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Lexington and Concord Battles
The Lexington and Concord battles were held in April,19,1775. The night before was the famous day when Paul Revere did his midnight ride around Boston warning the patriots that the British where coming. Thanks to his signal Patriots rounded up in Concord and defeated the British even though they had lost the battle at Lexington. After the war was over , 250 British soldiers and ninety Americans had been killed or wounded. -
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The American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War a series of conflicts that led to many battles and wars that have been remembered for many years and have shocked and taugh many people around the world one of the most important events in United States history. -
The Second Continental Congress
The Second Continental Congress was an emergency government throughout the war, that the thirteen colonies formed after a few weeks of the outbreak of war. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Batlle of Bunker Hill was the second, and the bloodiest, battle of the Revolutionary War. In the end the redcoats suffered twice as many casualties as the Americans but the British managed to win the bloody battle of Bunker Hill. -
Washington in Boston
A month after the American defeat at Bunker Hill, General George Washington took command of the militias around Boston. His plan was to drive the redcoats from the city if Britain refused to accept Americas offer of peace. American troops invaded British Canada but were defeated when they tried to capture the city of Quebec. By March of 1776, the cannons were in Boston and were 12 pointed directly at the enemy. The British dumped their cannons into the harbor and sailed off to safety of Canada. -
The Declaration of Independence
The United States became independent on July, 4, 1776 , when Thomas Jefferson and other members of a special congressional committee presented Americas most famous historical document to Congress. -
Slavery and the New Nation
Slavery was a controversial and confusing issue at the time. Thomas Jefferson, for example, had called slavery "a cruel war against human nature." even though him and George Washington owned hundreds of slaves. So they had to solve the problem of slavery at a later time. -
War in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
When British soldiers found out about the Declaration Of Independence they started to attack some of the colonies. Even thought the British invaded New York and defeated Washingtons army in Pennsylvania General Horatio Gates beat the British twice and captured a large number of enemy soldiers in the town of Saratoga. -
Encapement at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania
Valley Forge is known around the United States because it was the city where Washingtons army set up his winter encapment to prepare for the winter and train his troops. -
The Campaign in the Southern States
The Campaing in the Southern States is know because of the British counter attacking and invading many places such as Virginia, and Georgia. -
Last Battle of the Revolutionary War.
The Last Battle of the Revolutionary war was a series of battles that General George Washington had to accomplish by help of the French to finally defeat the British army on Yorktown October, 19, 1781 and finally end the Revolutionary War.
