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Lexington
Paul Revere told the people that the British were coming, so on the 19 the British were here. This battle lasted 15 minutes, eight minutemen were killed. -
Concord
When the British were going home they stopped by a arsenal. They were attacked and 3,000-4,000 British soldiers were killed, the colonist became the enemies of Britain. -
Bunker Hill
The deadliest battle of the war where colonist lost 450 men while the British lost over 1,000 soldiers. The colonist retreated, after that King George said that they colonist were in rebellion and sent the Parliament to make a line of ships for American coast. -
New York
Britain sailed to New York to seize their land, colonist tried to defend New York but failed. They retreated and were pushed across the Delaware River into Philadelphia by the British. -
Trenton
Washington risked everything to led 2,400 men to Trenton, New Jersey on row boats. They were able to defeat a garrison of Hessian in a surprise attack. -
Saratoga
Burgoyne was fighting off the colonist when he realized that this fellow British officers were holding Philadelphia and they weren’t coming to help him. His surrendered, became one of the most important events of the war. -
Valley Forge
Soldiers were trying to stay alive in the winter camp on Valley Forge. More than 2,000 soldiers died, the survives did not leave the campground regardless on how low they were on food and supplies. -
Marquis De Lafayette
He lead a command with French reinforcements in Virginia. With great European military leaders the Continental Army became better at fighting. -
Philadelphia
Robert Morris was a rich merchant. Haym Salomon and himself begged and borrowed to raise money to provide salaries for the Continental Army. After the men left, women did the work of the man which included managing farms and businesses. -
Yorktown
Washington moved South to Yorktown because the British were there, he got 17,000 French and American troops surrounded the soldiers. They also bombarded the British soldiers day and night. Cornwall surrendered less than a month later. -
Treaty of Paris
People were talking about peace. Delegates signed the Treaty of Paris. This made the United States independent and a new nation.