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Battle of Lexington and Concord.
The Battle of Lexington and Concord, was on the 18-19 1775. General Gage led the British to Lexington to blow up some American gun supplies. On the 19th the British met up with Minutemen on a Bridge and shoot them. Then the General Davis marched 4,000 minutemen to the Red Coats and opened fire General Davis died but the Minutemen won the battle.The Battle of Lexington and Concord, was on the 18-19 1775. General Gage led the British to Lexington to blow up some American gun supplies. On the 19th -
Bunker Hill
June 16, 1775. The Battle of Bunker Hill was in Boston on a hill that over looked Boston. The Americans lost because they ran out of gun powder. The British were led by Israel Putman. It was a huge battle -
The Battle of New York
The Battle of New York was on August 27, 1776 in Brooklyn. The British won the battle with only 307 wounded. General Washington was not going to retreat. Until an officer named Thomas Mifflin told him that he had to. Then General George Washington told his men to retreat. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was late on December 25, 1776. Washington’s men crossed the ice-choked cold Delaware River. When they got Trenton caught the British Mercenaries by surprise. Washington’s crew took 868 prisoners with out loosing one soldier. -
Battle of Princeton
The Battle of Princeton was January 2,1777. General Washington marched his men down to Princeton and took 300 British troops. His victory inspired many patriots. The defeats convinced Howe it would take more capturing. -
Battle of Sartoga
The battle of Saratoga was some where around of October 17,1777. Burgoyne marched down with his Red Coats. Burgoyne tried to defeat the Patriots many times. After many attempts he surrendered. -
Battle of Monmouth.
Battle of Monmouth June 28, 1778. The British were marching to New York. George and Washington saw them in the woods. George Washington followed them into the South. They outnumbered the Red Coats and won. -
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown was October 6,1781. When Cornwallis was finally settling in to Yorktown. Washington had gained 5,000 soldiers and more were coming. They went to Virginia secretly. They ambushed the British. They had the French battle ships to block any escape and the Patriots won. -
Decleration of Indenpendence
The Delegates approved the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1783. The main writer for the rough drafts was Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration of Independence was based on rights and what a government should do. The final draft was written by the second continental congress. -
Treaty of Paris
The treaty of Paris was treaty in Paris that was signed in 1783. It was that the Patriots were Independent. The Patriots got land from the Atlantic Coast, Mississippi river and South Canadian Border to Florida. The last one was that the United States returns everything that the Loyalists had. Many Loyalists moved to Canada.
