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Lexington
On April 18, 1775, 700 British troops were marching to Boston. Paul Revere, William Dawes, and Samuel Prescott went to warn everybody that the British were coming. The next day 70 minutemen were on call to stop the British, they failed and the British went on towards Concord. -
Concord
April 19, 1775 the British marched to an arsenal t see if any weapons were there. There was no weapons and the British came went to march back empty handed. On their way back 3-4 thousand minutemen were put in a good position to ambush the British and won. -
Bunker Hill
June 27, 1775 British general Thomas Gage sent 2,400 men over to Bunker Hill. The colonists decide to wait to engage. The British lost that battle losing 1,000 men while the colonist lost 450. -
New York
In 1776 the British came to New York with 32,000 troops. They came so they can take as much land as quickly as possible. The conlist lost at first but then started to take it back. -
Trenton
Christmas night 1776 George Washington took 2,400 troops and crossed the Delaware river. They took over a garrison and then defeated them by catching them of gard. The colonist won that battle. -
Philadelphia
There was no money to pay the troops. More money was printed to pay them, and the more money that was printed the lower the value became and the higher the prices become. They then put a Robert Morris a rich merchant as the superintendent of finance -
Saratoga
The Saratoga was one of the more peaceful battles, the Saratoga surrendered October 17, 1777. The surrender Caused the French to join in the war which increased the power of the Americans. And February 1778 the French officially signed as alliance. -
Valley Forge
During the winter the army didn't have any food or duppies. 2,000 men died and the others were dying. This causes George Washington to mail letters to the congress and friends. -
Marquis De Lafayette
The Americas were desperate for help. February 1778 Marquis De Lafayette offered his help. He was a good leader who lead command in Virginia in the last couple of years in the war. -
Yorktown
The British took 7,500 troops to Virginia then camped in Yorktown. Lafayette and Washington headed with their armies towards Yorktown. From september to October 19 1781 17,000 troops surrounded Yorktown. -
Treaty of Paris
Talk began in 1782 about the British declaring a peace treaty. John Jay, John Adams, and Benjamin Franklin went to go make the treaty. In 1783 the “Treaty of Paris” was signed. That declared their the Indepence of America.
