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Spark: Lexington and Concord
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/apr19.html
On April 18th, 1775, Paul Revere rode to every town alerting people about the British. The next day, British soldiers and American soldiers exchanged fire in Lexington. In Concord, the "Redcoats" were met by over 300 soldiers. They were forced to go all the way back to Boston.
"You will order a Trunion to be knocked off each gun, but if its found impracticable on any, they must be spiked, and the carriages destroyed." L. Colonel Smith
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First: Bunker Hill
http://www.ushistory.org/us/11d.asp
Even though titled Battle of Bunker HIll, the real battle occured on Breed's hill. It was when the rebels attacked the British at Breed's Hill. After many waves of retreats by the British, they finally came for a third wave and defeated the Americans. Even though the British won, they suffered a huge loss of men.
"Don't shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!" William Prescott whitesofeyes -
Turning Point :Saratoga
http://www.saratoga.com/aboutsaratoga/battle-of-saratoga/
Saratoga was a crucial step for the Americans to win the revolution. General Burgoyne, who was leading the British troops, planned to march south to Albany, New York, but was slowed down by the colonists. On the first battle on September 19, British lost two people for every one person lost on the rebels' side. The second battle, the Battle of Bemis Heights, was another big loss that forced the British to step back. #hahabritish -
Low Point: Valley Forge
The winter spent at Valley Forge was a very harshly cold one. The soldiers were lefting freezing, with a lack of supplies and little food. Some soldiers were leaving and there army was decreasing, so Washington had Thomas Paine, a motivational writer, come in an motivate the men to stay and fight the cold. Von Steuben, a French man, designed a training plan and trained the soldiers to fight better. These people help turn Valley Forge around for the better (a little). #so...cold! -
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Low Point: Valley Forge
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Government: Articles of Confederation
http://www.tubechop.com/watch/1582707
The Articles of Confederation signified a form of government between the states. The representatives of the thirteen states agree to create a confederacy called the United States of America, in which each state maintains its own power and all rights to govern, except the rights that were only for the Congress. Two to seven representatives were elected from each state. #thatdidntworktoowell -
Last: Yorktown
http://library.thinkquest.org/10966/data/yorktn.shtml
On October 19, 1781, General Conrwallis surrendered at the battle of Yorktown, endidng the Revolution. On September 28, British soldiers tried a counterattackk on the American soldiers, but it failed. Cornwallis soon saw that the situation was hopeless and signed a paper saying so. Soon after, the Revoltionary War ended. #yepwewonyoulost -
Resolution: Treaty of Paris
http://history.state.gov/milestones/1776-1783/TreatyThe Treaty of Paris in 1783 ended the American Revolution. It was a treaty that was signed by both the Americans and the Britains to end the American Revolution. The Americans and the British had to negotiate for the best treaty and was finally signed on September 3, 1783. #INDEPENDENCE!!!
