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this event began the American revolution -
colonial militia surrounded boston in an effort to try and trap troops inside the city. -
British troops prepare to march into Lexington and Concord to seaze colonial weapons and arrest Samual Adems and John Hancock. Paul Revere gets a message about British troops movement and plens are set for a warning system and Paul begins his midnight fide from Boston and wears house and militias along "the way the regulars are coming out"
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the British were led by General William Howe. they made two assaults on Breeds Hill but were pushed back by colonial gunfire. the British gained control but suffered over 1000 casualties. the after math the colonist were encouraged by their resistance and the British realized the war would be longer and more difficult then planned. -
Congress appoints the committee of five( Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston) to draft the declaration -
the declaration of independence was officially adopted and was signed by all members of Congress -
the American crisis No.1 is published in the Pennsylvania journal few days later Washington has read aloud to his troops before the crossing of the Delaware river and boosts morale before the battle of Trenton. -
the continental army marches towards Trenton in a snowstorm. Washington forces his attack on the hessian garrison at Trenton. the hessians commanded by Johann Rall and they end up surrendering after an hour after about 900 hessians are captured. after Washington Withdraws his army and the prisoners cross back to the Delaware river for safety. -
British general William Howe sails all the way from New York with 15,000 soldiers to capture Philadelphia the America capital. -
British general John Burgoyne leads his army from south from Canada as a campaign to seize the Hudson river valley. later on July sixth the British capture Fort Ticonderoga making the Americans retreat. and in August the Americans take a victory at the battle of Bennington weakens and burgoynes forces and cuts off supply. -
General William Howe defeated George Washington's army leaving the road to Philadelphia open. so the british March into Philadelphia making the continental Congress flee to New York Pennsylvania. -
general George Washington lead the continental army with more than 12,000 soldiers all into Winter quarters in Pennsylvania at Valley forge. -
Baron Friedrich von Steuben a prussian officer arrived and began to better organize and discipline with lots of training. -
soldiers had to bear freezing weather, poor shelter, hunger, and lots of diseases. almost 2,000 soldiers were lost during this time but Washington's leadership refused to collapse. -
After six long months the continental army marched out of Valley forge better than ever ready for the battle of Monmouth -
Americans and french capture key outposts weakening the British positions. British and hessian troops surrender to George Washington and allied forces. lastly on October 19 1781 there was a formal surrender ceremony held.
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the British surrender at Yorktown the last battle of the American revolution ends, around six months later the British Parliament votes to stop offensive military operations in america and negotiations begin in Paris.