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Lexington
General Thomas Gage sent his troops to march from Boston to nearby Concord and to seize illegal weapons. -
Concord
Colonists became enemies with Britain and now held Boston and its encampment of British troops under siege. -
Philadelphia
Ben Franklin represented the colonies in London. As resistance, the colonies turned to a bloodshed, however, he fled to London and then sailed to Philadelphia. -
Bunker Hill
Thomas Gage decided to strike at militiamen on Breed's hill. The colonists and the casualties then went to war. -
Trenton
Washington led 2,400 men to his objective-Trenton, New Jersey- and defeated a garrison of Hessians in a surprise attack. The British group rejoined together, however, they captured the American capitol at Philadelphia. -
Saratoga
The American Troops surrounded Burgoyne at Saratoga which caused him to surrender -
Valley Forge
President Washington and his constitutional army desperately low on food supplies-fought to stay alive in winter camp at Valley Forge. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Lafayette arrived to help the Continental Army. He then lobbied France and French reinforcements and led a command in Virginia in the last years of war. -
Yorktown
The britains moved the fight to Virginia. Henry Clinton led his army onto the Peninsula and camped at Yorktown. Cornwallis planned to fortify Yorktown, take Virginia and move North to clash with Henry. -
New York
One of the british generals were sending troops to New York to finish off the colonists. Then, they were ambushed at Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
Delegates signed the Treaty of Paris that made them have peace with the French. The U.S boundaries extended from the atlantic ocean to the mississippi river and from Canada to the Florida border.