Road to Revolution

  • Paul Revere's Ride

    Paul Revere was instructed by the Sons of Liberty to ride to Lexington, Mass., to warn Samuel Adams and John Hancock that British troops were marching to arrest them
  • Battles of Lexington and Concord

    first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War
  • Battle of Bunker Hill

    The British decided to take two hills, Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill, in order to gain a tactical advantage.
  • The Declaration of Independence

    The Declaration summarized the colonists' motivations for seeking independence.
  • Washington's Crossing

    Learn more about General George Washington and the Continental Army's famous crossing of the Delaware River on December 25-26, 1776.
  • Battle of Saratoga

    The Battles of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War
  • Valley Forge

    Valley Forge functioned as the third of eight military encampments for the Continental Army's main body, commanded by General George Washington.
  • Battle of Yorktown

    The siege of Yorktown, also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrender at Yorktown