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Philadelphia
In 1775, the Second Continental Congress met up in Philadelphia. They agreed to call the militia The Continental Army and made Washington Commander. -
Lexington
Redcoats approached Lexington, Massachusetts and 70 minutemen were ready to fight. British commander ordered them to stand down, but shots were fired. 8 killed, 10 injured, and only lasted 15 minutes. -
Concord
Afterwards, the british continued to march to concord nad found an empty arsenal. They then lined up to go to boston, but about 4,000 minute men fired on the troops. -
Bunker Hill
General Thomas Gage wanted to strike the minutemen in Bunker HIll. 2,400 redcoats fired upon them, with about 1,000 casualties. It was the deadliest battle of the war. -
New York Harbor
To stop the rebellion, 32,000 troops sailed to New York Harbor. They were strong enough to push Washington's army across the delaware in Pennsylvania. -
Trenton
On Christmas night, Washington crossed the frozen delaware to Trenton, New Jersey. They surprise attacked the hessians and defeated them. -
Valley Forge
Washington and the army were low on food and supplies. They stayed at Valley Forge for the winter and more than 2,000 soldiers died. -
Saratoga
Burgoyne, a british general, was waiting for some troops in Saratoga, New York. They were attacked by the Continental Army, and eventually surrounded because of the lack of troops. -
Lafayette
Lafayette was a french military leader who helped America. He gave them French Soldiers, reinforcements, guns, and ships -
Yorktown
In 1778, the continental army and French Navy reached Chesapeake Bay in Yorktown, Virginia. They surrounded all the british troops from any reinforcements and forced a surrender, winning the war for independence. -
Treaty Of Paris
The talks for peace started in Paris. On the American side, John Adams, John Jay, and Benjamin Franklin negotiated. Finally, on September 1783, the delegates signed The Treaty Of Paris, which was the confirmation of American independence.
