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French And Indian War
This was fought by the French, Native Americans, the British, and the colonies over land and national rivalry. -
Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagments of the American Revolutionary War. -
2nd Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the 13 origianal colonies that started meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, that, soon after warfare, declared the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Bunker Hill/Breed's Hill
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. -
Declaration of Independence
A document that was signed to declare our independence from Great Britain. -
Battle of Trenton
General George Washington's army crossed the icy Delaware over the course of tthe next 10 days, won crucial battles of the American Revolution. -
Saratoga
Fought 18 days, the two Battles of Saratoga were turning points in the American Revolution. -
Valley Forge
A military camp in southeastern Pennsylvania, approximately 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia, where the American Continental Army spent the winter of 1777–1778 during the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Yorktown
General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis most important battle or the Revolutionary War. -
The Treaty of Paris 1783
Treaty that negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, in which ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence.
