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Lexington and Concord
The winner was the colonists.
The significance was Battle was the first fought by the patriots against the British, were major warfare occurred.
The patriots won with out firing a shot. They surounded the city with BRITISH canons. -
Bunker Hill
Significance- Captured the pennysala, huge casualties on the British, The British attacked first and they were at the bottom and the patriots ran out of supplies
Winner- British -
Dorchester Heights
Significance- The patriots won with out firing a shot. They surounded the city with BRITISH canons.
Winner- Patriots -
Declaration of Indepence
Twelve colonies voted for the declaratation. The Declaration stated freedom from England. -
Battle of Long Island
Significance- Lead them to break off of the british ruler.
Winner- British -
Battle of Trenton
Significance- Council voted to launch a surprise attack on the British in Trenton on the day after Christmas.
Winner- American -
Battle of Brandywine
Winner- British
Significance- Howe was intent on capturing Philidelhpia. Howe hoped to bring the rebellion to an end -
Battle of Saratoga
The signifiance was that it was the first battle the british surrendered too so the americans won.
The Patriots won the battle. -
Valley Forge
It was the winter camp for Washington's troops and park service historians have proven that the men did not starve, die, nor freeze to death. They were trained at Valley Forge. -
Yorktown
Winner- The Americans and French.
Significance- it was the last major battle in the American Revolution. -
Treaty of Paris
Winner- American
Significance- British agreed to recognize American independence as far west as the Mississippi River