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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy, and Cambridge. -
Meeting of the Second Continental Congress
A convention of delegates from the 13 colonies that started meeting in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775. This was after the American Revolutionary War had begun. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
This battle was fought during the Siege of Boston in the first age of the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was indirectly involved in the battle. -
Failed Seizure of Quebec under Benedict Arnold
On the last day of 1775, during the American Revolutionary War, Patriot forces under Colonel Benedict Arnold and General Richard Montgomery attempted to capture the British occupied city of Quebec and win support for the American cause in Canada. -
Common Sense Published
The pamphlet, Common Sense, was written during the events leading to the American Revolutionary War. This document was very important because it helped sway people into supporting those people who favored declaring independence from Great Britain. -
Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
By issuing the Declaration of Independence, adopted by the Continental Congress, the 13 American colonies severed their political connections to Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. -
Battle of Trenton
A small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle that took place on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. After crossing the Delaware River in a treacherous storm, General George Washington’s army defeated a garrison of Hessian mercenaries at Trenton. -
Battle of Saratoga
It marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. It took place between September 19 and October 17, 1777. -
Paoli Massacre (Battle of Paoli)
A battle in the Philadelphia campaign of the American Revolutionary War fought on September 20, 1777, in the area surrounding present-day Malvern, Pennsylvania. -
Washington’s Encampment at Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight winter encampments for the Continental Army’s main body, commanded by General George Washington, during the American Revolutionary War. The six-month encampment of George Washington’s Continental Army at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 was a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War.