Road to Revolution

  • Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul Revere's Ride was to race to Concord to warn Patriots Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops - 700 of them - were marching to Concord to arrest them.
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    The Battles of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War.
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    It was an official act taken by all 13 American colonies in declaring independence from British rule.
  • Washington's Crossing

    Washington's crossing of the Delaware River during the American Revolutionary War,this was the first move in a surprise attack organized by George Washington against the Hessian.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    Battle of Saratoga included two crucial battles, fought eighteen days apart, and was a decisive victory for the Continental Army and a crucial turning point in the Revolutionary War.
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge was the site of the winter encampment of the Continental Army. The 3,500-acres of monuments, meadows, and woodlands commemorate the sacrifices and perseverance of the Revolutionary War generation.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    battle of York town Cornwallis surrendered to George Washington as French and American forces trapped the British at Yorktown. The British surrender at the Battle of Yorktown ended the American Revolutionary War.