American RevolutionAmerican Revolution

Major Battles and EventsMajor Battles and Events

Three Major Phases of the Three Major Phases of the

WarWar

�� New England 1775New England 1775--17761776

�� Mid Atlantic 1776Mid Atlantic 1776--7878

�� Southern 1778Southern 1778--17811781

April 1775 Lexington and April 1775 Lexington and

ConcordConcord

�� Revere, Dawes, and PrescottRevere, Dawes, and Prescott

�� British march on LexingtonBritish march on Lexington

�� ““Shot heard around the world.Shot heard around the world.””

�� Militia confront British at ConcordMilitia confront British at Concord

�� British forced to retreat to BostonBritish forced to retreat to Boston

May 1775 Fort May 1775 Fort

TiconderogaTiconderoga

�� Ethan Allen and Ethan Allen and

Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold

surprise Britishsurprise British

�� Green Mountain Green Mountain

BoysBoys

�� Capture cannons, Capture cannons,

gunpowder, and gunpowder, and

supplies supplies

June 1775 Bunker HillJune 1775 Bunker Hill

�� Americans occupy BreedAmericans occupy Breed’’s Hills Hill

�� British full scale attackBritish full scale attack

�� ““Do not fire until you see the whites of Do not fire until you see the whites of

their eyestheir eyes””

�� Militia men hold their groundMilitia men hold their ground

King George Draws a Line King George Draws a Line

in the Sandin the Sand

�� Olive Branch PetitionOlive Branch Petition

�� King GeorgeKing George’’s Proclamations Proclamation

�� Rebels are deemed traitorsRebels are deemed traitors

�� Colonists begin to unify in responseColonists begin to unify in response

PainePaine’’s s ““Common SenseCommon Sense””

�� Common Sense spreads through Common Sense spreads through

colonies colonies

�� Builds on LockeBuilds on Locke’’s ideass ideas

�� King and ParliamentKing and Parliament equally wrongequally wrong

�� Complete SeparationComplete Separation

June June -- July 1776July 1776

�� LeeLee’’s Resolutions Resolution

�� JeffersonJefferson’’s s

thought processthought process

�� Vote on the Vote on the

DocumentDocument

AugustAugust-- September 1776September 1776

Siege of New YorkSiege of New York

�� British arrives with large navy and British arrives with large navy and

armyarmy

�� Washington defeated in series of Washington defeated in series of

battlesbattles

�� General Howe fails to deliver KOGeneral Howe fails to deliver KO

�� British occupy New YorkBritish occupy New York

Dec. 1776 WashingtonDec. 1776 Washington’’s s

CrossingCrossing-- Battle of TrentonBattle of Trenton

�� Hessians caught by Hessians caught by

surprisesurprise

�� Major morale boostMajor morale boost

�� New recruits for New recruits for

AmericansAmericans

Jan 1777 Battle of Jan 1777 Battle of

PrincetonPrinceton

�� British detachment stumbled onto British detachment stumbled onto

WashingtonWashington’’s Armys Army

�� Washington wins Washington wins

Fall 1777 Battle of Fall 1777 Battle of

Brandywine and Brandywine and

GermantownGermantown�� Washington loses both BattlesWashington loses both Battles

�� Howe wastes time in PhiladelphiaHowe wastes time in Philadelphia

�� Burgoyne left without helpBurgoyne left without help

SeptSept--Oct 1777 Battles of Oct 1777 Battles of

Saratoga Saratoga

�� Gates and Arnold defeat BritishGates and Arnold defeat British

�� Burgoyne surrenders entire armyBurgoyne surrenders entire army

�� *French give support after *French give support after

American victory*American victory*

June 1778 Battle of June 1778 Battle of

MonmouthMonmouth

�� Molly PitcherMolly Pitcher

�� Americans hold the Americans hold the

fieldfield

�� Considered a draw, Considered a draw,

but another morale but another morale

boostboost

African American African American

ParticipationParticipation

�� New England New England

BattlesBattles

�� Some fought for Some fought for

the Britishthe British

�� Dunmore Dunmore

Proclamation VS. Proclamation VS.

Virginia AssemblyVirginia Assembly

�� Hollywood Hollywood

PortrayalsPortrayals

Battle of Camden 1781 Battle of Camden 1781

and Southern Battlesand Southern Battles

�� Prior to this Savannah Prior to this Savannah

and Charleston are and Charleston are

under siegeunder siege

�� Gates is routed and Gates is routed and

loses credibilityloses credibility

�� Greene harasses Greene harasses

Cornwallis throughout Cornwallis throughout

the South with guerilla the South with guerilla

tacticstactics

Battle of Yorktown 1781Battle of Yorktown 1781

�� Americans siege Americans siege

YorktownYorktown

�� French block retreatFrench block retreat

�� British surrender to British surrender to

AmericansAmericans

Treaty of Paris 1783Treaty of Paris 1783

�� Jay, Adams, and Franklin negotiate Jay, Adams, and Franklin negotiate

�� Independence Independence Recognized Recognized

�� United States boundaries> Great Lakes to United States boundaries> Great Lakes to

the North, Mississippi River to the West and the North, Mississippi River to the West and

Spanish Florida to the SouthSpanish Florida to the South

�� Loyalist property restoredLoyalist property restored

�� England wanted to prevent French from England wanted to prevent French from

gaining strength in New World gaining strength in New World