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Colonists were warned that the red coats were on there way to concord, paul revere warned concord about this.
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After the outbreak, represenatives from the thirteen colonies formed the second continental congress that would serve as an emergency government.
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The battle of bunker hill was the second and bloodiest battle, soon charles town was burning.
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Americans were just learning the war for independance was declared when they were attacked in new york.
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Two months after saratoga, washington began setting up his winter encampment at valley forge.
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In a short time, valley forge became the second largest city in the U.S.
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By October, a large british force reached yorktown-virginia, an old tobacco port near the chesapeak bay, were the last battle of the revolutionary war was fought.
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Washingtons army and 5,000 french troops marched to virginia. when washington reached yorktown, he learned the french battled the british war ships, which ment the british were trapped and eventually, the british surrendured.