the French and France reinforcements. This then helped them with many wars with Marquis De Lafayette
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Lafayette and Washington moved to Yorktown. This then led to 17,000 French and American soldiers surrounding the British soldiers.
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In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed. This confirmed the U.S Independence and made new boundaries
