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Spark - Lexington & Concord
Link! britisharecoming Lexington and Concord was made up of two battles with the first at Concord where the British tried to capture John Hancock & Samuel Adams. Both men had been warned due to Paul Revere riding around warning everyone allowing the Rebels, minutemen, and others were prepared for battle at Lexington. The battle ended in the British retreating. -
First - Bunker Hill
Link notreallybunkerhill The battle of Bunker Hill didn't really take place at Bunker Hill. The American soldiers heard their commander wrong and went to Breed's Hill instead. They were closer and found by the British who attacked them due to laws. Although the Americans ended up losing and suffering a sufficiently great amount of causalties, they gained a big confidence boost from this battle. -
Turning Point - Battle of Saratoga 1
Link! inspirationforthenation This was considered a turning point because this was the battle that forced France to join the war against Britain, also providing the supplies and support needed for the Wasington's Coninental Army. This began as a plan by the British to isolate the New England colonies from other colonies to end the war. Their plain ended up being an oppurtunity that the Patriot's were waiting for. See 2 -
Turning Point - Battles of Saratoga 2
The first battle was the battle of Freeman's Farm and in this battle the British group from Burgoyne's troop were trying to advance South, but then some colonists stopped them in their tracks and harrassed them. For every American lost, British lost two men.
In the second battle, the British was determined to escape and caused them to lose almost all of their positions. Burgoyne's troop later retreated after their loss. Burgoyne went back to England and never got an order again. -
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Low Point - Valley Forge
Link! itscoldyall Valley Forge was a six month period that Washington's army camped out. Although there was no battle fought here, the conditions were awful. The men had no shows and left bloody footprints, soldiers were wrapped in slender blankets with little clothing, and they were starving wanting food. According to Gouverneur Morris, "An army of skeletons appeared before our eyes naked, starved, sick and discouraged," -
Pic - Turning Point - Valley Forge
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Government - Articles of Confedartion
Link! happyfourth The Articles of Confederation were created on November 15, 1777, but they weren't ratified until March 1, 1781. This is the first constitutional agreement that was in America. It targeted threee main points. The first was that each state received one vote. The second being that the federal government the right to dispose of public lands in the west. Lastly, the apportionment of taxes was according the population. -
Pic - Last battle - Yorktown
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Last - Yorktown
Link! winnerwinnerchickendinner This was the last major battle in the Revolutionary War. The American victory put an end to the war. In this battle, British General Cornwallis had weakened forces, so he headed up to Yorktown to get reinforcements. American forces continued after him while French ships surrounded the Bay of Yorktown. Cornwallis was forced to fight when no reinforcements were found. In the end, the American won. -
Resolution - Treaty of Paris of 1783
Link! peacemaybe This is the treaty that ended the American Revolutionary War. Benjamin Franklin, John Adam, and John Jay signed this documented in Paris that will have Britain recognize America as a separate nation. In the treaty Britain agrees to remove all their current troops in America along with expanding the nation's borders. The Americans agreed to pay back any existing debts and to accept all loyalists.
