Turning poinrs

  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The Americans won the battle of Lexington and Concord. The Americans defeated 700 British soldiers and the surprise victory boosted their confidence for the war ahead.
  • Battle of Fort Ticonderoga

    Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
    The battle of Fort Ticonderoga was won but a small group of green mountain boys led by Ethan Allen and Colonel Benedict Arnold overcame a small British garrison. This gave small militias around the colonies confidence, knowing they could not only win big battles but small battles as well.
  • Battle of Bunkerhill

    Battle of Bunkerhill
    The British won but desptie the americans loss the colonial forces inflicted significant casualties against the enemy, and the battle provided them with an important confidence boost.
  • Decleration of Independence

    Decleration of Independence
    The americans won because they basically told the British that they are their own country and they were fighting for their independence because they wanted to be their own country.
  • The battle of Saratoga

    The battle of Saratoga
    The Americans won the battle of Saratoga and following the was the French Foreign Minister Charles Gravier, Count de Vergennes, made arrangements with U.S. Ambassador Benjamin Franklin to begin providing formal French aid to the Patriot cause.
  • The Battle of Cowpens

    The Battle of Cowpens
    The Americans won the battle fo cownpens in the southern campaign of the war. This proved to the americans that they could win anywhere and boosted their confidence.
  • The Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown
    The battle of Yorktown was won by the Americans and it is to be considered to be the last battle of the war. The Americans and the French pinned the British forces at yorktown by land and sea forcing the british to surrender and bascially winning the war for the americans.
  • The Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty of Paris
    The Amercians won because they won the war and the treaty of paris ended the American Revolution.