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Battle of Lexington and concord
The americans won the battle . Some famous people there was general gage for the british and paul revere for the americans. The importance of this battle was that it was the shot heard round the world. -
Period: to
revolution
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Second continental congress
Famous people john hancock and thomas jefferson.they met to disscus what to do about the revolution -
George washington named commander in chief
Made him the commander in chief of the entire army -
Battle of bunker hill
British won. General gage for british.Colonel william prescott for the americans. The british learned beating america wasnt going to be easy -
British evacuate boston
Genral Howe realized he could not hold the fort so he gathered up his men and supplies and left boston. -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas jefferson wrote the document saying that te colonist were free from britain. -
British occupy new york city
Americans leave and the british troops occupy new york city General howe british -
Battle of long island
British won. General washington americans. General howe British. Wahington realized he could not hold new york city so he left and british took boston. -
Battle of Trenton
Americans won. General George washington for the americans. They were going to get supplies -
American defeat at quebec
British win.Some people in this battle were American General Montgomery and benidict arnold. they were trying to invade canada -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Britsh win this battle. Generals in this fight were burgonye and barry st. leger. This win would have gave the americans supplies -
british occupy philidelphia
General Howe british beats washington and sends him into valley forge . british take phili -
Battle of brandywine
British win. General howe for the british beats washington and takes brandywine -
Battle of Saratoga
The americans won. Generals are benidict arnold and burgonye.The turning point in the war -
Articles of confederation
the articles served as the first constition -
Winter of valley forge
Washington after being beat at brandywine retreats into valley forge for the winter as a camp -
Alliance with france
france would firght with america -
spain enters the war
spain aids america -
Battle of monmouth court house
Americans won. general washington for the americans and von stuebon beat howe and the bristish become scared. -
Fall of savannah
british win. lieutenant - colonel cambell takes savannah -
siege of charleston
british win. General clinton belived that the south would soon fall -
Benidict arnold treason discovered
He was caught giving forts over to thebritish and telling the british were george washington was -
French and british battle in chesapeake bay
French win. Francois joseph for the french.It kept the british navy away from the blockade -
Seige of york town
American win. Caused conrwallis to surrender .General washington for the americans and cornwallis for the british. -
Cornwallis surrenders.
Cornwallis surrenders and this eventually leads to the treaty of paris marking the end of the war
