Middle stages of the Revolutionary war

By colcombe.celena

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The first shots of the Revolutionary war were fired.

  • Meeting of the Second Continental Congress

    The government of the 13 colonies and the writers of the Declaration of independance.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The first major battle between Britain and the 13 colonies.

  • Failed Seizure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold

    A failed colonie attack to capture Quebec from Britain.

  • Common Sense Published

    Thomas Paine publishes his reasons that the Colonies should be independent from Britain.

  • Adoption of the Declaration of Independence

    The day that the Continental Congress adopted the notion of being independent from Britain.

  • Battle of Trenton

    A surprise attack on a group of Hessians that George Washington formed on the morning after Christmas

  • Battle of Saratoga

    A turning point in the Revolution because foreign countries allied with the colonies.

  • Paoli Massacre (Battle of Paoli)

    British launched a surprise attack on the colonist by the Paoli Tavern.

  • Washington’s Encampment at Valley Forge

    Where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777-1778, there they were exposed to harsh conditions.