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The first military engagements of the war. Hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to Lexington and Concord for guns and ammunition and were met with Colonial defense.
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This fort supplied the colonists with a lot of artillery they did not have before, including heavy guns, cannons, and ammunition.
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1000 militia men were atop bunker hill when the British came marching through, and despite the British coming out victorious, the battle showed the colonists they if they had more ammunition, they stood a chance of victory.
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A pamphlet written by Thomas Paine to show the colonists that the most sensible option is not to renew the bond between Britain, but to declare freedom.
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The message written at the Second Continental Congress to let the British know the colonists are declaring their freedom.
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A battle that occurred because the British were attempting to take over New York, and present day Brooklyn, and a defeat for George Washington and his army.
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Washington crossed the Delaware River with his army so he could spring a surprise attack on a Hessian garrison of 1400 soldiers.
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After Washingtons crossing of the Delaware, He surprised 1400 troops at Trenton. After a short period of fire, the Garrison was surrounded and captured.
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After the surprise attack at Trenton, Washington crossed back across the Delaware, and moved onto Princeton and held a small victory for the colonials.
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A pivotal victory for the colonists, and supplied a great morale boost for them after they captured troops and cut off supply roots.
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After escaping Philadelphia from the British capture, Washington commanded a winter encampment at valley forge.
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Recognized the United States as an independent nation and encouraged trade between them and France.
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A harsh loss at Charleston to the British Major General Benjamin Lincoln and his 3000 soldiers, ammunition, and weapons, were all captured on that day.
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Sir Henry Clinton of the British decided to try to attack George Washington and ultimately failed, leading to the British to stop trying to control New Jersey.
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A major British victory in an attempt to control the southern backcountry. The American position quickly fell apart after the British pulled out bayonets.
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The Americans won, and it showed them that they could withstand a British force with similar conditions to their own.
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An immense victory for the Americans in which they captured lots of British militia men.
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The last major battle of the American Revolution, and a victory for the Americans when General Lord Charles Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington.
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Treaty of Paris was signed, and the British officially recognized the United States as an individual nation, and respected the boundaries between the two countries
