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Lexington
It was the first battle of the revolutionary war which lasted only 15 minutes. The british killed eight minutemen were killed and several were wounded. -
Concord
The british went to concord after the Lexington Battle to destroy an arsenal. When they found the arsenal empty they fought with the minutemen and the minutemen won the british. -
Bunker Hill
It was the deadliest battle of the war. Colonists had lost 450 men, and the british had suffered about 1,000 major casualties. -
New York
The british wanted to take away New York. So they sailed to the New york Harbor with 32,000 soldiers and many others to take it. Those many others came from the German region of Hesse. -
Trenton
Washington Army had to leave, so they marched all the way to Trenton, New Jersey. There they have gotten a surprise attack from the Hessians -
Saratoga
American Troops finally had the upper hand and surrounded Burgoyne. Burgoyne had surrendered in Saratoga and it gave the troops hope that they might have victory. -
Valley Forge
Washington and the continental army had a hard time trying to stay alive with little food and supplies at a winter camp. About 2,000 soldiers died and others who survived stayed to write letters. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Was someone who had helped the American Troops become better for battle. They became an effective fighting force. -
Philadelphia
Money was raised from the help of a philadelphia merchant named Robert Morris and his associate Haym Salomon. They got companies like quakers and Jews to contribute to provide salaries to the continental army. -
Yorktown
British general chose to fight in Virginia. Charle Cornwallis wanted to take virginia, fortify Yorktown and move to north to join forces with clinton's forces. -
Treaty Of Paris
The Delegates signed the treaty of paris confirming that the United States was independent. Also It set new laws of the New nation. It was confirmed as a symbol of liberty for everyone
