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Paul Revere's Ride
This was when Paul had alerted the people that the British army were on their way prior to the Battle of Lexington and Concord this had given the people time to think about what going to happen next. -
Battles of Lexington and Concord
This battles were the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in the Americans winning and outpouring of military support from the anti-British cause. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker Hill happened because the British were going to take control of the hill because it would give them control over Boston harbor. But the 1,200 colonial troops were stealthy waiting for the British on the hills even with that the British became aware of their location in the peninsula making them retreat to Bunker Hill but it was no use and the British won the battle. But they were severely hurt from the battle more British troops died than the colonials. -
The creation of the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence was created after the first skirmishes of the revolutionary war broke out some American colonies wanted to separate from Great Britain entirely and the British didn't like this and had sent armed forces and this made the idea of the Independence was the only way. Thomas Jefferson originally wrote the first draft and then Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Robert R. Livingston had joined in. -
Thomas Paine's Writing of "The American Crisis"
Thomas Paine wrote "The American Crisis" to bolster among American soldiers and renew hope in the American issues this was probably because people were unsure of the outcome on fighting the biggest army that was the British and people were sure that they were losing the rebellion. Thomas had to think of something to give them power to keep on going with this rebellion. -
Crossing of the Delaware River
This happened during the revolutionary war it was organized as the first complex tactics that George Washington made as the commander chief to attack the Hessians. -
Battle of Trenton
The Battle was small but important to the American Revolutionary War this happened after Crossing the Delaware River George Washington was the chief of the continental Army against hessian auxiliaries after the Battle 2/3 of the Hessian were captured and the American loss was little and this had given them motivation. -
The Battle of Philadelphia
This event was about how the British were able to capture Philadelphia the capital of the newly independent United States. George Washington tried to defend Philadelphia in the end the British were too strong and George had to retreat. -
Battle of Saratoga
There were two crucial battles that were eighteen days apart and was a clear win to the continental army and crucial turning point for the Revolutionary War. The British thought they could prevent the French from joining the continental army by defeating the Americans but they were defeated and the French, Spanish, and Dutch to join them also giving the continental army a morale boost after winning. -
The Winter at Valley Forge
The Winter at Valley Forge is when George Washington and his army were in encampments because they had fled from Philadelphia because of the British troops Washington and his 12,000 troops went to Valley Forge about 18 miles from philadelphia to organize themselves but the supply crisis the winter was very bad an estimated 1,700 to 2,000 died because of illnesses and lack of food. -
The Battle of Yorktown
This battle went on from September 28, 1781 to October 19, 1781 the Battle of Yorktown proved to the decisive engagement of the American Revolution. The British had surrendered forecast at the end of British rule in the colonies and the birth of the new nation- the United States of America. This was the last major battle in the Revolutionary War also this gave George Washington his reputation as the great leader that gave us freedom. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed by U.S. and British representative to end the war of the American revolution this treaty gave the U.S. a major land in the western territory. And the signatories were David Hartley, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and John Jay.