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Paul Revere’s Ride
The Revolutionary War starts and Paul Revere makes his famous ride to earn the Colonists that the “British are coming” -
Capture of Fort Ticonderoga
The Green Mountain Boys led by Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British -
Battle of Bunker Hill
During the siege of Boston in the early stages of the revolutionary war Major battle where William Prescott told the Americans troops “don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes” -
The Declaration of Independence was adopted
The continental Congress agrees to Thomas Jefferson Declaration of Independence -
George Washington crosses the Delaware
George Washington and his troops cross the Delaware river on Christmas night and surprise the enemy -
America chooses a flag
The continental congress adopts the “Stars and Stripes” flag sewn by Betsy Ross. The American flag is flown in battle for the first time. -
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Battle of Saratoga
Marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the American over the British. British General John Burgoyne surrenders his army to the Americans after suffering defeat at the Battle of Saratoga -
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Valley forge
The six-month encampment of General George Washington Continental army at Valley Forge in the winter of 1777-1778 was a major turning point in the American Revolutionary War. The defeat had led some members of the Continental Congress to want to replace Washington. -
Alliance with France
France recognized the United States as an independent country with the Treaty of Alliance -
Battle of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also know as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown, or German Battle, ending on October 19,1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by combined force of the American Continental Army troops led by general George Washington and French army troops. -
Treaty of Paris
Ended the American Revolutionary War, signed by representatives of King George lll of Great Britain and representatives of the United States of American
