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Battles of Lexington and Concord
On April 18th, the British were ferried across the Boston Harbor to start their march on Lexington. And so then William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott told the colonist that the british are coming. The colonist prepared a militia to fight with the British. The colonist were outnumbered. -
Battle of Lexington, Massachusetts
British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to get rid of guns and ammunition the colonists had in Concord. They also planned to arrest Samuel Adams and John Hancock, two of the key leaders of the patriot movement. The colonist from Lexington reacted to this with war. They organized a militia, called the Minutemen. Paul Revere was captured and the 75 men that were sent were out numbered. But in time they went to warn everyone. They responded and brought more men and the british retreated. -
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George Washington takes command
George Washington takes command of the continental army. He was chosen to lead the army because of his experience and reputation. He took command of the minuteman and had war that lasted 8-1/2 years. -
Attack on Fort Moultrie, Fail
The was a Failiure to attack on Fort Moultrie on the british part. It was Sir Peter Parkers idea and responsible for it to not follow through. -
Declaration of Independence adopted by Congress
The Declaration of Independence was there to officially set the rights and rules of the towns people and any state who became part of the United States later on. It gave many rights to were the people could be independent hense "Declare" and "Independence". The Declaration explained the justifications for separation from the British crown too. All the the Baattles fought concluded to the Declaration of indepence. -
Battle of White Plains, New York
General Howe sent armed ships up the Hudson to cut off the americans supplies of water from the north and west. And so Generals Lee, Heath, Sullivan, and Lincoln, armies concentrated at the village of White Plains, and formed an entrenched camp. The two armies were each about 13,000 strong. Americans in the skirmishes on October 26, and the battle on the 28th, did not exceed, 300 men killed, wounded, and prisoners; that of the British was about the same. But the British hold victory. -
Battle of Princeton
A war in between the british and the Americans. General George Washington for the Americans against Major General Lord Cornwallis for the British. The battel was on a rainy muddy dark day. The Americans outmanoeuvred the British and escaped Cornwallis move, although the troops of Mawhood’s two regiments, the 17th and 55th Foot, must be considered the heroes of the battle. -
France Alliance
Even though they had good success General Washington still needed help with supply and nessecary men. And France wanted to get revenge on Britain for the defeat in the French and Indian War. The amaricans and French passed a treay and worked together agains the British. -
Battle at Camden
After winning the Battle of Savannah in December 1778, the British troops moved on Charleston, South Carolina. Although Washington sent more troops to support Charleston, the American army was eventually force to surrender. Following the victory, Clinton returned to New York leaving General Cornwallis in command. -
Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown
The Battle of Yorktown was the last major engagement of the American Revolution. For the Americans They had George washington as general and for the Btitish They har Leuitenent Cornwallis. Near the end of the battle Cornwallis was out of ammunition for his guns and was unable to shift his army ad so it lead to him surrendering. Cornwallis also decided to open negotiations with Washington. Later a single drummer mounted the British place and beat the long roll as a lieutenant waved a white flag. -
The Treaty of Paris
On September 3, 1783, the Paris Peace Treaty, that formally ended the United States War for Independence, was signed. Representing the United States were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay, amd they all signed it. The nine articles that made the treaty were, established U.S. boundaries, specified certain fishing rights, allowed creditors of each country to be paid by citizens of the other, restored the rights and property of Loyalists,
