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American Revolution
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Battle of Lexington and Concord
General Gage, Paul Revere. 1st battle, started the war. -
Second Cont. Congress Meets
Convention of 13 delegates that started meeting. -
George W. named Commander-in-Chief
Appointed buy Cont. Congress. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British won. General Gage. British captured Charles Town Peninsula. -
American defeat at Quebec
British won. General Montgomery, Benedict Arnold, John Burgoyne. Kept Americans out of Canada. -
Spain enters the war
Spain supported the 13 colonies: Spain viewed the revolution as an opportunity to weakne the British Empire. -
Declaration of Independence issued
Thomas Jefferson. 56 delegates signed it, it was created to announce and explain our seperation from Great Britain. -
Battle of Long Island
British won. General Howe, General Goerge Washington. Cont. Army were driven out of NY. -
British occupy NYC
Americans won. British forces leave NYC, George Washington returns triumphantly. -
Battle of Trenton
Americans won. General Howe. Inspired soldiers to serve long and recruit. -
British evacuate Boston
General John Thomas riled up the colonists. -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
George Washington, Gen. John Burgoyne. Gained much needed supplies. -
Battle of Brandywine
British won. George Washington, General How, Charles Cornwall. British captured the city & stayed there. -
Battle of Saratoga
British won. General John Burgoyne, Benedict Arnold. Haratio Gates, US captured a large portion of British defenses. -
British occupy Philidelphia
British won. General Howe. British gov. were not happy with the outcome of Howes campaign - they replaced him with Henry Clinton. -
Articles of Confederation adopted
Solidified the idea that we are independent from Britain. First American Constitution, failure because it didn't provide a strong enough national government. -
Winter at Valley Forge
George Washington. Washington set up camp to keep an eye on the British army. -
Alliance with France
Ben Franklin. Paved the way for active French involvement in the war. -
Battle of Monmouth Court House
British won. Sir Henry Clinton. Began the legend of Molly Fisher. -
Fall of Savannah
British won. Archibold Campbell. British held off Franco Americans seige & held the city until late in the war. -
Siege of Charleston
General Clinton. Charleston surrendered in what may have been the single greatest american defeat in the entire war. -
Benedict Arnolds treason discovered
Benedict Arnold, Major John Andre. Met with Major & and signed traitorous pact. Conspiracy was found out & Andre was executed. Arnold led troops in VA & CT. Moved to GB. -
French and British battle in Chesapeake Bay
French won. Sir Thoma Graves, Francois Joseph Roux. The battle was inconclusive, but a major defeat for the british. Decisive French victory. -
Siege of Yorktown
Americans won. General Washington, General Cornwallis. Cornwallis settled in Yorktown to wait for supplies. Washington & his troops headed for Yorktown while the French waited for him by ship. -
Cornwallis surrenders
General Washington, General Washington. French & Washington's troops trapped him and forced him to surrender.
