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Meeting in Philly
Colonial leaders convened a second continental congress in Philadelphia in hopes on deciding their next move on to gaining independence form Britain -
The Batlle of Bunker HIll
British General Thomas led his men onto Breed;s Hill bunker Hill in hopes to strike at the minutemen. THee colonists had their first stand and attempst towards the british in defeating them. Battle is opinated on who actually won . -
Olive Branch Petition
Congress sent a peace letter to KIng George in hopes of him just giving the colonists want they seek which is independence but KIng George refused . -
New Position
Msny colonists divided sides into loyalists and Patriost mayn such as LOrd Dartmouth wote letters to KIng George Stating his position and views resisting revolutionary views. -
Movement of the war
after the british retreated from Boston the war shifted as the British Planned to take over New York. -
Common Sense
George Washington wrote " COmmon SEnse" in hope sof changing many views and mind set of men of patriotsim -
Declaring Independence
Many events pushed the congress into a decision of letting some colonies be indeoendent while the rest founght for their independence from Briatin. -
Defeat in New York
Two brothers, general William Howe and Admiral Richard Howe, joined forces on Staten Island and sailed into New York harbor in the summer of 1776 with the largest British expeditionary force ever assembled. -
WE DECLARE .......
Congress voted and agreed that American Colonists were free -
Declaration of Independence
Congress adopted the declaration of independence and whcih would be the formal and verbal fight against the British and the demands of the colonists and expectations. -
The Fight for Philadelphia
British General Howe fled his men form New York down to the head of Chesapeake Bay and then caputured Philadelphia succefully due to congress fleeding the seen and leaving soilders unawrely to fight -
The Battle of Trenton
Washington led 2,400 of his men into Trenton , Nj and sneaked attacked the Britsh in a sucefful win due Hessians men being drunk and not being able to fight back -
Battle of Saratoga
Turning point of war. Convinced French into helping the colonists fight.Gates surrenders to the colonists. -
Let's fix some things UP
Friedrich von steuben a Prussian offers his service to Washington to help train and drill his soilders for battle. -
Britsih move South
Britsh opened operations in in the south in hopes to rally up loyalist to fight with them and gain controll of their colobies back -
South is MIne
British took over savannah, Georgia -
Lafayette will and shall help
French General Marquis De Lafayette offers his assistance to the colonists in defeating the british. -
British Makes Royal
Royal Governor Augustine Prevost commanded Georgia -
Battle at Cowpens
In Cowpens, South Carolina beat the British in a shockinbg battle due to the Colonists being out numbered by British -
French please HELP
Although Greene won the battle and cowpens against the British he felt he needed more help and decided to write a letter to Lafayette ( a french general ) seeking for help -
New POSTIONS
Robert Morris was appointed duperintendent of finance by the cingress -
They finally get their pay
Due to the efforts of Morris and Salmon the troops were finally paid what was promised . -
Welcome French
A french army landed in Newport, Rhode Island in helps of fighting the war and sneak attack on britsih with the American Colonists -
Cornwallis surrenders
Cornawallis were outnumbered and raise the white flagof surrender. -
Surrender
General Cornwallis handed over his sword and the british troops laid down their arms in repersenation of surrending to the colonists. -
Stand blue redcoats
on that afternoon british stood across from in blue cots as a full form of surrender and the humiliation -
Peace Maybe ?
Represenatatives from the United Sates , Great Briatin, France, and Spain joined together in seek of peace of one another/ Briatain than began to hope for America not to ask for so much independence. -
Treaty of Paris
Colonist and The British sighned the treaty of paris to offcially declare the colonists independence from Briatain.
