MIddle stages

By saigetrotter

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War

  • Meeting of the Second Continental Congress

    convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    battle fought during the Siege of Boston

  • The Battle of Quebec

    Americans attempted to capture Quebec but failed

  • Common Sense Published

    written by Thomas Paine in 1775–76 that inspired people in the Thirteen Colonies to declare and fight for independence

  • Battle of Trenton

    small but pivotal battle

  • Battles of Saratoga

    marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign

  • Battle of Paoli

    a battle in the Philadelphia campaign

  • Valley Forge

    military camp in southeastern Pennsylvania