Road to Independence

By 24jreynolds@go.dsdmail.net

  • Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul Revere rode his horse around warning Patriots about the British arriving.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The first battle of the Revolutionary War and was started after tensions boiled over against the Colonists and British.

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    A battle in which the British won but the colonial forces killed lots of enemy troops.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    A document that declared the 13 colonies a free, and independent country other than being ruled by the British.

  • Washington’s Crossing of the Delaware

    Washington crosses the Delaware river hoping to surprise and defeat the Hessian soldiers stationed at Trenton, New Jersey.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    A battle that stopped the British from taking Upstate New York which was crucial to stop the Colonies from creating an alliance from France.

  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge was where the Continental Army was stationed for the winter and where trained to become a better stronger army by a Prussian military officer.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    The final battle of the war were the British surrendered to the Americans and the French