Road to Independence

By 24ekurban

  • Paul Revere's Ride

    The speaker, a landlord, tells a group of gathered friends the tale of Paul Revere and his famous midnight ride of April 18th, 1775. Revere tells his friend to hang a lantern in the belfry of the Old North Church and to signal with one lamp if the British are coming by land and two if coming by sea.

  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The battles were fought on April 19, 1775 in Middlesex County

  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, just a few months after the start of the American Revolutionary War. Boston was being besieged by thousands of American militia. The British were trying to keep control of the city and control its valuable seaport.

  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration explains why the colonies should break away from Britain. It says that people have rights that cannot be taken away, lists the complaints against the king, and argues that the colonies have to be free to protect the colonists' rights. At the bottom of the document, the delegates signed their names.

  • Washington's Crossing

    George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey, on the morning of December 26.

  • The Battle of Saratoga

    The Battle of Saratoga occurred in September and October, 1777, during the second year of the American Revolution. It included two crucial battles, fought eighteen days apart, and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War

  • valley forge battle

    The Americans used artillery to hold off British troops and even launched bayonet counterattacks—skills they had sharpened while drilling under von Steuben at Valley Forge. ... The engagement became known as the “Battle of Valley Forge.” The Continental Army left Valley Forge for good in June 1778.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    The Battle of Yorktown was the last great battle of the American Revolutionary War. It is where the British Army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty. General Nathanael Greene had taken over command of the American Continental Army in the South.