Revolutionary war

By emmareinmuth
  • The First Continental Congress

    The First Continental Congress

    The First meeting was in PHILIDALPHIA. Everyone except GEORGIA was there to resolve conflits with Engaland.
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    American Revolution

  • Patriots and Loyalist

    Patriots and Loyalist

    The Patriots fought for freedom. The loyalist were loyal to Britian, many fled the colonies. Many were Nuetral. No more slavery in the north.
  • Boston Milita

    Boston Milita

    PAUL REVERE and WILLIAM DAWES raced on horseback warning the British were coming. The Militia and British began fighting in LEXINGTON.
  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress

    They chose GEORGE WASHINGTON as the commander for the Continental Army. OLIVE BRRANCH PETITION was there to keep the peace. BENEDICT ARNOLD and ETHAN ALLEN won FORT TICONDEROGA.
  • British vs. American

    British vs. American

    British: had more money, more resorces, professional military, and the largest navy. Americans: poorly trained militias, no navy, but the citizens believed in this cause.
  • Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

    Lord Dunmore's Proclamation

    230,000 people joined the Continetal Army. 145,000 peole joined the Militias. The British offered to give the enslaved Africans freedom. American Indians played on both sides of the war.
  • Patriots

    Patriots

    Aggressive Partriots launched a attack in CANADA on the British, but lost in QUEBECK.
  • Common Sense

    Common Sense

    THOMAS PAINE wrote an artical that argued for breaking away from Britian. He said that Britian was unfair and the Colonal people diserved independace.

  • Declaration of Independance was drafted.

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  • British and Continetal Army

    British and Continetal Army

    The British drove the Continental Army Out of NEW YORK.
  • Declaration of Independance

    Declaration of Independance

    The Continental Congress approved the Declaration of Independance. America was free from Britian.
  • Christmas Night

    Christmas Night

    GEORGE WASHINGTON beat the British in the BATTLE OF TRENTON. Then he beat them in the BATTLE OF PRINCETON.
  • BATTLE OF SARATOGA

    BATTLE OF SARATOGA

    France and Spain came to help the Americans. They needed them.
  • Harsh Winter

    Harsh Winter

    The cold winter weather in VALLEY FORGE, PENNSYLVANIA killed most of GEORGE WASHINGTON'S soldiers.
  • BATTLE OF VINCENNES

    BATTLE OF VINCENNES

    GEORGE ROGERS CLARK built an army to weaken British settelments. He told American Indians to say out of the war.

  • Bonhomme Richard Defeats Serapis

    The Americans attcaked one ship at a time. The Americans only had 100 ships, they sank 200 of the British ships.

  • War In The South

    In the South British had many victories. Patriots used guerrilla warfare for fighting.

  • Peace Negotiations Begin

    That same year BENEDICT ARNOLD turned tratior.
  • BATTLE OF YORKTOWN

    BATTLE OF YORKTOWN

    GEORGE WASHINGTON organized a American/French attack. The British were defeated.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The treaty ended the war. Boundries were set. British accepted the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.