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The official letter declaring that the colonies were official free of their independence
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A phamplet created by Thomas Paine which urged colonists to stop pretending to fight and actually fight. It enforced the idea of republicism.
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Washington crossed the Delaware River and suprised the hessians. he captured them without losing a single man.
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The British won this battle. It was not a major victory for British. Washington ended up retreating from General Howe.
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This was one of the most decisive victories for the Americans. It showed the French that the colonists were capable of beating the British
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This battle was fought between General Howe and General Washington. General Howe was on his way to Philadelphia but Washington slowed him down and redirrected his course.
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The French officialy became allies with the colonists. this was a major "victory" for the colonists because they had help now.
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The battle was saw as a draw because neiher side did anything to win it. it was not a major battle for either side because there was no true winner of the battle
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He was a frontiersman who captured forts in the west and helped the colonists win the war.
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It was a great victory for the colonists over the loyalists in the area. It took place in present day Kings Mountain, North Carolina
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American troops under General Daniel Morgan defeated British forces under Colonel Banastre Tarleton.
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Nathaniel Greene defeated British troops all throughout the south. he used an attack and retreat strategy to defeat the enemy
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the colonists surrounded general Cornwallis here. Cornwallis eventually surrendered. This was unofficailly the end to the war.
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Lord north was ayes-man to the king. The people that north commanded didnt listen to huim and his power collapses and he was replaced
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This put an official end to the war between Britain and the new country of America. The last battle was truly Yorktown, which the colonists won because Cornwallis surendered.
