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Lex/Concord
Significance: The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. Used Guerrilla warfare. -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
The fort was destroyed by the Green Mountain Boys who were searching for liquor. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
It was technically a victory for Britain, but an emotional victory for the patriots because it took the British three tries to get to the hill, and only worked the third time because the patriots ran out of ammunition. -
Common Sense
Convinced many loyalists to become patriots and fight for freedom -
Dec of Independence
States why the colonists are taking the steps to become free of the British Crown. -
Battles of NY
The victory over the Americans gave the British control of strategically important Port of New York. -
Battle of Trenton
The significance of the conflict was that the Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River -
Battle of Saratoga
the success at Saratoga gave France the confidence in the American cause to enter the war as an American ally -
Valley Forge
The Valley Forge encampment proved to be a turning point in the Revolutionary War, testing the mettle of George Washington and his troops and paving the way for their ultimate victory in the war for American independence -
Treaty Of Parris
The American Revolutionary War was formally ended. The British acknowledged the independence of the United States. The colonial empire of Great Britain was destroyed in North America.