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Philidelphia held the first Continental Congress to resolve conflicts with English.
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Colonista were left to choose sides. Patriots fought for independence. Loyalists remain loyal to the British.
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A British general decided to disarm the Boston militia known as minute-men. The Sons of Liberty learned of the British plan. Paul Revere rode around the colonies after "the shot heard around the world". The Revolutionary War began.
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Representatives from 12 of the colonies met again in Philidelphia. They made plans for a Continental Army, and chose George Washington to command it.
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Colonel Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen took the British Fort Ticonderoga in New York. Militia fought the British until their ammunition was low.
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The British offer freedom to slaves if they served the British.
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Aggresive Patriots launched an attack on British settlements in Canada but were defeated in Quabec.
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Thomas Paine writes Commen Sense which is a pamphlet that argued for breaking away from Great Britain. Was written so everyone could understand it.
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Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Robert R. Livingston, and Roger Sherman, drafted the Decloration of Independence.
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The British drove the Continental Army out of New York.
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The Continental Congress approved the Decloration of Independence. The United States of America was born.
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Washington and 2,400 other soldiers crossed the Delaware River. They suprised the British with a huge win at the Battle of Trenton.
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Washington and Army Pushed a win against the British.
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Killed more than a fifth of Washingtons soldiera.
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In the west George Rogers Clark, Built a frontier arms while weakening the British.
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The British had a large navy, so Americans attacked individual ships rather than fighting large battles. With fewer than 100 ships, the American navy sank 200 British ships.
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As the war shifted to the south, the British enjoyed several major victories. Even after the southern army was defeated, Patriots continued fighting using guerrilla warfare. But the army's morale took a blow in 1780 when Benedict turned traitor.
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Washington planned a combined American and French attack on Yorktown. After a weeks-long siege, the British were defeated.
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The Treaty of Paris of 1783 officially ended the war.
