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Philadelphia
The Colonial leaders had the second continental congress. -
Concord
The British barged in Concord where an arsenal empty. They were ready to march back to Boston but it was too late. There were 3,000 and 4,000 minutemen ready to fire in where this turned into a slaughter. This being the most bloodiest and embarrassing for the British. The British men that were able to escape and make it back to Boston let them know and now the Colonist became an enemy to the British. -
Lexington
Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott went out to inform everyone that 700 British troops were on their way to Concord. The British troops reached lexington and saw 70 minute men lined up on the Village Green. The British soldiers asked them to settle down and someone shot making the British soldiers shot as well killing 8 minutemen and injuring 10. This is the first battle of the Revolutionary war that lasted only 15 minutes. -
Bunker Hill
The British general decided to get revenge and have a war with the militia on Breed's Hill near Bunker Hill. Sending 2,400 British soldiers up the hill to get a higher ground. The minutemen waited till the last minute to shoot easily taking down the British soldiers. The Colonist lost 450 men and the British lost a 1,000 victims. This is the most deadliest battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Trenton
Washington won the first battle of the war for the colonist. -
New York
This was where the British planned to meet up to help out another British army to fight in philadelphia to help defeat the Colonist. -
Saratoga
The surrender of Burgoyne by the American troops. This is one of the most important events of the war. This lead the France to had more confidence in the belief that The Americans were going to win leading them to sign a alliance and joining the American in battle. -
Valley Forge
Washington and his army were suffering not having enough food and them struggling to survive. This lead them to fight in order to keep living more than 2,000 soldiers died and the ones that survive didn't go home. -
Yorktown
The colonist surrounded the British they bombard them until they surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris
This confirmed the U.S independence and set the boundaries of the new nation. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Arrived to offer help train the continental army which lead the army to Virginia in where the Army became an effective fighting force.
