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Battle of Lexington and Concord
700 British troops arrived in Lexington and were met by 77 militia men. A British major yelled “Throw down your arms! Ye villains, ye rebels.” and a shot rang out (it is unknown which side fired first) when the smoke cleared 8 milita men were dead and 9 were wounded. Only 1 redcoat was injured -
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The American Revolution
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Adoption of the Declaration of Independence
The document that seperated the British and the United States. It was significant because it was a very strong display of difiance and indepenced that showed just how powerful America could be -
Battles of Saratoga
These battles marked the turning point of the Revoltion and encouraged the French to openly support Americans fighting against the British -
The Treaty Of Alliance With France
The treaty that united American and France in the fight against Britain. This document is so important because without the creation of Franco-American armies the war would have been lost -
Coldest Winter Of The War
On this day General Washington's army settled in for a second season in Morristown, New Jersey were caught in the coldest winter of the war. During this winter Washington's unpaind, poorly clothes, and underfed troops spent two months creating a "log house city". -
Siege of Charleston
During this 6 week siege Brtain startered shifting their stragegic focus on the american southern colonies and on May 12th Major General Ben Lincoln surrendered ablut 5,000 troops to the british -
Articles Of Confederation
This document was an agreement amoung the founding 13 states that established the U.S as a conferderation of soverign states. This is significant becasue it was what finally gave the colonies recongnition -
Surrender of Yorktown
On this day Lord Cornwallis accepted the terms of his surrender when he realized he had no chance against the overwhelming French-American armies. Although armed hostilities continued, the war of Independence was practiacally won after the surrender of Yorktown -
Preliminary Peace Concluded In Paris
9 articles were creted, the most important being the one which recognizes the independence of the 13 colonies, along with free navigation of the Mississippi River, fishing rights off the Grand Banks, and the removal of British troops from American soil -
Treaty Of Paris
The document that ended the war between Great Britain and America and her allies. The negotiations involved Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Henry Laurens. THe british reps were David Hartley and Richard Osward. This was such aignificant date because it ended tensions between these two major natoins
