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American Revolution

  • Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul Revere's Ride

    In a historic midnight ride on April 18, 1775, Paul Revere and other messengers alerted Massachusetts colonial militias of the approach of British forces. The American minutemen were able to be ready for the Revolutionary War's opening battles at Lexington and Concord thanks to the warning.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    Battles of Lexington and Concord

    British troops marched to seize colonial military supplies and apprehend rebel leaders, but patriot militias, alerted to the plan by riders like paul revere, resisted
  • The Battle of Bunker Hill

    The Battle of Bunker Hill

    Colonial forces built defenses on breeds hill, surprising the british, who launched three costly attacks to disorient them
  • Creation of the Declaration of independence

    Creation of the Declaration of independence

    The declaration was created by a five-man committee, with Thomas Jefferson as the primary author, which was appointed by the Continental Congress in June 1776. And was adopted on July 4th
  • Thomas Paine’s writing of “The American Crisis”

    Thomas Paine’s writing of “The American Crisis”

    "The American Crisis" is a collection of 16 pamphlets written by Thomas Paine and published between 1776 and 1783 to encourage and unite the American populace and the demoralized Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.
  • Crossing of the Delaware River

    Crossing of the Delaware River

    During the American Revolutionary War, on Christmas night, December 25–26, 1776, General George Washington and the Continental Army executed a surprise military operation.
  • Battle of Trenton

    Battle of Trenton

    The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal American Revolutionary War battle on the morning of December 26, 1776, in Trenton, New Jersey. It was vital because it gave the continental army a moral boost.
  • The Battle of Philadelphia

    The Battle of Philadelphia

    The city was the central objective of the British during the 1777 Philadelphia Campaign of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battles of Saratoga

    Battles of Saratoga

    A significant British army was forced to surrender in October 1777 as a result of a string of crucial American victories during the Revolutionary War.
  • The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge

    The Winter at Valley Forge (1777-1778) was the harsh winter encampment of the Continental Army led by George Washington during the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Yorktown

    Battle of Yorktown

    The American Revolutionary War's last significant land battle was the siege of Yorktown, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown.
  • Treaty of Paris

    Treaty of Paris

    The Treaty that ended the Revolutionary War