Road to independence

By Cash Sudbury

  • Paul Revere's Ride

    warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The American forces learned that the British were planning on taking over the hills around Boston in order to gain a tactical advantage

  • The Declaration of Independence

    the most important document written in the united states.

  • Washington's Crossing

    Washington crossed the Delaware River so that his army could attack an isolated garrison of Hessian troops

  • Battle of Saratoga

    It gave the Patriots a major morale boost and persuaded the French,

  • Valley Forge

    The British were occupying Philadelphia for the winter.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    last great battle of the American Revolutionary War