-
Lexington and Concord
First battle in the war, more so a skirmish, patriot win -
Battle of Fort Ticonderoga
Patriot win, they overtook the fort and captured supplies to use for the war effort -
Battle of Bunker Hill
British captured Bunker Hill but at a great price and six months later they are forced to leave -
Common Sense
Written by Thomas Paine and persuades colonists to join the patriot cause -
Declaration of Independence
A document that states the grievances of the colonists and states that the colonists are splitting off from Britain