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The Battle of Bunker Hill
In Charlestown Massachusettes around 2,000 men, a mix of one side being the British army, and the other side being American patriots, fought against each other at war. In the end, the British army came out with a victory. Although the American patriots lost, this battle encouraged them to fight harder for the revolutionary cause. -
Creation of declaration of independence
A U.S. document created by Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and
Robert R. Livingston. On August 2nd, 1776 in Philidelphia, it was signed by the Continental Congress to free the 13 colonies and make the states independent. This was important to the American Revolution because it declared independence from Great Britain. -
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The battle of Philadelphia
In order to gain control of Philadelphia, the British military set out to attack George Washington and his men at Cooch's Bridge in Delaware. Sir William Howe had over 15,000 men while Washington had around 11,000 he was outnumbered. At the end of this war, the British came out with a victory and overtook Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. -
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The Winter at Valley forge
The British army attacked Philadelphia. Unable to defend the state, George Washington led his 12,000
men army to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, in the winter to camp. He did this because the area was close enough to the enemies to keep them in site but away enough to protect his army. As a result of this decision, around 2,000 soldiers died from natural diseases but no battle was fought, instead, this experience made the army stronger to later defeat the British.