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Concord
In spring of 1775, Thomas Gage commissioned British troops went to Concord. They went to seize illegal weapons. British went to concord and found there was a empty arsenal. Colonist strike and sent British back to Boston. -
Lexington
70 Minutemen were waiting on the british. The Minutemen were prepared to fight. Someone shot the British and the british attacked back. British killed 8 Minutemen and 10 wounded. -
Philadelphia
On May 1775 the colonial leaders called the Second Continental congress in Philadelphia. They called them to discuss where they would discuss if they would declare independence. If not to have reconciliation with the British. -
Bunker Hill
On June 17, 1775, Thomas Gage made a decision to attack the colonist up hill. He sent 2,400 British Soldiers. 450 colonists were murder and 1,000 British soldiers were injured. -
New York
In the summer of 1776, British tried to overthrow NYC. They tried to stop the people who rebelled against them With 32,000 soldiers. Colonists could not fight with the British which mean they lost and the british pushed Washington's army to Pennsylvania. -
Trenton
December 26, 1776 The british defeated garrison of hessians. They came in a surprise attack. On a fierce storm washington risked everything and made his men go across the ice-choked delaware river to march to trenton. -
Saratoga
American troops came with their army to take over. They made Burgoyne out number which made him to surrender. -
Marquis De Lafayette
On February 1778, Marquis De Lafayette and Friedrich von Steuben started to help out. They went out to help the Continental Army. With their help the Continental Army become difficult to defeat. -
Valley forge
In february 1778 The French signed for alliance. They sign with the Americans. The soldiers would camp at valley forge but they ran out of food and materials. More than 2,000 soldiers survived but the rest did not leave. -
Yorktown
1781-october 19 1781. The british surrender to the americans. The british were also surrounded. They were surrounded by 17,000 French and americans troops. -
Treaty of Paris
In September 1783, delegates signed the treaty of paris which confirms. The U.S independence and it also sets boundaries of the new nation.
