The Fight For Independence

By shaniah_elston

  • Declaration of Independence Drafted

    Congress appointed a "Committee of Five".

  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The British had won the so-called Battle of Bunker Hill, and Breed’s Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula fell firmly under British control. Despite losing their strategic positions, the battle was a significant morale-builder for the inexperienced Americans, convincing them that patriotic dedication could overcome superior British military might.

  • Olive Branch Petition Sent

    Attempt to assert the rights of the colonists while maintaining their loyalty to the British crown.

  • Common Sense Pamphlet is published

    Advocated independence for the American colonies from Britain and is considered one of the most influential pamphlets in American history.

  • Battle for New York

    Britain tried to subdue the colonies and take over their land.

  • Second Continental Congress Meets

    The Second Congress managed the Colonial war effort and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.

  • Battle of Trenton

    A small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary War.

  • Battle of Saratoga

    Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. Saragota- two battles by same armies at different times.
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    Valley Forge

    No battle was fought at Valley Forge. Yet, it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War.

  • Fight for Philadelphia

    War burst upon Philadelphia less than three years after delegates to the First Continental Congress concluded their sessions at Carpenters' Hall.

  • Battle of Yorktown

    Yorktown proved to be the final battle of the American Revolution, and the British began peace negotiations shortly after the American victory.

  • Treaty of Paris 1783

    The United States agreed to use its powers to end the persecution of Loyalists by state and local governments and to restore their property confiscated during the war. Both countries agreed not to block creditors from seeking to recover debts owed to them.