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Lexington and Concord
This was a rough and greusome battle. Starting on April 19,1775, many British soldiers attacked Lexington. This battle continued for hours and resulted with many deaths.The battle was fought at Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts bay. The towns involved in the battle were Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menootomy, and Cambridge. The King instructed the Massachusetts Governor to order 700 British troops to come fight. This is why the battle occurred. -
Second Continential Congress
A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies made up the Continential Congress. This took place in the State House in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which is now known as the Independence Hall. The Declaration of Independence was signed at this convention. John Hancock was the leader of the event and signed the Declaration of Independence the largest. They made important decisions at the convention, the militia was re-organized, and completely breaking away from Great Britian was also decided. -
Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on and around Breed's Hill. This took place in Chaarleston, Massachusetts. The Battle began in the beginning of the American Revolution. This battle was between the British and the Americans, with a result of the British winning. This battle was considered a Phyrric Victory. -
Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was ratified on July 4th, 1776, now known as Independence Day, or the 4th of July. The Declaration is a written document. John Hancock signed first and the largest, others like Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams also signed. The Declaration says that the 13 American colonies regarded themselves as independent colonies, which means they would no longer be a part of the British Empire. The 13 colonies formed a new union, called The United States of America. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle took place after George Washington crosseed the Deleware river and ended up in Trenton, NJ. The weather was terrible, consisting of snow and ice. The armys forces had guns, horses, wagons, and of course the soldiers. The Continential Army versus the Hessians made up the battle, which resulted in George Washingtons Continential Army having a victory! The victory inspired more soldiers to be proud and serve longer. The vistory also helped increase support from fellow colonists. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga took place in Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York. There were two battles here, one on September 19, the other on October 7. The battles were both fought between the British and Americans. The first battle resulted in a British Phyrric victory, the second with an American Decisive victory because the British surrendered October 7th. These battles were known as the turning point in the Revolutionary War. The British isolated New England and decided to attack New York. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Washington and his army marched until they reached Valley Forge. The Valley Forge was where they would live for the winter in huts, which were not warm or comforting. Few had shoes, while many had bloody footprints left behind from the march. Soldiers and horses died from exhaustion and starvation. Many people weren't fed proper amounts, and were sufering and sacrificing a lot for themselves to be apart of the army. The winter left them hungry, cold, poorly dressed, and exhausted. -
John Paul Jones captures the Serapis
At the Battle of Flamborough Head, Camorade John Paul Jones captures the HMS Serapis, a naval ship. The ship had 44 guns, and was double decked. She was first launched in March 1779. The capturing of the ship was planned in August 1779, while the ship John was on was departing from France. On September 23rd, after a 4 hour battle, the ship was captured, and John succeded in winning a signature victory for the Continential Navy. -
Battle of King's Mountain
The battle was on King's Mountain, in South Carolina. The battle was between the Patriots, or Americans, and the Loyalists, or the Britains. The result of the battle was a phyrric patriot victory. The Loyalist militia went to North Carolina in early September, and recruited for the attack they were planning in South Carolina. The British Major Patrick Ferguson began recruiting the army in NC, while he ended up being killed in the Battle. -
British surrender at Yorktown
After declaring Independence in 1776, America had to wait five years for the British to lose the freedom. The British General, Charles Cornwallis, surrendered his troops on October 19, 1781. This occurred in Yorktown, Virginia. The 8,000 troops General Cornwallis had brought to Virginia all had to go after the surrendering. The surrender of the British also resulted with the Treaty of Paris and the Declaration of Independence being recognized by the British Government. -
Treaty of Paris ratified
With representativies from Spain, France, Great Britian, and the United States, the Treaty of Paris was signed. The Treaty said that the American Revolution was over, and that anything as far west as the Mississippi River was the United States. After being signed in September 1783, they had to send it to the Continential Congress, where they had six months to ratify it. The document almost did not return on time, but it did in January. -
Washington's Farewell
The George Washington Farewell Address was a document written by George Washington and written to the people of the United States. As the first President, George Washington wrote this document after his second term, and before his retirement to his home in Mount Vernon. The Farewell Address was written to inform the people that they would be okay.The people were unsure of how America would be without him, but George Washington ensured all that the next President would help America as a country.
