American Revolution Timeline

  • Paul Revere’s Ride

    he saw the British and gave the American army a warning to save them.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    it was the first major battle and lead to more support for the Revolution.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    they had a strategic location on top of a hill which was under attack by the British
  • Creation of the Declaration of Independence

    it was an article for independence by the colonies primarily written by Thomas Jefferson.
  • Thomas Paine’s writing of “The American Crisis”

    it was a pamphlet to raise the hopes of American soldiers.
  • Crossing of the Delaware River

    Washington planned to cross the river to head to the camp to attack it.
  • Battle of Trenton

    it was an attack on British mercenaries.
  • ⮚ Battles of Saratoga

    the Americans won over a better British army.
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    they were staying at valley forge through the winter.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    the Americans laid siege to york Town where British general Charle Cornwall surrendered 8 thousand troops.
  • Treaty of Paris

    it was a treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War.