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Philadelphia
This was before the actual war started. They wee all trying to figure out how they will plan everything out. some people wanted he war, while others wanted reconciliation. -
Concord
somewhere between 3,00 and 4,000 minutemen were waiting for the British troops were ready and waiting for the british troops to come so they against them. The minutemen were the first shoot at the british. making them fall of death by the dozens. The british soldiers who didn't get caught, marched back to Boston. -
Lexington
700 british troops were headed up to concord. But that same day people in the north were told about the troops passing through, the minutemen stood down while the british troops were walking by. The someone shot their firearm and the british troops all fired their firearms killing them all. -
Bunker Hill
2,400 british soldier were sent up the hill. A smoke bomb went off, and within that the colonist lost 450 of their men. The british lost 1,000 casualties. On July 8th the congress sent the king an olive branch to the war and to bring back " the former harmony " -
New York
The british troops thought it would have been a good idea to seie New York. By doing this, they were topping the rebellion. -
Trenton
Washington held a surprise attack. He led people up to New Jersey to fight a war. -
Valley Forge
At this point in the war, the troops were extremely tired and hungry. They have no lostabout 2,000 of their men and were starting to be over how George Washington had them. Thinking he was incompetent. -
Saratoga
The british soldiers decided to surrender. Saratoga was the most important event that happened during war because the british and colonists signed an alliance for them to fight together. -
Marquis De Lafayette
Helped Washington in the war by helping draw more french resources to colonial side. Military responsibility was increased on him returning back to battle. He helped pin the british on Yorktown. -
Yorktown
At this point in the war, the French naval defeats the british. Now it was about the American troops surrendering to the british. -
Treaty of Paris
The september of 1783, the delegates signed the treaty of paris. The treaty of paris was a document declaring the U.S. independence.
