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"Paul Revere's Ride" is an 1860 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775.
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The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War, where British troops marched from Boston to seize colonial military supplies in Concord
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The Battle of Bunker Hill, a pivotal early battle of the American Revolution where colonial militia, defending Breed's Hill near Boston, inflicted heavy casualties on the attacking British forces before being forced to withdraw due to a lack of ammunition -
The creation of the Declaration of Independence was a multi-step process involving the Second Continental Congress, a drafting committee, and the Continental Congress itself, culminating in its adoption on July 4, 1776. -
Thomas Paine wrote "The American Crisis," a series of 16 pamphlets, from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution to inspire the Continental Army and the colonists amidst fears of defeat
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The Crossing of the Delaware River refers to the pivotal December 25-26, 1776, military maneuver during the American Revolutionary War.
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The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. -
The Battles of Saratoga were two battles between the American Continental Army and the British Army fought near Saratoga, New York, concluding the Saratoga campaign in the American Revolutionary War.
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A series of battles culminating in the British capture of the American capital of Philadelphia.
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A period of extreme hardship for the Continental Army due to harsh weather, lack of food and supplies, and disease, leading to thousands of deaths from exposure and illness
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The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, was the final major land engagement of the American Revolutionary War.
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To formally end the American Revolutionary War and establish peace between Great Britain and the United States.