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The Battle of Lexingtion and Concord
The British were sent to seize the weapons and gunpowder that the colonists had been secretley hiding, in which they have been collecting and hiding for a while. However, Paul Revere warned the colonist that the british were coming by riding his horse yelling "The British are coming!, the British are coming!". Many small militias grabbed their guns and weapons prepared to fight, they succesfully drove them out and as they traveled back to Boston they were being shot at the whole time by. -
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Revolutionary War Timespand of Important Events
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Attack of Fort Ticnoderoga
Samuel Adams had predicted that the British would have taken a certain route when they came through isolate England, they would have to go through Canada. Americans didnt have much Canadian support, so they attacked Fort Ticonderoga. Arnold launched a surprise attack but no shots were fired, Americans finally gained some control. -
The Second Continental Congress has a meeting
Second Continental Congress meeting took place in Philadelphia. By this point New England militia had formed an army around Boston, and the congress was deciding on who would be in charge of their army. John Adams suggested creating a continental army from all different kinds of colonies, but the idea failed and he picked George Washington, a very skilled general who united many colonies. -
Bunker Hill Battle
Isreal Putnam had led a couple hundred militia men up Breed's hill, in 4 hours they had a crude fort. William Howe ordered his new troops to launch an immediate attack. The British men drew closer while the militiamen waited at the top for them to fire. The uncalled for shots made the redcoats (British) fall back, it took the 3rd attack for the redcoats to make it to the top, but through those times many British were killed. -
Battle of Quebec
Washington and the Continental Congress decided that they wanted to seize Quebec in order to gain French-Canadians forces there. They planned to attack from two different sides because the city was being protected by the British. One army would attack from New York, and the other would begin in Massachusetts and go to Canada. The Americans ended up retreating. -
The Decalaration of Independence
The Continental Congress created a committee to write The Declaration of Independence. Thomas Jefferson was put in charge of drafting the document. Jefferson explained how all men and women born are equal in God's eyes, which therefore had the same rights. 56 people signed the Declaration of Independence. -
Battle of Long Island
Americans battled the British in Brooklyn. The Americans fought with much spirit but that didnt stop the highly trained British from killing them, they killed 1,407 of Americans. Howe ordered an halt on the attack because he believed Washington would retreat. Washington didn't give up, an officer name Thomas Mifflin deemed the situation hopeless and they retreated. -
Battle of Trenton/ Crossing Delaware
Washington and his army crossed the icy Delaware River. Once they had landed on the shore of New Jersey, the army marched onto Trenton. Along the way it had snowed hard, leaving all of their guns soaked and useless. Washington that they use the bayonets (Swordlike blade), once they were there the Hessians surrendered and Washington didn't lose a single man. General Howe was now worried. -
Battle of Brandywine
Washington had knew that Howe was planning on taking Philadelphia, so he stationed his men to block the British at the Brandywine River. This position wasn't beneficial for the Americans because the British outnumbered them 13,000 to 11,000. The British were too strong, the Americans had to fall back. -
Articles of Conferderation
The Continental Congress needed to have a document that would serve as the law in 13 free states. They put John Dickinson to the task. He proposed a strong central government, but their experience with Britians government swayed them to give the states more independence. This limited the functions of the federal governement and took away the request for troops and money. However, it took many years to get rid of them because of small people within the states -
Camp at Valley Forge
Washington took hiis army to Valley Forge to have camp for the winter. The cold winter weather was brutal, and there was a huge amount of shortage in food and clothing. They grew stronger as Washington had put a volunteer, Friedrich Von Steuben, in charge of training the men. Marquis de Lafayette another volunteer bought clothing for all the men. British would leave philadelphia and Washington would test his army in the spring. -
France becomes an ally
France became an ally to the United States. France government sent weapons, money, troops, and warships to the Continental army. Also, Spain began a fight with the British also. -
Siege of Charleston
Since the war was over in the North, the British thought that there were people that wanted to help them in the south. So, they decided to take Charleston, SC. General Lincoln was under a lot of pressure to maintain his city. British demanded surrender and eventually Lincoln did. British gained control over much of the southern colonies. -
Cornwallis Surrenders
After being weakened so significantly, Cornwallis asked for agreeing terms, which two days of negotiation lasted. Cornwallis had surrendered on October 19th, 1781, claiming he was ill. Britian lost 8,000 soldiers, they as well started negotiations with Americans to end the conflict. Two years later, The Treaty of Paris was established. -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris was signed in Paris by three representatives, Great Britian, King George the 3rd, and the representatives of the United States of America. The Treaty of Paris was a document stating the end of the American Revolutionary War.
