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Paul Revere's Ride
Paul Revere was sent to Concord when he became suspicious of the British coming. So he went to Concord the night before and warned all the colonist that the British where coming. The next day there was the battle on Lexington and Concord the British won the battle in Lexington and the Americans won the battle in Concord. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
1775 the battle of Lexington and Concord, MA was held. The British won the battle in Lexington and the Americans won the battle in Concord. So it was a half and half battle because they both won a war. -
Second Continental Congress
The second continental congress meet and choose George Washington to lead the army. -
The Battle of Long Island
The British won the battle of long Island. If the Americans won the battle the British could have surrendered. -
The Battle of Trenton
The Americans won the battle of Trenton. The American army crossed the icy Delaware on Christmas day and the British do not fight on Christmas day so the British where not ready to fight. -
Battle of Philadelphia
The British beat the Americans in the battle of Philadelphia. The British captured Philadelphia because it was a capital of the colonies. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The Americans won the battle of Saratoga. The battle of saratoga was a turning point in the Revolutionary war because they won both wars and used new techniques. -
Winter of Valley Forge
The winter of Valley Forge, PA killed many men. The army was about to collapse. -
Battle of Charleston
The British beat the Americans in the battle of Charleston. The Americans suffered the worst defeat ever. The British lieutenant had 10,000 British troops in Charleston -
Battle of Yorktown
The Americans beat the British in the battle of Yorktown. The Americans won this battle because they had 17,000 troops and the British only had 9,000 troops so the Americans beat the British in the battle of Yorktown. -
Battle of Savannah
The British captured the city of Savannah, Georgia. The British launched a surprise attack on the Americans defending Savannah, Georgia. -
The Treaty of Paris
The war ended with the treaty of Paris. Great Britain agreed to give the Americans a good amount of land and call the United States an independent country. -
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Revolutionary War