Road to Independence

  • Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul revere rode to Lexington to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them.
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The American forces learned that the British were planning on taking over the hills around Boston so they hid out there
  • The Declaration of Independence

    It was an act taken by all 13 American colonies to declare independence from British rule
  • Washington's Crossing

    George Washington rode across the Delaware river and it was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian
  • Battle of Saratoga

    There were two crucial battles and it was a victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight military encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    It is the battle where the British Army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty.