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Battle of Lexington and Concord
Winner - Americans
Important People - General Gage, Paul Revere
Effect on the AR - 1st battle, started the American Revolution -
Second Continental Congress Meets
Important People - Benjamin Franklin, John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson
Effect on AR - it managed the war -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Winner - British
Important People - General Gage
Effect on AR - showed that the colonists are not afriad to stand up to British -
George Washington named Commander-in-Chief
Important People - George Washington
Effect of AR - effective tax system and created a national bank -
American Defeat at Quebec
Winner - British
Important People - General Benedict Arnold
Effect on AR - they didn't take over Canada -
British evacuate Boston
Important People - William Howe, George Washington
Effect on AR - to prevent another battle from happening -
Declaration of Independence issued
Important People - John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, John Adams
Effect on AR - announced the 13 colonies -
Battle of Long Island
Winner - British
Important People - General Howe, George Washington
Effect on AR - the start of a British campaign -
Battle of Trenton
Winner - Americans
Important People - General Howe, George Washington
Effect on AR - the victory inspired soldiers to serve longer -
British occupy Philadelphia
Date - 1777-1778
Winner - British
Important People - George Washington, General Howe
Effect on AR - drew the continental army into a battle in northern New Jersey -
Winter at Valley Forge
Date - 1777-1778
Important People - George Washington
Effect on AR - killed 2,500 soldiers -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Date - July 5-6, 1777
Winner - British
Important People - General John Burgoyne
Effect on AR - caused an uproar in the American public -
Battle of Brandywine
Winner - British
Important People - General Burgoyne, General Howe, George Washington
Effect on AR - forced to withdraw capital of Philadelphia -
Battle of Saratoga
Date - September 19 and October 7, 1777
Winner - Americans
Important People - General Burgoyne
Effect on AR - regarded the turning point in the war -
Articles of Confederation adopted
Important People - John Hancock, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
Effect on AR - 13 colonies states that the U.S. as a confederation of soverign states -
Alliance with France
Winner - Americans
Important People - King Louis XVI of France, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson
Effect on AR - America would stay neutral in the French Revolution -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
Winner - British
Important People - George Washington, General Henry Clinton
Effect on AR - showed that the continental army was good -
Fall of Savannah
Winner - British
Important People - Lieutenant-Colonel Archibald Campbell
Effect on AR - the opening move in the British plan -
Spain Enters the War
Date - June 1779-September 1783
Winner - Americans
Important People - Benjamin Franklin
Effect on AR - they are going to help the Americans -
Siege of Charleston
Date - February 11 - May 12, 1780
Winner - British
Important People - General Clinton, General Charles Cornwallis
Effect on AR - surrendered forces numbering about 5,000 to the British -
Benedict Arnold's treason discovered
Important People - Benedict Arnold, John André
Effect on AR - given an important military command -
French and British battle in Chesapeake Bay
Winner - French/Americans
Important People - Sir Thomas Graves (British fleet), Francois Joseph Paul (French fleet)
Effect on AR - effectively securing American independence -
Siege of Yorktown
Date - September 28 - October 17,1781
Winner - Americans
Important People - General Cornwallis, George Washington
Effect on AR - resulting the Treaty of Paris -
Cornwallis surrenders
Important People - Charles Cornwallis
Effect on AR - brought the American Revolution to an end -
British occupy New York City
Winner - Americans
Important People - George Washington
Effect on AR - the last vestige of British authority
