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Revolution events
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Meeting of the 2nd continental congress
People: John Adams and Samuel Adams
Plan to break away from the British -
George Washington named comander-in-chief
People: John Adams and George Washington
George Washington to take over -
Battle of Lexington and concord
People: General Gage and Paul Revere
1st battle of the American Revolution
Americans win -
Battle of Bunker Hill
People: Thomas Gage and J. Waller
Told British that it was a bigger rebellion than what they thought
British wins -
American Defeat at Quebec
People: Benedict Arnold and General Montgomery
British capture Quebec
British win -
British evacuate Boston
British evacuate Boston -
The Issue of the Decleration of Independence
People: Thomas Jefferson and John Hancock
Declared America wanted to be independent -
Battle of Long Island
People: General Howe and George Washington
Over 300 men killed
British win -
British occupy New York
People: George Washington
British leave New York and George Washington returns -
Spain enters war
People: Juande Langaro
Caused treaty of Versailles -
Battle of Trenton
George Washington and General Howe
America gains supplies and prisoners
American win -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
People: General Burgoyne, General St. Leger, General St. Clair
British captures Ticonderoga
British win -
Battle of Brandywine
People: General Howe
British and America lost a lot of people
British win -
Battle of Saratoga
People: Benedict Arnold and General Burgoyne
The turning point
Americans win -
British occupy Philidelphia
People: George Washington and General Howe
British occupy Philidelphia -
Articles of Confederation adopted
People: Continental Congress
First Constitution for the US -
Winter at Valley Forge
People: American Confederation Army
Lost of many soldiers and a military camp -
Battle of Monmouth court house
People: George Washington and Officer Cornwallis
Continental Armys first major war
British win -
Alliance with france
People: Benjamin Franklin
US would help France if the British break the first peace -
Fall of Savannah
People: Robert Howe and Archibald Campbell
British won Savannah, Georgia -
Siege of Charleston
People: Benjamin Lincoln and Cornwallis
1 of the most major battles
British win -
Benedict Arnolds treason
People: Benedict Arnold
He switches to British -
French and British battle over chesapeake bay
People: Comte De Grasse
French win chesapeake bay
French win -
Siege of Yorktown
People: George Washington and Cornwallis
Resulted in treaty of paris and cornwallis surrenders
American win -
Cornwallis surrenders
People: Cornwallis
End of revolution, He surrenders
