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Lexington
The King’s troops reached Lexington and were faced with 70 minutemen. The british wanted them to leave their arms and leave, but they didn’t. Someone fired and the first battle of the Revolutionary war began and lasted 15 minutes. -
Concord
Minutemen saw 700 british troops coming to Concord. Paul Revere and others went around Concord and started announcing that the British was coming. -
Bunker Hill
Thomas Gage decided to fire at militiamen at Breed’s Hill. He sent 2,400 British soldiers up to the hill and they began to mow down the colonist, making this the deadliest battle of the war. -
New York
The British tried to seize New York City to try and stop the war from isolating New England. They sailed to NYC with 32,000 soldiers. The Continental army tried defending NY, but failed due to being poorly trained. -
Trenton
One Christmas night, The British were desperate for a victory, so they marched into Trenton and defeated Hessians.Then the British regrouped. -
Saratoga
American troops surrounded Burgoyne in Saratoga. This lead the French to believe America could win the war. -
Philadelphia
Robert morris was chosen to be the superintendent of finance in Philadelphia. His associate and he argued for a raise to be able to give salaries to the Continental Army. -
Valley Forge
The French allied with American troops. They received assistance to become stronger and better by Friedrich Von Steuben and Lafayette in Valley Forge. Also, more than 2,000 soldiers died in a winter camp. -
Marquis De Lafayette
He influenced France for their reinforcement. He also lead a command in Virginia in the last few years of the war. -
Yorktown
The British General and 7,500 troops camped at Yorktown. Cornwallis planned to strengthen Yorktown and take Virginia and move North to join Clinton’s forces. Once Lafayette and Clinton found out they moved towards Yorktown. -
Yorktown pt. 2
French and American troops bombarded the British and surrounded them in the peninsula. -
Yorktown pt. 3
Cornwallis surrenders to American Troops. Americans defeated the British Troops, shocking everyone. -
Treaty of Paris
Delegates signed the Treaty of Paris. This confirms that the US had independance and set boundaries for the new nations. The US was then from the Atlantic to the Mississippi River and from Canada to Florida Border.
