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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere’s Ride tells the story of Paul Revere and his historic ride to warn the town that the British soldiers were coming. It details Revere making the plan with the other soldier and continues through his ride and the resulting interaction between the British and American soldiers. Resources:https://www.scu.edu/character/lesson-plans/storyteller-social-studies/stories/paul-reveres-ride.html#:~:text=Synopsis,the%20British%20and%20American%20soldiers. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord.
In this first battle of the American Revolution, Massachusetts colonists defied British authority, outnumbered and outfought the Redcoats, and embarked on a lengthy war to earn their independence. American victory. Resources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/lexington-and-concord#:~:text=In%20this%20first%20battle%20of,war%20to%20earn%20their%20independence.&text=American%20victory. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The American patriots were defeated at the Battle of Bunker Hill, but they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. At the end of the battle the British was the victorious, the battle was a tactical victory. The people that were affected were both sides, due to the lost of a lot of Americans and British soldiers. Resources:https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/bunker-hill -
Creation of the Declaration of Independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation.
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Thomas Paine’s writing of “The American Crisis"
When the rebellion almost seemed lost,Thomas Paine, American soldier and author of "Common Sense," wrote a series of essays, "The American Crisis" to bolster morale among American soldiers and renew hope in the American cause.
Resources:https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/american-crisis-0#:~:text=When%20the%20rebellion%20almost%20seemed,hope%20in%20the%20American%20cause. -
Crossing of Delaware River
On the evening of 25 Dec. 1776, Washington ordered his troops to gather near McKonkey's Ferry on the Pennsylvania side of the Delaware River. From here a contingent of boats successfully transported troops and artillery equipment over the ice-filled river to New Jersey. -
Battle of Trenton
Washington devises a daring plan to stun the British, capture supplies, and reinvigorate American morale. The objective is to ferry his army across the Delaware River on Christmas and strike the Hessian garrison at Trenton.
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The Battle of Philadelphia
On September 3, 1777, British and Revolutionary forces clashed at Cooch’s Bridge in Delaware, the opening battle of what would be known as the Philadelphia Campaign. During this campaign of the American Revolutionary War, months of long marches and fierce fighting ended with Philadelphia occupied by the British and Washington’s army encamped at Valley Forge. Resources : https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/philadelphia-campaign-1777.htm -
Battles of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted patriot morale, furthered the hope for independence, and helped to secure the foreign support needed to win the war. Resources: https://www.battlefields.org/learn/revolutionary-war/battles/saratoga#:~:text=The%20Battle%20of%20Saratoga%20was,needed%20to%20win%20the%20war. -
The Winter of Valley Forge
Valley Forge is the location of the 1777-1778 winter encampment of the Continental Army led by General George Washington during the American Revolutionary War. Here the Continental Army, still largely made up of a collection of disparate colonial militias supported by hundreds of camp followers and allies, emerged under Washington’s leadership as a cohesive and disciplined fighting force.
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Battle of Yorktown
Supported by the French army and navy, Washington's forces defeated Lord Charles Cornwallis' veteran army dug in at Yorktown, Virginia. Victory at Yorktown led directly to the peace negotiations that ended the war in 1783 and gave America its independence.
Resources: https://www.mountvernon.org/george-washington/the-revolutionary-war/washingtons-revolutionary-war-battles/the-yorktown-campaign#:~:text=Supported%20by%20the%20French%20army,and%20gave%20America%20its%20independence. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris of 1763 ended the French and Indian War/Seven Years' War between Great Britain and France, as well as their respective allies. In the terms of the treaty, France gave up all its territories in mainland North America, effectively ending any foreign military threat to the British colonies there.
Resources:https://history.state.gov/