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Lexington
April 18, 1775 paul revere, william dawes, and samuel prescott rode out to spread the word that 700 troops were headed for concord. -
concord
April 19, 1775 they saw 70 minutemen drawn up lines on the village green. -
Philadelphia
in May of 1775 colonial leaders called the second continental congress in philadelphia to debate their next move. -
Bunker Hill
June 17, 1775 the british general thomas gage decided to strike the militiamen on breed's hill, north of the city and near bunker hill. the misnamed battle of bunker hill would prove to be the deadliest battle of the war. -
New york
summer of 1776 as part of a plan to stop the rebellion by isolating new england the british quickly attempted to seize new york. -
Trenton
December 26, 1776 george washington defeated garrison and won the battle over the american revolution. -
Saratoga
october 17, 1777 the surrender of saratoga turned out to be one of the most important events of the war. their victory bolstered france's beliefs that the americans could win the war -
Marquis De lafayette
February 1778 arrived to ask for some help, and they led a command to virginia in the last year of the war. -
Valley Forge
February 1778 more than 2,000 soldiers died, yet the survivors didn't desert. and they even filled their letters to the congress and his friends. -
Yorktown
in 1781 cornwallis planned fortlfy yorktown and they move to clinton's forces. -
Treaty of paris
september 1783 confirmed to independence and set the boundaries of the new nation. and they move from canada to the florida border