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Battles of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first major military campaign of the American Revolutionary War, resulting in an American victory and outpouring of militia support for the anti-British cause. -
Battle Of Bunker Hill
The battle is named after Bunker Hill in Charlestown, Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved. The Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775. -
The Battle of Philadelphia
Philadelphia fell due to the British on September 26, 1777, there was not a shot fired that autumn day -
Thomas Paine’s writing of “The American Crisis”
The American Crisis, or simply The Crisis, is a pamphlet series by eighteenth century Enlightenment philosopher and author Thomas Paine, originally published from 1776 to 1783 during the American Revolution. -
Creation of Declaration of Independence
The Continental Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776, and the 13 American colonies cut off their political connections to Great Britain. -
Crossing of the Delaware River
George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River, which occurred on the night of December 25–26, 1776, during the American Revolutionary War, was the first move in a complex and surprise military maneuver organized by George Washington. -
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. -
Battles of Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga (September 19 and October 7, 1777) marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. -
The winter at Valley forge
The winter of 1777-1778 wasn't the coldest and surely wasn't the worst but the often snowfall and freezing made the living conditions difficult. -
Battle of Yorktown
The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown and the surrender at Yorktown, began September 28, 1781, and ended on October 19, 1781, at exactly 10:30 am in Yorktown, Virginia. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by representatives of King George III of Great Britain and representatives of the United States on September 3, 1783, officially ended the American Revolutionary War and recognized the Thirteen Colonies -
Paul Revere’s Ride
"Paul Revere's Ride" is an 1860 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies.