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George Rogers Clark Conquers the Northwest
While returning home Clark saw fighting intensity between the settlers and the native Americans. The latter were encouraged in their effort by the lieutenant govern of Canada, Henry Hamilton. Who provided arms and supplies -
Battles of Lexington Concord
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Battle of bunker hill
"Cradle of Liberty" one in five families, including those of leading patriots owned slaves. And the city's in habitants were viciously divided at cop's hill in Boston's north end. Phil brick visits the grave of Daniel Malcom, an early agitator agents British identified on his head stone. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-true-story-of-the-battle-of-bunker-hill-36721984/?no-ist -
The British Withdraw from Boston
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The Briish Capture New York City
The first 18 months of armed conflict with British. Washington had begun to create an army and forced the British to evacuate that city in march 1776.http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/timeline/amrev/north/ -
the Battle of Trenton and Princeton
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Invastion of Canada
The United States' first foray into Canada occurred at the beginning of the American Revolutionary war. When colonial troops marched all the way to Quebec City before being repelled. By the war of 1812 rolled around almost four decades later. That so called 'war hawk" members of congress were clamoring for a second. http://www.history.com/news/how-u-s-forces-failed-to-conquer-canada-200-years-ago -
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The British Leave Philadelphia
Philadelphia in 1778 was a village of 30,000 inhabits. British troops spent the winter billeted in comfortable quarters, while Washington's troops suffered at Valley Forge.
