1. BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

Battle of Lexington & Concord

1. Known as the shot heard around the world
2. April 18, 1775
3. British won the battle but the Patriots regained confidence

BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL

• June of 1775
• British won both hills
• Patriots STOOD UP to the British
• British = greatest army in the world

ENTHUSIASM

OLIVE BRANCH PETITION

OLIVE BRANCH

• July of 1775
• The King rejected
• King called Patriots REBELS

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COMMON SENSE

• January of 1776
• Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense
• King rejected Common Sense

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

The Declaration of Independence

1. 5 men agreed to sign even though they knew that they were committing treason
(revolt against the government)
2. John Hancock was the first person to sign it and he signed it BIG!
3. After John Hancock signed, John Adams, Roger Sherman, Philip Livingston, Thomas Jefferson, & Ben Franklin signed it along with many others

The Declaration of Independence continued...

4. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence in only a few weeks
5. Jefferson was 33 years old when he wrote the Declaration of Independence

LONG ISLAND & NYC

LONG ISLAND/NYC

• British took over long island & NYC
• Aug/Sep of 1776
• British are in controll
• Patriots are losing the war

PATRIOTS

Washington Crossing the Delaware

Surprised by the attack from the Patriots, the British had to surrender 1,100 men. Washington crossed the Delaware on Dec. 25 1776

BATTLE OF SARATOGA

BATTLE OF SARATOGA

• Known as the turning point
• British lost 6,000 men
• The battle was in Saratoga NY
• October of 1777

VALLEY FORGE

VALLEY FORGE

• Dec.1777/June 1778
• Nearly 25% of the soldiers died
• Europe helped the Patriots

TREATY OF PARIS

TREATY OF PARIS

• Sep. 1783
• The U.S is now independent
• The U.S is now free
• Boundaries= S- Canada
• W- Mississippi N- Florida

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