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4) Lexington and Concord
The event at Lexington and Concord was the least of the most important, because it started the conflict between the colonists and Britain. The British were looking for weapons at Concord, but it wasn’t in Concord, so the British tried to retreat, but the Americans were willing to die for their rights. In April 1775, a spy of the British told their general there was a supply of weapons in Concord.General They marched down to Lexington and defeated the colonists. -
Lexington and Concord (2)
They continued on to Concord but were defeated by the colonists. The colonists had already moved the gunpowder away from Concord by the time the British got there. The British had thought the colonists would run, to their surprise they held their ground. Minutes later, the British were running. On the long retreat to Boston, more than 4,000 armed minutemen lined the road shooting at the retreating British. At the end of the day, more than 74 British soldiers were dead and 200 missing or wounded. -
3) Battle of Bunker Hill
Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes
The battle of bunker hill was a very significant event in the revolutionary war because it proved that the colonists had organized an army and they were willing to die. In the year of 1776, the continental army made fortifications on Bunker hill and Breed’s Hill. General Howe, a British general, had just received new troops and ordered a quick attack. The colonists were given the order, “don’t fire ‘til you see the whites of their eyes”. The co -
Battle of Bunker hill (2)
eyes”. The colonists beat back two waves of British troops but lost the hill on the third wave only because they ran out of gunpowder.The battle of Breed’s hill, misnamed the battle of Bunker Hill, was a brutal battle. More than half of the 2000 British troops were either killed or wounded. Only half of that of the Americans died. This battle was very important because it boosted the moral of the colonial soldiers. It was viewed as a victory even if they lost the hill. -
Crossing the Deleware River/Battle of Trenton (2)
sneaked up from behind the Hessians and captured 868 soldiers with no casualties this being the turning point in the war. This had shown to the British that the Colonists won’t give up no matter what the condition is, even if they are not favored to win. -
2) Crossing the Deleware river/ Battle of Trenton
The Crossing of the Delaware and The Battle of Trenton was the second most important event during the American Revolution because just after losing New York, the Continental Army crosses the cold and bitter Delaware which made their guns unusable, but they pushed forward no matter what. George Washington knew that the enlistments were almost up so he took the risk for everything or nothing. Against the odds General Washington and his Continental Army sneaked up from behind the Hessians and captu -
1) Surrender at Yorktown
The events at Yorktown was the most significant event during the revolution because it ended the wars between Britain and America. This should be considered the most important because George Washington’s army defeated the British troop, which was Britain’s final army. The French assisted the Americans, because they hated Britain, too. The French were crucial to the victory, because they blocked off the entrance to the bay. This happened on 10/6/1781. On 10/19/1781, the American and the French fo -
Surrender at Yorktown (2)
American and the French formed two long lines along the road to Yorktown. Many civilians came to watch as the 8,000 British troops leaving with the tune of “The World Turned Upside Down.” The British commander did not attend, because he could not bear to surrender. The end of the war made many Americans happy. They gained the freedom to govern themselves. This event also lead to the Treaty of Paris.
