Social Studies Timeline
Published on Nov 20, 2015
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BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
- June 16 1775
- British won
- Leaders: William Howe & Colonel William Prescott
- It proved that the Americans could fight bravely.
- Also showed that British would not be easy to defeat
Photo by The National Guard
COMMON SENCE PUBLISHED
- Appeared in January 1776
- Thomas Paine set out to change the colonists mind about Britian
- It was important because it was the fist step in changing the colonists
- (Cont.) mind about the British.
Photo by ShironekoEuro
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE (WRITTEN AND SIGNED)
- It was written: June of 1776
- It was signed: July 2, 1776
- It was printed to show the world why they were breaking away from Britain
Photo by misterbisson
BATTLE OF TRENTON
- December 26, 1776
- The Americans won
- It showed that the Americans had a chance in winning the war
Photo by peterjr1961
BATTLE OF PRINCETON
- January 3, 1777
- The Americans won
- Leaders: General Cornwallis & George Washington
- It gave the Americans new hope
Photo by frankgumola
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
- July 1777
- The Americans won
- It ended British threat in New England
Photo by archer10 (Dennis)
WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE
- December 1777 - January 1778
- The patriots bleakest hour had passed
Photo by road_less_trvled
BENEDICT ARNOLD TURNS TRAITOR
- September 1780
- He beloved that he didn't get enough credit for his victories
- He also needed the money
Photo by Marion Doss
KINGS MOUNTAIN CAPTURED
- October 7, 1780
- The Americans won
- The victory showed that Britain's new strategy might not work
Photo by Dougtone
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
- October 19, 1781
- The Americans won
- The British decided that the situation was
- (Cont.) hopeless , "the world turned upside down".
Photo by jimbowen0306
FRANCE SIGNS A TREATY WITH THE UNITED STATES
- 1782
- The treaty recognized the U.S. as an independent state
Photo by Werner Kunz
