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Battles of Lexington and Concord
Battle of Lexington and Concord-King George didn’t listen to all the complaints of his rules, which angered the colonists. General Gage forced his best men in a nearby village in Concord. British soldiers fired away with the colonists. The British were tired of the colonists always fighting. They were going to burn the town, yet the colonists fought back. The British ended up fleeing and the colonists won the battle. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Battle at Bunker Hill-General Gage was blockaded in Boston by the American Continental Army which was occupying the hills west of the city. General Gage seized, or attacked, in the night with an army of 2,000 men, but the Americans fought back with an army of 1,500 men. They fought throughout the night which pushed the Americans near shore. The frenzied fight ended early in the morning. Several men died in the war. -
Declaration of Independence
After writing the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and John Adams announced the pledge about their independence. It was a serious pledge that couldn't be messed around with. Each signer knew that they were committing an act of treason against the British. They all understood they they had to be together on making America a free country. -
Battle of New York
Battle of New York-George Washington led the Americans into New York praising for their freedom. The Americans were being severally defeated with an unfair advantage. General Howe was quite satisfied that the British were winning the battle, but he still wasn’t going to stop. Most of the Americans died in the fight. In order for their army to survive they had to retreat. In that battle the British won the battle. -
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Trenton-Washington led his men through thick ice going to Trenton. They caught the British men by surprise; however it wasn’t really a battle, yet a victory. Over 868 British men were captured as prisoners. Washington didn’t lose a single man. -
Battle of Princeton
As the same as the capture in Monmouth, Washington easily capture about 300 British men in Princeton. Loyalists were baffled that the Americans captured several British men. They wrote, "Their lte successes have turned the scale and they are all liberty mad again." The war was fixing to get worse. -
Battle of Saratoga
Burgoyne led his troops into Saratoga fighting against the Americans. Even though his army was out-numbered he still fought back. After that, Burgoyne accepted defeat. Once the French saw that America was capable of winning battles they allied with them. With the help of the French; America became stronger fighters, and they were cabable of defeating the British. -
Battle of Monmouth
Washington chased the British army across New Jersey. Henry Clinton had replaced Howe in the British forces. However, the battle didn't turn out the way both armies expected. Not many men died in the battle. They stopped fighting in the North, instead thay started fighting in the South. -
Battle of Yorktown
With the help of the French, Washington's men battled throughout Yorktown against the British. As recalled, it could've been an unfair fight, but the Americans needed the extra help. Both of the armies that were against the British won the battle. The war went on until all weapons can not be fired any more, or it meant that the battle took a while. -
Treaty of Paris
The United States and Great Britian signed a peace treaty in Paris allowing all freedom in America, and all lands between the Alantic Coast and the Mississippi, from the border of Canada south to Florida. Then, they took all property away from loyalists. The loyalists didn't trust the Treaty, so they left America (both blacks and whites) left and went to settle in British Canada.
