American revolution

American Revolution

By Kasandrag18

  • The Battles At Lexington and Concord

    The Battles At Lexington and Concord
    The Battles of Lexington and Concord, kicked off the American Revolutionary War. On the night of April 18, 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Paul Revere and other riders sounded the alarm, and colonial militiamen began rally the Redcoat column. A confrontation on the Lexington town green started off the fighting, and soon the British were hastily retreating under intense fire.

  • Second Continental Congress

    Second Continental Congress
    Assembly of delegates representing every colony that met in 1775 in Philadelphia following the Battles at Lexington and Concord.

  • Declaration of Independence

    Declaration of Independence
    Document drawn by Second Continental Congress, and approved in 1776, that announced American independence and explained the reasons for it.

  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris
    Peace treaty ended the Revolutionary War and affirmed American Indpendence.