1. Major Battles of the War
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Major Battles of the War

2. Lexington and Concord
1775
British victory
8 minutemen are killed

3. Bunker Hill *1775 *British victory
* British learned that winning the war would not be as easy as they thought.

4. Long Island 1776 British Victory
Nathan Hale is caught spying on the British and is hanged

5. Trenton and Princeton *Washington drove the British out of New Jersey
*1776
* Patriots won the battle

6. Saratoga
*Turning point in the battle
*1777
*Patriots won the battle

7. Battle of Yorktown 1781 The Patriots won
The Victory convinced the British that the war was too costly to pursue.