1. Timeline of Events American Revolution
Graphic Organizer

2. October: France enters War (Patriots side) 1775
1777
January: Battle of
Princeton
October: Battle of
Saratoga
October: France enters
War (Patriots side)
1775
April: Battles of Lexington
And Concord
May: Battle of Ticonderoga
June: Battle of Bunker Hill
July: Second Continental
Congress
1776
January: “Common Sense”
July 4: Declaration of
Independence
December: Washington
Crosses The Delaware and
Battle of Trenton
1780
May: Battle of
Charleston
August: Battle of Camden
October: Battle of
Kings Mountain
1779
June: Spain enters
War (Patriot side)
December: Battle of
Savannah
The winter at
Valley Forge
1783
September: Treaty of Paris
ratified, ending the war
1781
January: Battle of Cowpens
March: Battle of Guilford Court House
October: Battle of Yorktown

3. Major Battles of Revolution
Battles of Lexington and Concord (1775) -1st battles of the Revolution
Battle of Bunker Hill (1775) – showed the British the colonists were willing to fight for Independence
Battles of Trenton and Princeton ( ) – Surprise attack on Hessians. Gave colonists the will to continue.

4. Major Battles of Revolution
Battle of Saratoga (1777) – major turning point of war. France enters on the side of the patriots.
Battle of Guilford Courthouse (1781) – a ferocious battle that weakened Cornwallis’s army. Considered last major battle of the War.
Battle of Yorktown (1781) – Cornwallis surrenders. Last battle of War.
Treaty of Paris (1783) – treaty that ended the Revolutionary war.