Event Describe the Event Importance

Lexington & Concord

Date:

Delaware/ Trenton

Date:

Saratoga

Date:

Valley Forge

Date:

Yorktown

Date:

Treaty of Paris

Date:

Lexington & Concord

April 19th

, 1775

Description:

Minutemen-Called this because they were to

be ready to defend in a minute.

British were looking for ammunition and

Sons of Liberty

Paul Revere warned the colonists

Americans forced British to retreat to Boston

The Shot Heard Round the World!

Importance

1st

Shots of the war were fired here

The War for Independence Begins!!!

Lexington & Concord

Crossing of the Delaware

December 25, 1776-Christmas!!!

Description

In order to prevent enlisted men from going

home, George Washington crossed the

Delaware on Christmas day to attack the

Hessian Mercenaries. The surprise attack

was a dramatic victory for the colonists.

Patriots captured or killed more then 900 of

the enemy!

Importance

The victory convinced many men to

stay and fight another year

Crossing of the Delaware

Battle of SaratogaOctober 1777

Description

Colonists were able to defeat the British.

Benedict Arnold was wounded in the battle

and did not receive the praise he thought he

deserved and became bitter. Later betrayed

his country.

Importance

France agreed to help the colonists after the

Battle of Saratoga

Turning Point of the War.

Allies, like France, openly support the

revolution.

Battle of Saratoga

Valley Forge

Winter of 1777 & 1778

Description

Washington, with the help of Baron Von

Steuben, trained the soldiers in the middle of

winter at Valley Forge. Many men did not

have shoes, coats or edible food, yet The

brutal hardships helped shape the men into

the military we know today.

Importance

Valley Forge showed the determination

that colonists had to stick it out and

win.

Valley Forge

Battle of Yorktown

Oct 1781

Description

Gen. Washington (A) Lord Cornwallis (B)

British set up camp in Yorktown.

The French arrived with their navy and cut off

the British so they couldn’t retreat.

Americans and some French troops attacked

over land.

Importance

Cornwallis had nowhere to go.

British surrendered! Last Battle!

America WON!

Battle of Yorktown

Treaty of Paris 1783

April 15, 1783

Description

1. US was recognized as independent by

Britain

2. Boundaries were Mississippi River (West),

Canada (North), and Spanish Florida

(South)

3. Property & prisoners returned and debts

paid off

Importance

This is the document that ends the war.

WAR is Officially OVER And We WON!!!

Treaty of Paris 1783

Event Describe the Event Importance

Lexington & Concord

Date: April 19, 1775

British were looking for ammunition and Sons of Liberty. Americans forced British to retreat to Boston . Also known as“The Shot Heard Round the World!”

First shots of the war are fired here. The War for Independence Begins!!!

Delaware/ Trenton

Date: Dec. 25, 1776

George Washington crossed the Delaware on Christmas day to attack the Hessian Mercenaries. The surprise attack was a dramatic victory for the colonists.

The victory convinced many men to stay and fight another year.

Saratoga

Date: Oct. 17, 1777

Colonists were able to defeat the British. France agreed to help the colonists

after the Battle of SaratogaTuring Point of the War. EuropeanAllies openly support the revolution.

Valley Forge

Date: Winter 1777-1778

Washington trained the soldiers in the middle of winterat Valley Forge. The brutal hardships helped shape the men into the military we know today

Valley Forge showed the determination that colonists had to stick it out and win.

Yorktown

Date: Oct. 19, 1781

British set up camp in Yorktown.

The French arrived with their navy and cut off the British

so they couldn’t retreat.

Americans and some French troops attacked over land.

British surrendered!

Last Battle! America WON!

Treaty of Paris

Date: April 15, 1783

US was recognized as independent by Britain.Boundaries were Mississippi River (West), Canada (North), and Spanish Florida (South).Property & prisoners returned and debts paid off.

Document that ends the war. WAR is Officially OVER And We WON!!!

For teachers:

The unfinished section of the painting was for the British

delegation, but they refused to sit for Mr. West. Their disdain and

outright hatred for the Americans kept them from consenting to

become immortalized for all time. Many of my students connect to

the many disagreements they have with their friends and realize

the British really knew how to hold a grudge. Their refusal to sit for

the painting is a powerful symbol for students, and serves as a

preview for problems ahead that eventually lead to the War of 1812.

By presenting this painting to students I provide a few details

regarding peace negotions and press upon the fact that a peace

treaty doesn’t mean that all issues are resolved. Some are ongoing

and eventually lead to another war.