1) The First Continental Congress - On September 5, 1774, delegates from each of the 13 colonies except for Georgia (which was fighting a Native-American uprising and was dependent on the British for military supplies) met in Philadelphia as the First Continental Congress to organize colonial resistance to Parliament's Coercive Acts.
2) Lexington and Concord - The Battles of Lexington and Concord, fought on April 19, 1775, kicked off the American Revolutionary War (1775-83). Tensions had been building for many years between residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, particularly in Massachusetts.
3) Second Continental Congress - It succeeded the First Continental Congress, which met between September 5, 1774 and October 26, 1774, also in Philadelphia. The second Congress managed the colonial war effort, and moved incrementally towards independence, adopting the United States Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.
4) Battle at Bunker Hill - On June 17, some 2,200 British forces under the command of Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot landed on the Charlestown Peninsula then marched to Breed’s Hill. As the British advanced in columns against the Americans, Prescott, in an effort to conserve the Americans’ limited supply of ammunition, reportedly told his men, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes!” When the Redcoats were within several dozen yards, the Americans let loose with a lethal barrage of musket fire, throwing the British into retreat. This battle proved that the colonists could possibly beat the British.
5) Common Sense - Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Pain in 1775–76 advocating independence from Great Britain to people in the Thirteen Colonies.
6) Advantages and Disadvantages for both armies - The British were well fed, well equipped, and well disciplined. But they were over confident and cocky and they were also not in their own terrain. The Continental Army on the other hand the colonists were fighting for their rights, their independence and their liberty. The alliance with the french army was a huge advantage for the continental army. But the Americans had a difficult time raising funds to purchase basic supplies for their troops and Indian tribes and slaves began to side with the British Army.
7) Early defeats from both armies - Both armies had early defeats during the american revolution. The Continental Army had two early defeats which were at Canada and New York and the British Army had one early defeat which was at New Jersey.
8) Battle at Trenton - After George Washington's crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian soldiers at Trenton. After a brief battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans.
9) Battle at Saratoga/French involvement - Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. France played a key role in the Revolutionary War. they had an alliance with the Americans during the war.
10) Battle at Yorktown - In 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis commanding 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War.
11) The Treaty of Paris - The Treaty of Paris of 1783, negotiated between the United States and Great Britain, ended the revolutionary war and recognized American independence. The Continental Congress named a five-member commission to negotiate a treaty: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Laurens.
Bibliography:
- www.ushistory.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org
- www.history.com
- United States History Independence to 1914: Book by Deborah Gray White and William Deverell (textbook)
- www.ushistory.org
- https://en.wikipedia.org
- www.history.com
- United States History Independence to 1914: Book by Deborah Gray White and William Deverell (textbook)