1. The American Revolution
Echoes of the Shot Heard Round the World

2. Beginning of the Revolution
Concord and Lexington
1775 Second Continental Congress
George Washington given command of the Continental Army
Red Coats vs. the Rebels

3. The First Years June 17, 1775 Battle of Bunker Hill
July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence
Aug British force Colonial army out of New York and into New Jersey
Dec. 25, 1776 First American victories at Trenton and Princeton

4. Low Points and Turning Points
Sept. 26 Philadelphia fell to British General Howe
Oct. 7, 1777 Battle of Saratoga
Valley Forge
France officially entered the war

5. The War in the North 1778 Spain and the Netherlands enter the war
Earl of Carlisle offers home rule
General Henry Clinton abandoned Philadelphia
June 28 Battle of Monmouth Courthouse
Last major battle of the war in the north

6. The War Moves South
Dec. 18 Savannah fell to General Cornwallis
Guerrilla warfare by Generals Daniel Green and Daniel Morgan
March 29-May 12, 1780 Siege of Charleston, SC
Oct. 7 Battle of King’s Mountain
Jan. 17, 1781 Battle of Cowpens

7. End Game Sept. 28-Oct. 17, 1781 Yorktown 1783 Peace of Paris
US received all territory east of the Mississippi River
Florida returned to Spain
Louisiana returned to France