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More on Paul ReverPaul Revere rode through the country warning Americans the British were coming
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More on the battles of Lexington and ConcordThis is where the first shots were fired. The British won Lexington but were forced to retreat when they got to Concord.
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[www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/continentalcongressdef.htm](http://<a href='http://www.socialstudiesforkids.com/wwww/us/continentalcongressdef.htm)' >More on the Second Continental Congress</a>Met in Philadelphia when the war started and created the Continental Army led by George Washington. Out of these meetings came Declaration of Independence, Articles of Confederation, and the Marine Corps.
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More on Fort Ticonderoga New York fort that was seized by the British in the French and Indian War. In the Revolutionary War the Americans captured it back and was there first official victory of the war
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More info on Battle of Bunker HillThis Battle lasted two days. The British took Breed's Hill which is now known as Bunker Hill.
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Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" furthered the Revolutionary cause
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Document declaring the 13 Colomnies idenpendent from Britain. Written by Thomas Jefferson. Britain's response to the document was to continue with the war
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Also called Battle of Long Island. British tried to trap the Americans in Brooklyn. Washington responded by holding his ground until dark. The first British victory.
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In North New York place where a lot of battles took place from invasions from Canada. The scene of a big naval victory agaisnt a very large British fleet.
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Washington crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night. The Americans surprised a Hessian force. The Battle Lasted 45 minutes and the Americans won
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More info on the Saratoga surrenderTurning point of Revolutionary War becuase it convinced the French to enter the war on the side of the Americans.
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Winter was harsh adn the soilders were short on food, clothing, and supplies.
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The army set out for New Jersey and nine days later fought at the Battle of Monmouth
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The heat took a toll on both sides and they stopped fighting. The British retreated at night.
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The Americans tried to take Savannah back on Oct. 9, 1778. The attempt failed and toke a lot of lives from the American and French troops.
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British victory that gave Britain control of most of the Southern Colonies.
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American vistory that destroyed a whole section of Cornwallis's army and forces him to retreat. The turning point in the war in the south.
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Details from of government taken after the war. This form of government proved unequal to the task of governing the 13 Colonies
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American victory that ended the Revolutionary War. American forces surrounded Cornwallis on Land and French ships surrounded the bay of Yorkttown.
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Treaty officialy ended the Revolutionary War. It was signed in Paris by Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay. Under the treaty, Britain recognized the independent nation of the United States of America. Britian agreed to remove all troops. The treaty also set new borders for the US, including all land from the Great Lakes to Florida and from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River. America also agreed to pay all existing debt owed to Great Britain.
