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Lexington
Paul revere, william dawes, and samuel prescott rode out to spread the word to hundreds of British troops that marched from Boston to nearby Concord in order to seize an arms cache. -
Concord
The kings troops, known as “redcoats” because of their uniform, reached Lexington, Massachusetts, The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775 kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). -
Bunker Hill
Gage sent 2,400 British soldiers up the hill. on July 8, congress sent the king the so called olive branch petition, urging a return to “ the former harmony” between Britain and the colonies. -
new york
As part of a plan to stop the rebellion by isolating new england, the british quickly attempted to seize new york city. The british sailed into new york harbor in the summer of 1776 with a force of about 32,000 soldiers. -
Trenton
washington then marched to their objective-trenton, new york - and defeated a garrison of hessians in a surprise attack. The british soon regrouped, however, and in september of 1777, they captured the american capital at philadelphia. -
Saratoga
american troops finally surrounded burgoyne at saratoga, where he surrendered on october 17, 1777. -
valley force
while this hopeful turn of events took place in paris, washington and his continental army desperately lowon food and supplies fought to stay alive at winter camp in valley forge, pennsylvania. -
Marquis de Lafayette
Friedrich von steuben, a prussian captain and talented drillmaster, helped to train the continental army. Other foreign military leaders, such as the marquis de lafayette, also arrived to offer their help. -
Philadelphia
Philadelphia in 1781, the congress appointed a rich philadelphia merchant named robert morris as superintendent of finance.they raised funds from philadelphia’s quakers and jews. -
Philadelphia
a continental major wrote in his diary” this day will be famous in the annal of history for being the first on which the troops of the united states received one months pay in specie. The demands of war also affected civilians. -
Treaty of paris
The delegates signed the treaty of paris, which confirmed u.s. Independence and set the boundaries of the new nation. -
Yorktown
The british general then chose to move the fight to virginia. Henry clinton and charles cornwallis army of 7,500 onto the peninsula between the james and york rivers and camped at yorktown.