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Continental congress meets
no win
people - founding fathers
effect colonies unite -
Period: to
America
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lexington and concord
winner - US
people - thomas gage
effect - start of war -
capture of fort ticonderoga
winner -US
people benidict arnold
effect- much needed supplies for america -
Bunker Hill
winner - britts
people - Cl. Prescott
effect - proved the Us could fight against britts -
Us loss at quebec
winner britts
people montgomery, arnold
efect us offensive failed montgomery dies -
British evac Boston
winner - us
people - G.W. Howe
Effect - Us takes back boston -
Washington named commander in cheif
people - Washington and congress
effect - leader for army -
Declaration of independence issued
people - founding fathers
effect - US formally leaves britain -
battle of long island
winner - britts
people G.W. howe
effects - us loses NYC -
Britts occupy NYC
winner - britts
people - G.W. Howe
effect - Us losses major city and big battle -
Battle of trenton
winner - us
people G.W.
effect - major US win -
battle of branywine
winner - britts
people - G.W. howe
us must retreat to capitol -
Battle of saratoga
winner - us
people - bugoyne , gates
effect - major win for us and turning point for america in the war -
Britts occupy philidelphia
winner - britts
people - G.W. Howe
effect us loses capitol -
Articles of confederatoin adopted
people - founding fathers
effect - us plan of govenment -
winter at walley forge
people G.W.
effect - many troops leave or die on american side -
Battle of monmouth courthouse
winner - tie
people - G.W. clinton
effect - first true stalemate -
fall of savanah
winner - britts
people - clinton
effect - major south city lost -
aliacne with france
people - king luis of france
effect - major world power backs us -
Spain enters war
people - spanish PM
effect - another power backs the US -
Seige of charleston
winner - britts
people cornwallis
effect - us loses thousands of soldiers -
benedict arnold treason discoverd
people - arnold
effects - a war hero has fallen from grace and hurts us morale -
French and british naval battle at chesapeake bay
winner - france
people - sam hood
effect - cornwallis is left trapt at yorktown -
seige of yorktown
winner - us/france
people - G.W. / cornwallis
effect - last battle before negotations -
cornwallis surrenders
effect - ended us fighting
people - G.W. / charles o'hara
