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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The first battles of the revolution. Known as "The shot heard 'round the world." Resulted in a British retreat to Boston. -
Second Continental Congress
Meets in Philadelphia to organize a government and an army -
George Washington
Named commander in Chief of the continental army
Doesnt assume command until July 3 -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The worked through the night to build a protective wall then drew the british into their line of fire. The colonists ran out of amunition and had to retreat, but were still successful because of the many british casualties. -
Thomas Paine
"Common Sense" is published to pursuade the colonists to fight for independence -
Virginia Declaration of rights
George Mason:
Declared sovereignty resided in people and the government was serving the people
People had the right to reform alter or abolish the government -
Declaration of Independence
America declares themselves indpendent when the Declaration of Independence is signed -
Battle of Long Island
The British defeat the continental army. Washington's army escapes at night. The British have control over New York for the rest of the war. -
Battle of Trenton
On Christmas day at night, Washington's soldiers began crossing the Deleware River. The next morning, they suprise attacked the British -
General Howe
General Howe arrives in America to take control of the British army -
Battle of Saratoga
The British were outnumbered and were forced to surrender. The colonist victory was a turning point in the war because it inspired the French to help the colonists fight the British. -
Valley Forge
Winter camp for american soldiers
start with 12000; 200 officers resign,
3,000 died from malnutrition and disease,
1,000 deserted -
Treaty of Alliance
France pledges support to America
Continental Congress agrees to recognize all French conquests in West Indies -
Henry Clinton
Henry Clinton replaces General Howe -
Savannah
British occupy Savannah -
Charleston
British capture Charleston, SC -
Nathaneal Greene
Washington names Nathaneal Greene commander of the Southern Army
takes back South Carolina’s King’s Mountain and take 1,000 British prisoners -
Articles of Confederation
Form of government that held the U.S. together until the constitution could be written -
Guilford Courthouse
Greene’s soldiers fought Cornwallis’s seasoned army to a draw at NC’s Guilford courthouse. Cornwallis is weakened and retreats -
Battle of Yorktown
This was the winning battle of the Revolution and what made the French alliance so important. The British were cornered by both land and by sea by French. -
Treaty of Paris 1783
Ended the American Revolution and forced Britain to recognized the United States as an independent nation -
Constitutional convention
the convention in Philadelphia of representatives from each of the former Colonies, except Rhode Island, at which the Constitution of the United States was framed and signed -
Constitution
US Constitution is adopted when New Hampshire ratifies it
