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The Battle of Lexington & Concord
American Victory
- the victory went to the colonies
- 200 British casualties -
Fort Ticonderoga
American Victory
- led by Benedict Arnold
- overtake of the British Fort Ticonderoga by the American Army -
2nd Continental Congress
American Meeting
- named George Washington the General of the Continental Army
- Congress sends the Olive Branch Petition to the King -
The Battle of Breeds & Bunker Hill
British Victory
- the british had General William Howe
- 6 months later, the british were forced out
- Henry Knox -
The War in the North
British and American Stalemate
- stalemate: means that both sides are stuck
- British controlled many major cities
- the colonists used raids and hit and run tactics -
Common Sense by Thomas Paine
American
- written by Thomas Paine
- explains how independence is inevitable
- the colonies need a republican government -
Declaration of Independence
American
- written by Thomas Jefferson
- lists the colonial grievances -
British Plan
British are at the Advantage
- washington is forced to retreat
- british takes over New York -
The Battle of Trenton
American Victory
- attack on Christmas night
- across the delaware river
- mercenies were the german hessians
- Baron von Stuben was a german general that washington asked to train the continental army -
The Battle of Saratoga
American Victory
- the french mercenaries joined them -
The Battle of Monmouth
American Victory
- the Spaniards join
- the British head back to New York -
Fords Mansion
American
- the American army spend the winter there
- in morristown
- few miles away from Jockey Hollows