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Philadelphia
Colonial leaders called the 2nd continental congress in Philly to see what they were going to do next, many wanted independence while others wanted reconciliation with Great Britain. -
Lexington
The battle was sparked when just one shot was fired, and triggered everyone else to start firing at each other which led to 8 deaths and ten poeple wounded. This short fight lasted only 15 minutes. -
Concord
After the short battle against the minutemen and the British soldiers, the soldiers began to march back to Boston when suddenly they were ambushed by 3,000 - 4,000 minutemen. They began battling it out but since the 700 troops were out numbered by about 2,300 minutemen, they were quickly being put down. That same night the remaining soldiers got back to Boston, -
Bunker Hill
The British General Thomas Gage decided he wanted to attack the militiamen on Breed's Hill and sent 2,400 soldiers. The colonist were waiting to attack the British, when the time was right they began to fire. The battle ended with 450 colonist dead and 1,000 British troops dead. -
New York
To prevent the isolationof New England, the British' plan was to take hold of N.Y.C. with a force of 32,000 troops. -
Trenton
Since Washington was desperate for a victory, he got 2,400 men to get across the Delaware river to Trenton N.J. and defeated a garrison of Hessians with a surprise attack. -
Saratoga
Burgonye was supposed to meet up with his fellow British officers but they were occupied which led to him being surrounded by American troops, he then surrendered. -
Valley Forge
Washington and his troops were very low on food and suppiles so they desperately fought to survive at winter camp but more than 2,000 soldiers died. -
Marquis de lafayette
Marquis de Lafayette was a foreign military leader came to help the other leaders train the Continental army. -
YorkTown
The French and American troops moved to Yorktown to where the British were, about 17,000 of them surrounded the British and after a month later, the British surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris
In 1783, the delegates John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and JOhn Jay signed the treaty of Paris which confirmed the independence of the United States.
