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Spark-Lexington and concord
battle of Lexington and ConcordThe battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution. After Paul Revere cried "The British are coming, the British are coming! The whole town militia grabbed their guns, while the women hid the valuable things. The first shot made was known as "the shot heard round the world". After a few minutes of intense gunfire at Lexington, the British started reatreating, and they marched back to Concord losing many soldiers along the way. #Shotheardroundtheworld -
First Battle-Bunker Hill
Fun trivia quiz In the night of June 16, 1775 an American general told the soldierzs to settle in Bunker Hill for the night, but the army did so at Breed's Hill, a hill closer to the British camp. Early in the morning, the Ameicans pointed guns and cannons down to the British. The British general told his army to march up the hill, thinking the Americans would retreat. The Americans fired, wounding many British. On their third try, the British captured the hill but suffered more casualties. #wronghill -
Turning point battle of saratoga
Click Here for a cool info siteIn early September of 1777, British general Burgoyne Marched 7000 soldiers to try to capture many important things, especially the Hudson river. Gaining control over it could make the continental army's allies stop fighting for them; but Benedict Arnold (American) foresaw this and sent troops to cut off the attack. First off, the British captured it suffering many casualties, but then the Americans recaptured it, defeating the British. #Takingdownthegiants -
low point valley forge
HEREIn the fall of 1777, General George Washington's Continental Army moved south from New Jersey and set up camp. It was a very rough winter, and the British had recently captured Philadalphia. The Americans were also low on supplies, making the situation even worse. Even general George
Washington said "If the army does not get help soon, in all likelihood it will disband." But the Americans hung in there the whole time, and eventually, the spring came and the army was ready to fight! #nevergiveup -
Government: Articles of Confederation
Cool site on this linkThis document served as the United States' first constitution, and was in force from March 1, 1781, until 1789 when the present day Constitution went into effect. wethepeople -
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Last: Siege of Yorktown
[Siege of Yorktown page](www.britishbattles.com/battle-yorktown.htm) British general Cornwallis sailed from New York with a fleet of 90 ships and 850 soldiers to take control of the south. While heading south, he suffered many casualties bacause General Greene's "hit and run" tactics. When Cornwallis reached Yorktown, reached Yorktown, he was surrounded by the Americans on land and French at sea. After being bombarded for a few days, he surrendered, ending war #teamwork -
Resolution: Treaty of Paris 1783
INFOAfter the war, France wanted to be what Britain was before, but Britain was angainst that, so Britain agreed to remove their soldiers from the colonies, as long as France didn't get them either. It was signed by John Jay, John Adams, and Ben Franklin. #Frenchgetnothing
