Important Revolutionary War Battles and Events
Minutemen fought the British and won! Lexington and Concord Lexington & Concord were the first battles of the Revolutionary War Minutemen fought the British and won!
Battle of Bunker Hill 1775 Near Boston, Massachusetts Americans fought from on top a hill British lost lots of men but capture the hill when the Americans ran out of bullets. Moral victory for the patriots
Valley Forge : Patriot Winter Camp Freezing, starving, patriots suffered, but stayed to fight Von Steuben trains the army to fight ! Army is stronger & tougher than before Valley Forge
‘Crisis’ by Thomas Paine
Saratoga: Patriot Turning Point France decides to become our ally Patriots defeat the British & Hessians
Final Victory: Battle of Yorktown, Virginia : October 1781 The American army, with help from the French, defeat the British General Cornwallis
The War Ends: The Treaty of Paris 1783 1. U.S. independent 2. Borders set at Canada and the Mississippi River 3. Runaway slaves returned 4. U.S. fishing rights guaranteed by Britain