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Philadelphia
The colonial leaders had a continental congress to talk about their next plan. Some leaders agreed for independence while the others agreed on a reconciliation with Britain. They all agreed to the recognize the colonial militia as the Continental Army and appointed George Washington as the commander. -
Fighting at Concord
First battle of the day fought against the British when general Thomas realized the British were sneakily stocking firearms and gunpowder. -
Lexington
April 18, 1775. Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott told people that 700 british troops were headed to Concord. The war lasted about 15 minutes. Around 8 militiamen died. -
Bunker Hill
June 17, 1775. General Thomas Gage sent 2,400 Redcoats to strike militiamen on Breed’s Hill. The colonists continued fire until last minute and when the smoke cleared, the colonists had only lost 450 men while the British lost over 1,000. -
New York
Summer, 1776. The British seized New York to stop the rebellion. 32,000 soldiers sailed up to the New York harbour. -
Trenton
On Christmas night, George Washington led an attack on the British. They went to Trenton, where they defeated a garrison of Hessians. -
Saratoga
October 17, 1777. The colonists surrounded the British while the latter was on their way to New York. This surrender became one of the most important events of the war, the win further proved France’s belief that the Americans would win, thus signing an alliance with the Americans in Feb. of 1778. -
Yorktown
The British planned an attack on the Americans and take over Virginia. In September, 17,000 French and American troops surrounded the British in Yorktown and bombarded them, leading them to surrender. -
Treaty of Paris
September 1783. Delegates signed the treaty of Paris, that confirmed the independence of the U.S. The U.S. stretched from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mississippi River and from Canada to the Florida border.
