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Period: to
Revolutionary War
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Lexington and Concord
Winner- AMERICA
Significance- The first battle of the Revolutionary War -
Dorchester Heights
Winner- Colonists
Loser- Loyalists
Significance- The battle that didn't even fire a shot. The British fled on their ships -
Bunkerhill
Winners- the British
Losers- the Colonists
Significance- Took out a lot of British men and it showed them that the Patriots actually had a chance -
The Declaration of Independence
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Battle of Brooklyn
Winner- British
Loser- Colonists
Significance- The first major battle after the declaration of Independence. It pushed the americans out of New York to New Jersey. British took control of New York -
Battle of Trenton
Winner- Colonists
Loser- British
Significance- It gave the Colonists new hope and helped people to want to enlist in the army. -
Battle of Princeton
Winner- Colonists
Loser- British
Significance- It gave colonists new hope and helped people to want to enlist because they were winning -
Valley Forge
This was a battle camp for the colonists' army from 1777-1778 -
Battle of Brandywine
Winner- British
Loser- Colonists
Significance- The British were forced to leave their territory -
battle of yorktown
winner- Continental Army Significance- the french joined them. It was the last battle of the Revolutionary War. -
Treaty of Paris
The document signed to end the war