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The first battle of the Revolutionary War, fought in Massachusetts on April 19, 1775. British troops had moved from Boston toward Lexington and Concord to seize the colonists' military supplies and arrest revolutionaries. -
First offensive victory by the Americans. The Green Mountain Boys stopped sheriffs from enforcing New York laws and terrorized settlers. -
First major battle of the American Revolution. Was fought just north of Boston, Massachusetts, on June 17, 1775.The main idea of this battle was that they proved they could hold their own against the superior British Army. -
Common Sense was a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine. It was meant to persuade more colonists to join the revolution. Common Sense was extremely effective and convinced many people to rebel against Britain. -
Declaration of Independence explains why the colonies should break away from Britain.It says that people have rights that cannot be taken away, lists the complaints against the king, and argues that the colonies have to be free to protect the colonists' rights. -
The Battle of Long Island was a victory for the British. Continental Army were eventually forced to retreat all the way to Pennsylvania.The British remained in control of New York City for the rest of the Revolutionary War. -
George Washington and his troops crossed the Delaware River. They surprise attack on Hessian forces in New Jersey which were hired German soldiers who fought for the British. -
Hessian army was crushed in Washington's raid across the Delaware River.Americans were invigorated by the easy defeat of the British Hessian forces. -
The British lost control of New Jersey and retreated to New York. Following the victories at the Battles of Trenton and Princeton the Americans believed that they could win the war.George Washington and his soldiers marched north from Trenton and attacked a British force south of the town. -
The Battle of Saratoga was a big turning point in the Revolutionary War. The American defeat of the superior British army lifted spirits and hope for independence. -
A harsh winter for the American army, and of the 11,000 soldiers stationed at Valley Forge, hundreds died from disease. -
The treaty recognized the United States as an independent nation and promoted trade between France and the United States. It created a military alliance against Great Britain. -
The British gained control of South which caused many of the Americans soldiers to surrender. -
The battle of Springfield effectively caused an end to British ambitions in New Jersey. -
British victory in South Carolina, one of the most crushing defeats ever inflicted upon an American army. The British army comprised 1,500 hundred regular troops and 500 militia. The American army comprised 1,500 Continental troops and 1,500 militia. -
The battle forced the British army to retreat and gave the Americans confidence that they could win the war. -
The Battle of Kings Mountain was a fight in the Southern campaign of the American Revolutionary War, the battle was the first major patriot victory to occur after the British invasion of Charleston. -
Joint Franco-American land and sea campaign that trap a major British army on Yorktown, Virginia, and forced its surrender. The siege virtually ended military operations in the American Revolution. -
The Treaty of Paris was the official peace treaty between the United States and Britain that ended the American Revolutionary War.It agreed to remove all troops from the nation and also set new borders of the United States. The United States agreed to allow British troops to leave and to pay all debts owed to Britain.