ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE

By 24oeyring

  • PAUL REVERES RIDE

    A poem by an American poet named Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem commemorates an American patriot, Paul Revere.

  • BATTLES OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

    First military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. They were fought in Middlesex County, Concord, and Lexington.

  • BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

    The battle of bunker hill was a war fought in 1775. It was fought in Boston, Massachusetts and Charlestown, Indiana.

  • THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

    The Declaration of Independence is the document that explains to the whole world why the thirteen colonies were being separated. It also signified the ideas of the founding fathers.

  • WASHINGTONS CROSSING OF THE DELAWARE

    George Washington crossed the Delaware river on the night of December 25th. It was a surprise attack during the Revolutionary War organized by George Washington

  • BATTLE OF SARATOGA

    This battle marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign. It gave a decisive victory to the Americans over the British.

  • VALLEY FORGE

    Valley Forge was the third of eight military encampments for the continental army's main body. The Valley Forge lasted about six months.

  • BATTLE OF YORKTOWN

    George Washington commanded a force of 17,000 French and Continental and began a siege known as the battle of Yorktown. It lasted about one month.