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This was the first military engagements between the British and their colonies. It was fought in the Providence of Massachusetts Bay. This led to many Americans taking arms and supporting the independence of the colonies. -
The war for the American colonies independence against Great Britain. Caden Collett, Natalia McNutt, SIerra Richards
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The battle of Bunker Hill was fought during the siege of Boston in the first stage of the revolutionary war. The British won the "battle" which caused Breed's hill and the Charleston peninsula were now under the British control. The high price that victory of this battle caused made the British realize that they would be long, hard and costly. -
The battle of Quebec, the American continental army was fighting against the British defenders of the Quebec City, This battle was the first major defeat of the Americans. The battle of Quebec came with heavy losses, 84 killed and wounded and 431 captured. -
The deceleration of Independence was signed during the second continental congress. It was written my Thomas Jefferson and was written to be the ideals and values of the nation. It also contains the complaints the colonies had against the British king. Lastly it contains the colonists reasoning for the divorce from Britain that they were advocating for. -
The battle of Saratoga was the first climax of the revolutionary war and the campaign of Saratoga. This battle gave the first large and important win to the Continental American troops over the British in the revolutionary war. It persuaded the French to recognize America Independence and openly provide military assistance. -
The battle of Valley Forge happened from 12/191777 to 6/19/1778. The Valley Forge battle helped reshaped the Continental American army into a more unified force. It showed that the Continental army was capable of defeating the British and winning the American colonies independence. -
The Seige of Yorktown, or could go by the names of the battle of Yorktown, the German battle, the Surrender at Yorktown. It was a weeks long battle from September 28th to October 19th. The American (and French) colonies entrapped one of the larger British armies on the peninsula of Yorktown and forced them to surrender. -
The Treaty of Paris ended the revolutionary war between Great Britain and the United Sates/The continental American colonies. It recognized the independence of the United States and established borders of a new nation.