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Introduction
With the Americans at their boiling point, and the British pushing forward, it was time for war. This time line will give pictures and descriptions of how the Americans won their freedom in The American Revolution. -
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Eric and Adaora's Revolutionary War timeline
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The Crisis
The Crisis was Thomas Paine’s attempt to light a fire within the colonies. He was saying in the pamphlet that, if we want to win our freedom, we have to fight and preserver when times are hard. His plan worked, he got the troops a new found cause to fight for. -
Battle at Trenton, New Jersey
The Americans knew that they had just about lost the war. Washington, on the other hand, was ready to attack and win. He led his army across the ice-choked Delaware River to New Jerseys shore. He told his men that tonight, was victory or death. As the men were on their way to Trenton, they realized that their guns were too wet to fire, and that they must use their bayonets. The Americans were shocked to find 868 Hessian troops sleeping. Washington took them all as prisoners without losing a sing -
Battle of Saratoga
General John Burgoyne surrendered the battle. He and his British army were defeated by the Continental Army in Saratoga Springs on the Hudson River. The British forces lost the Battle of Saratoga because the Americans were so persistent and drive. They would not give up. Due to Burgoyne's loss, this helped the Americans gain hope and determination. They believed they could defeat the army and gain their freedom. This led to the French becoming the American allies. -
Winter at Valley Forge
Late in 1777, congress declared a day of thanksgiving. The men had not had enough food or clothes in a long time. Tonight, they were all given rice and vinegar. It was hard for Congress to supply the Americans with the proper food because farmers preferred to sell their food to the British who paid them in gold, as apposed to Congress’s paper money. Washington put Baron Friedrich von Stuben in charge of training. The French leader helped the troops to grow stronger and stronger each day. Another -
Battle of Monmouth
While Sir Henry Clinton and his army were retreating, George Washington caught up with the British Army on June 28, 1778. The Continental Army won but the British slipped away across the Hudson River to New York. This is significant because this was the end of the Revolutionary War in the northern colonies. -
Guerilla Warfare in the South
General Nathaniel Greene had a new strategy to defeat the British forces by hiring guerillas. A guerilla is a soldier who is not part of the regular army. They were assigned to attack bands of British soldiers, cause mayhap, and sneakily disappear into the bushes. The British got tired of the harassment and moved to Yorktown, Virginia. These raids were important events leading to the Revolutionary War because this made the British army weaker and less powerful. -
Battle at Yorktown, Virginia
George Washington’s army and their French allies sprung a trap on Lord Charles Cornwallis’ British troops. Twenty-nine French warships blocked the entrance into the Chesapeake Bay. This made it difficult for the British to escape. Then, the American and French forces opened fire on Cornwallis’ army which caught the troops by surprise. This was an important event corresponding to the
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Signing the Treaty of Paris
In 1783, special people from the United States of America and Britain went to Paris to sign an agreement. The agreement had three significant details. The first detail stated that Great Britain would recognize the United States as an independent nation. The second detail of the treaty stated that Britain would give up all lands between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River. The last detail stated that the United States would give back all rights and property taken away from Loyalists duri
