Boston Massacre March 5, 1770. Paul Revere’s woodcut was propaganda used against British rule.

Boston Massacre-a much more realistic representation.

Boston 1775

Battle of Lexington, April 19, 1775

British army in Concord, April 19, 1775

George Washington-1776-Charles Peale painting

Signing of the Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776

Northern Revolutionary War

Montgomery and Arnold’s routes to Quebec.

The Battle of Valcour Island was part of Benedict Arnold’s plan to prevent the British from moving into New York. Oct. 1776. It worked. The British, though victorious, were forced to stop and prepare for winter quarters.

Washington’s flight from New York City to Pennsylvania Washington’s flight from New York City to Pennsylvania. August-December 1776

Washington crossing the Deleware

Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776

Southern Revolutionary War