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American Revoultion

By blairjl
  • Battle of Lexington and Concord

    Battle of Lexington and Concord
    The colonist had won the battle of lexington and concord
    The important people in this battle were, Sam Adams and John Hancock.
    The British were sent to get the weapons from the colonist, because the colonist were hiding them.
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    American Rev.

  • Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

    Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
    The colonist took control of Fort Ticonderoga.
    The main people in this are Green Mountain Boy's, Benedict Arnold.
    They thought that british would take a route from canda and the americans attacked fort Ticondoga
  • George Washington named commder-in-chief

    George Washington named commder-in-chief
    The main person in this event was Goerge Washington.
    George Washington was a skilled general, who could unite the colonies.
  • Second Contential Congress meets

    Second Contential Congress meets
    The second Contential congress took control of the british army, and they had a meeting in Philladelphia.
  • Bttle of Bunker Hill

    Bttle of Bunker Hill
    The british won the battle of Bunker Hill because the colonist had ran out of gunpowder.
    Iareal Putnam led a few hundred militamean up breeds hilll to fight the colonist.
  • American defeat at Quebec

    American defeat at Quebec
    The americans won.
    There was only one important person in this and that is Benedict Arnold.
    Wahington and the contitiental congress wanted to seize Quebec in order to gain from French and Canda
  • Spain Enters the war

    Spain actively supported the Thirteen Colonies throughout the American Revolutionary War, beginning in 1776 by jointly finding a trading company that provided critical military supplies,
  • Battle of Long Island

    Battle of Long Island
    The British recognized the strategic importance of New York as the focal point for communications between the northern and southern colonies. The main people in this battle were George Washington and Edward Hand.
    The British had won this battle
  • British occupy New york City

    British occupy New york City
    After the battle of New York the British drove out the rest of the Americans.
    The British had won the battle of new york so they thought they would compeltly drive they americans away.
  • British evacuated boston

    in 1776, British forces are forced to evacuate Boston following General George Washington's successful placement of fortifications and cannons on Dorchester Heights, which overlooks the city from the south
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton
    George Washington and his amry planned to attack the hessians by suprise. so the hessians surrenderd and none of George Washington's men were killed.
    The main people in this were George and the Hessians main leader.
  • Battle of Barndywine

    Washington knew that Howe was plannign to take over PHilladelphia so he wanted to go ahead and attacj howe and his amry of men.
    Main people in the battle george washington and howe
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga
    The miltia easly out numbered the small British army so there for the Americans had won this battle.
    the main people in this battle are Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold.
  • Declaration of Independence issued

    Declaration of Independence issued
    Contential Congress neded to make a document that would serve as a law for the 13 free colonies.
    One of the main people in this was the one who wrote it Thomas Jefferson.
  • British occupy Philladelphia

    The british stayed there during the winter and that they would leave during the spring time.
    The main people in thiseven twere the gernels of the army
  • Articals of Confederation adopted

    The british government thought that they should swy to give them more freedom then what they all ready have recived
    The main people in this were really the British governemt and they colonies
  • Winter at Valley Forge

    George washington had set camp there for the winter. They were not supose to fight during the winter.
  • Alliance with frsnce

    The french finally decied to become allies with the Untied Sates/ the colonies.The french had finally liked the coloies
  • Battle of Monmouth Court House

    Cliton ordered a retreat to New Yorl City.
    The person who won this battle was the colonist
    the main people in this battle are george washinton and sir henery cliton
  • Fall of Savannah

    The Capture of Savannah, or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah , was an American Revolutionary War battle fought on December 29, 1778 between local American Patriot militia and Continental Army
  • Benedict Arnodl's treason discovered

    a general during the American Revolutionary War who originally fought for the American Continental Army but defected to the British Army. While a general on the American side, he obtained command of the fort at West Point, New York, and planned to surrender it to the British forces
  • Siege of Charleston

    The Battle of Charleston was one of the major battles which took place towards the end of the American Revolutionary War, after the British began to shift their strategic focus towards the American Southern Colonies.
  • Frebch and British battle in Chesepeake bay

    A battle in the American War of Independence that took place near the mouth of Chesapeake Bay on 5 September 1781, between a British fleet led by Rear Admiral Sir Thomas Graves and the french
  • Siege of Yorktown

    The Siege of Yorktown, Battle of Yorktown, German Battle or Surrender at Yorktown, the latter taking place on October 19, 1781, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops
  • cornwallis surrenders

    on this day in 1781, British General Charles Cornwallis formally surrenders 8,000 British soldiers and seamen to a French and American force at Yorktown,