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Introduction
The colonies were going through hard times because of unfair Taxation without representation. And then eventually got worse. -
Lexington and Concord: outbreak of the revolutionary war.
The Lexington and Concord outbreak of the revolutionary war happened. It happened when someone yelled "FIRE" but no one knew who it was. -
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War in New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania
It all started when British soldiers and hired German troups called hessians assembeled to attack NEw York City. After alot of fighting, British forces took control of the cityand chased Washington's army across Ney Jersey and Pennsylvania. -
Encampment at the valley forge, Pennsylvania
Kings force seized Savanhah, Georgia and soon took control of the whole state. -
The campaign in the Southern states
Was a very bad year for the U.S. because they suffered a string of bitter defeats in the South.Eventually the Americans started to win again, but they couldn't stop the British from invading Virginia. -
Yorktown, Virginia: The last Battle of the Revolutionary war.
A large force of British troops leb by General Cornwallis had reached Yorktown, Virginia, an old tabacco port near the Chesapeake Bay, where the last battle of the revolutionary war was to be fought. -
Yorktown and Virginia: The last battle of the revolutionary war
When a peace treaty was approved in which Great Britian formally recongized the independence of the United States of America. -
Yorktown and Virginia: The last battle of the american revolutionary war.
The war was sure not over until 1783 because they had to sign a peace treaty between them two, to settle any more disagreements. So in 1782 the war was still barley going on just no shooting or anything violent in some way. -
Yortown and Virginia : The last battle of the revolutionary war.
When Washington reached Yorktown, he learned some very good news. A French fleet had battled the ships coming to help the enemy's army and had forced them to turn back. This meant the British were trapped and outnumbered. The French troops were causing them alot of harmful situation for the British that on October 19, 1781 the shooting stopped and they surrendered.
