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Lexington and concord outbreak of the revolutionary war
The nihg t before the outbreak of the revolutionary war, the steeple of this boston church glowed with the light of two lanterns. the lights were a signal to the patriots that british troops, known as "redcoats" were coming to search for weapons in concord by secretly crossing the river to charles town. once they knew which way the redcoats were coming from, three riders, including a sliversmith named paul revere, raced off to warn people along the way. -
The second continental congress begins
a few week after the outbreak of war, representatives from the thirteen colonies formed the second continental congress that would serve as an emergencey government throughout the war. -
the battle of bunker hill
the battle of bunker hill was the second, and the bloodiest, battle of the revoluionary war. it started after american militamen constucted a crude dirt fort at nigh atop a hill in charles town overlooking boston's harbor. -
Washington takes command in boston
A month after the american defeat at bunker hill, General Washington took command of the militias around boston. his plan was to drive the redcoats from the city if britain refused to accept America's offer of peace -
taxation
the colonies were experiencing a lot of trouble because of unfair taxation, lack of representation in the British parliament, and the restriction of colonial freedom; even so, less than one-third of the colonists really wanted independence from britain. -
the declaration of indepence
Thomas Jefferson and other members of a special congressional committe were busy at work writing the declaration of indepenence, america's most famous historical document. -
encampment at valley forge pennsylvania
two months after the fighting at saratoga, washington began to set up his winter encampment here at valley forge, pennsylvania, about a day's ride from philadelphia. soldiers built rows of log cabins. -
the battle
the shooting stop and they surrendered. 1783 when a peace treaty was approved in which great britain formally recognized the independence of the united states of america
