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Paul Revere's Ride
The purpose of Paul Revere's midnight ride, was to race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops - 700 of them - were marching to Concord to arrest them. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
The battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. -
The Declaration of Independence
It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule. People in the colonies were unhappy that they did not have a say in their government and still had to pay taxes. -
Washington's Crossing
It was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey -
Battle of Saratoga
Burgoyne's army moved south and engaged the Continental forces at the Battle of Freeman's Farm, the First Battle of Saratoga. Early in the battle, many British officers were killed in the open fields by long-range marksmen concealed in the thick woods. -
Valley Forge
Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight military encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle pitted General George Washington, aided by French General de Rochambeau, against British General Lord Cornwallis. The defeat of the British at Yorktown prompted the British government to negotiate an end to the American Revolution and give the colonist their freedom.
