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lexington
Lexington is the colonists in boston were watching and on the night of april 18,1775 by paul revere,william dawes and samuel prescott rode out to spread word that 700 british. -
Concord
The concord was found an empty arsenal.The british soldiers lined up to march back to boston. -
Bunker hill
British general,thomas gage decided to strike at militiamen on breed hill.Colonists held their fire until the last minute and then began to mow down the avancing redcoats before finally retreating. -
new york
The british quickly attempted to seize new york city.The british sail into new york harbor in the summer of 1776 with a force of about 32,000 -
Ternton
Washington risked everything on one bold stroke set for christmas night,1776.In the face of a fierce storm,he led 2,400 men in small rowboats across the ice-choked delaware river.They then marched to their objective-trenton. -
Saratoga
American troops finally surrounded burgoyne at saratoga.October 17,1777 the surrender at saratoga turned out be one of the most important event of the war. -
Valley forge
In december,1777,general George Washington moved the continental army to their winter quarter a valley forge.by the time the army marched into valley forge on December 19,they were suffering not only from cold,hunger, and fatigue. -
Marquis de lafayette
Also arrived to offer their help lafayette lobbied france for france reinforcement in 1779.led a commend in virginia in the last years of the war -
Yorktown
The colonists continued to battle Cornwall’s-hindering his efforts to take the Carolinas.The British general then chose to move the fight to Virginia. -
philadelphia
In 1781,the congress appoints a rich philadelphia merchant named robert morris as superintendent of finance -
Treaty of Paris
1783,the delegate sigo the treaty of Paris,which confirmed u.s. independent and set the boundaries of the new national.
