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The Boston Massacre
A mob harassed British soldiers who then fire their muskets into the crowd, killing three people instantly. After the incident, the new Royal Governor of Massachusetts, Thomas Hutchinson, at the insistence of Sam Adams, withdraws British troops out of Boston to nearby harbor islands. The captain of the British soldiers, Thomas Preston, is then arrested along with eight of his men and charged with murder. which is very dramatisized and exagerated -
The Boston Tea Party
A group of Boston patriots boarded three English Ships and threw the 342 chests of tea aboard into the Boston Harbour. These patriots were disguised as Mohawk Indians and, in order to gain access to the ships, armed themselves with hatchets and axes. -
The Battle of Lexington and Concord
British General Thomas Gage sent 700 soldiers to destroy guns and ammunition the colonists had stored in the town of Concord. Paul Revere was sent to alert John Hancock and Samuel Adams. When the British soldiers reached Lexington, Captain Jonas Parker and 75 minutemen were there to meet them. The Minutemen were greatly outnumbered. The British soldiers fired, killing 8 Minutemen and injuring 10 others. They defeated the patriots, but never found our ammunition. -
The Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen joined their forces and attacked the British military base in Ticonderoga. The attack came at dawn when the soldiers were still sleeping. The American victory supplied the army with important artillery. The cannons captured at Fort Ticonderoga were afterwards used in other important battles against the British Army. -
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The colonial militia learned that British generals were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city. With about 1,200 colonial malitia men, William Prescott quickly constructed fortifications on top of Breed's Hill. The British troops attacked the next day. Although the patriots lost, they proved that they could willingly stand up to the British army. -
Battle of New York
The British began by recapturing New York. First, they drove Washington off Long Island; then, from lower Harlem. After this, Washington retreated to White Plains, where for the first time, he was able to hold off the British soldiers. The British, then again, defeated Washington. Washington was forced to retreat to New Jersey. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independance
After multiple days, everybody of the Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independance. The first and largest signature being John Hancock's. -
The Battle of Trenton
While the Hessians were still asleep after a drunken Christmas day, George Washington and his men crossed the Delaware River to Trenton. They crossed the river through sleet, hail, and ice. They then charged on the sleeping Hessians and in 1 hour captured 1000 prisoners and took over Trenton. The U.S. had won. -
The Battle of Princeton
George Washington was able to mount a night attack and defeat the British troops at Princeton and get out before General Charles Cornwallis could arrive with reinforcements. George Washington then led his army to the safety in the highlands of New Jersey. -
Battle of Saratoga
General Henry Clinton would move northward along the river and link up with Burgoyne in Albany. Through this, the British hoped to isolate and destroy the Continental forces of New England. But the U.S. soldiers cut down trees into the river and things like that in order to mess up the timing that they were both suposed to be at Albany at. The U.S. army won. After this, France and Spain decided to help out the American army and give us men,ships,and supplies. This was a turning point in the war. -
Valley Forge
Washington and his men marched to Valley forge after multiple battles against the British. As winter started approching faster, problems got worse. During the harsh winter, soldiers received irregular supplies of meat and bread oftentimes only recieving "firecake", they had few blankets to keep warm under, and their clothes were turning to shreds. -
Battle of Yorktown
French admiral DeGrasse was commander of the French naval fleet and defeated the British navy, which prohibited them from entering Chesapeake Bay and giving aid and resources to Cornwallis. Cornwallis surrendered--Washington's troops came from the North and Lafayette's from the South. Cornwallis couldn't go anywhere by land or by sea and his troops were outnumbered. By winning this battle, America won the war. -
The Treaty of Paris
This ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States of America.
