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Paul Revere rode into Lexington, to warn of the british. At Dawn, the british arrived to see about 70 militiamen had positioned themselves on a town common...armed. A single shot was fired, and the whole bunch of them were in a rage. 8 militia men were dead. But that wasnt the end of it. On the way back from lexington, 200 british were wounded, 73 dead.
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Thomas Jefferson drafted the famous Declaration of independence June 11, 1776. This patition was written to explain why colonists were founding a new nation.
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The vote for passing the declaration of independence was acctually not on july 4th, but july 2nd.
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On christmas night, george washington took 2400 troops across the delaware and surprized the enemy.
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Many people believe that the document that has arguably kept this nation together for years was signed on July 4th, but this is untrue. The actual signatures began in august and ended January 11, 1777.
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The british decided to try and take control of the Hudson River Valley. 2 other troops from the british army were suppost to show up, but they didnt. Soon enough, they found them selves surrounded by amarican troops. This was the first major amarican victory.
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Washington and his troops were stuck in insufferable weather, winter of 1777. They lacked food, clothing, and shelter.
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In 1778, the french declared war against britain. :)
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In between 1778 and 1779,an officer by the name of George Rogers Clark seized british posts in what we now call illinois and indiana. At sea, John Paul Jones, an amarican navy officer, raided british ports.
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Spain declared war against britain in 1779.
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In 1780, british forces had already seized Savanna and Charelstown, but due too all of britains new territory, the british were finding it hard to control all of their territory. This was also due to the kind of warfare that the amaricans were using, called "guerrilla warfare".
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In the battle of yorktown, the frenches navy blocked the british, and suddenly, the british were surrounded.
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The war wasnt over with just the battle, but there was peace going on in paris. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay represented the United states.
