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Battles of Lexington and Concorde was British and American soldiers exchanged fire in the Massachusetts towns of Lexington and Concorde
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The redcoats once again storming Boston, the second continental Congress convened in Philadelphia, the questions were all different this time and how the colonist meet the military threat of the British, it was agreed that a continental army would be created.
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British were Trying to keep control of the city and control it’s valuable sea port, the British decided to take Bunker hill in Breeds hill in order to gain a tactical advantage. The American forces heard about it and went to defend the hills.
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Early in the American revolutionary war Colonel Benedict Arnold let a force of 1100 Continental Army troops on an expedition from Cambridge in the province of Massachusetts Bay so the gates of Quebec City. The battle occurred as part of a failed American attempt to invade Canada and rally French-Canadian support for the patriot movement against the British. Limiting troops, illness and this organization on the patriot side contribute to a British victory.
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Writer Thomas Paine published common sense setting forth his argument in favor of American independence. Although little used today these pamphlets were important medium for the spread of ideas and the 16th through 19th centuries.
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By adopting the declaration of independence by the continental congress the 13 American colonies severed there are political connections to great Britain. The declaration summarize the colonists motivations for seeking independence.
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The battle of Trenton occurred over a span of nine days ending January 3, 1777 and are notable as the first successes one by the revolutionary General George Washington in the open field. The victories restored American morale and renewed confidence in Washington.
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The battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the American revolution. It gave the patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French, Spanish and Dutch to join their cause against a mutual rival.
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Washington needed to keep his army close to Philadelphia to monitor British activity because the continental army was chronically short on provisions and supplies, Washington also needed to access to the supply store at Reading Pennsylvania.
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After failing to retake Philadelphia Washington lead his 12,000 man army into winter quarters at Valley Forge located approximately 18 miles north west of Philadelphia they remain there for six months. The revolutionary forces had secured a pivotal victory at Saratoga Washington’s army suffered defeat at Brandywine Paoli germantown, Pennsylvania.