American Revolution, 1775-1781: Lexington to Yorktown | American Independence, US Col
 

American Revolution, 1775-1781: Lexington to Yorktown | American Independence, US Colonial History
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The American Revolutionary War represents the final stage of the colonial period.

Thomas Gage is in Boston, Massachusetts with redcoats in April, 1775. Paul Revere and William Dawes sound the alarm to Lexington.

The "shot heard round the world" occurs at Lexington. The British make it to Concord, Massachusetts, but are attacked by Minutemen.

The British are defeated at Bunker Hill/Breed's Hill.

Rebels secure Fort Ticonderoga in New York. General Knox delivers canons to Washington at Boston. The British abandon Boston.

Benedict Arnold attempts to secure Quebec, Canada. However, the British defend Canada.

Lake Champlain in New York and Vermont becomes the scene of action. General Horatio Gates defends upper New York on the Hudson River. A British force under Burgoyne is captured at Saratoga, New York.

The British under Lord Howe secure New York City in 1776. At the same time in Philadelphia, on July 2, the Continental Congress adopts independence. On July 4th, 1776, Congress approves Thomas Jefferson's Declaration of Independence.

John Dickinson drafts the Articles of Confederation, a governing document for the new United States. States ratify the document.

Washington's Continental Army becomes disciplined by von Steuben at Valley Forge.

General Henry Clinton attempts a southern strategy. Benjamin Lincoln loses Charleston, South Carolina. Savannah, Georgia and Augusta, Georgia are also captured by the British.

However, the Continental Army wins at King's Mountain. British General Cornwallis marches north from Wilmington, North Carolina to Virginia.

France and Spain declare war on Britain. French admiral Comte d'Estaing and deGrasse bring French ships to the war effort. Spain secures portions of British Florida.

Cornwallis becomes trapped in Yorktown, Virginia in October, 1781. He surrenders to the Continental Army under Washington. The French officers Lafayette and Rochambeau are present.

Film: by Jeffrey Meyer
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Personal note: A little history that needs to be reheard!
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