Events

By ltheakston

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    These battles were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    Part of the revolutionary war: British troops of the Boston garrison against troops of the American Continental Army.

  • Common Sense Published

    Supported freedom for the Americans from the British.

  • Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

    Declared freedom for the colonies.

  • Second Continental Congress

    A convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775 to 1776

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Turning point of the revolutionary war.

  • Battle of Trenton

    Happened when General George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton, New Jersey.

  • Battle of Paoli

    Battle killing over 5000 British Soliders.

  • Washington’s Encampment at Valley Forge

    The British's plan to try to capture Washington

  • Failed Seizure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold

    Event in the Battle of Quebec