1. Battles of the American Revolution

2. Order of the Battles
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3. “Shot Heard Round the World” – lexington and concord
Colonial Militias prepared for a fight. In New England these volunteers were known as the Minutemen….ready to fight in a minutes notice!
British troops left for Boston in the middle of the night April 19, 1775…they had orders to arrest the Sons of Liberty and find their stash of weapons.
Paul Revere galloped through the countryside warning that the “British Are Coming”
Wentworth Cheswell also rode through the night to warn of the British invasion.

4. Early Morning April 19th 1775, the British reached the town of Lexington Massachusetts where Captain John Parker and 70 Minutemen were waiting.
As the “Shot Heard Round the World” rang out, the professional British Army overpowered the minutemen as they fled to Concord
By the rude bridge that arched the flood,
Their flag to April's breeze unfurled,
Here once the embattled farmers stood,
And fired the shot heard round the world.

5. The British continued on the Concord to seize the Patriots hidden supplies.
On a bridge outside of Concord, the British were met by hundreds of Minutemen………..this time the Minutemen forced the British to retreat..

7. The Patriots used hit and run tactics to kill or wound hundreds of British Redcoats as they retreated back to Boston.
The day of fighting was over, but the American Revolution had just begun

8. Militia men fortified the hills around Boston to fire on British ships
Battle of BUNKER HILL
Militia men fortified the hills around Boston to fire on British ships

9. The British marched up Bunker Hill to remove the Continental Army.

10. The Americans were low on gunpowder, they were advised…..
“Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes”
Low on supplies, the Colonists retreated.

11. The British won Bunker Hill, however they lost over 1000 soldiers in the battle
The Battle of Bunker Hill showed the willingness of the colonist to fight.

12. Mercy Otis Warren
Mercy Otis Warren was another supporter of the Patriot cause.
During the years before the American Revolution, Warren published poems and plays that attacked royal authority in Massachusetts and urged colonists to resist British infringements on colonial rights and liberties.

14. Declaration of Independence

15. DOI
Written by Thomas Jefferson with assistance from Benjamin Franklin and John Adams on July 4, 1776.
A list of grievances (complaints) against King George III.
Letters between John, and his wife, Abigal Adams have helped historians to write American history. Abigail Adams was a strong supporter of suffrage (voting rights) for women and African Americans.

16. Saratoga
British General Burgoyne planned to cut off New England from the rest of the colonies. Daniel Morgan and the colonist had another idea.

17. American General Horatio Gates surrounded Burgoyne’s remaining forces at Saratoga New York.
Burgoyne surrendered his entire army to the Americans

18. Hessian was a German soldier hired by the British to help in the American Revolution

19. Saratoga was a turning point in the war
Benjamin Franklin would help negotiate Treaty of Alliance with France and Spain

21. --“A Crucial American victory,” U.s. national park service
Here in the Autumn of 1777, American forces met, defeated and forced a major British army to surrender. This crucial American victorying the Battle of ______ renewed patriots’ hopes for independence, secured essential foreign recognition and support, and forever changed the face of the world.
--“A Crucial American victory,” U.s. national park service

22. Winter at Valley Forge

23. Washington and his men spent the long cold winter of 1777-1778 in Valley Forge Pennsylvania.
The American troops were in desperate need of food and warm clothing, as well as training and discipline after a series of defeats.

26. French volunteer Marquis de Lafayette used his own money to help and train the Continental Army-his help was vital to the survival of the Continental Army at Valley Forge.
Prussian Baron Von Steuben also taught them the essentials of military drills, tactics, and disciplines

27. Unsung Heroes
Spanish Bernardo de Galvez helped the Colonists by defeating the British in several battles in Louisiana and Florida

28. Thomas Paine, The Crisis, December 23, 1776
“These are the times that try men’s souls. The summer soldier and the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of their country; but he that stands it now, deserves the love and thanks of man and woman.”

29. American Naval Commander John Paul Jones steered his burning ship into the British warship Serapis shouting “I have not yet begun to fight”

30. One of Washington’s best generals, Benedict Arnold switched sides and joined the British in Arnold felt he had not received the credit he deserved.

31. Haym Salomon was a Jewish immigrant who played an important role in financing the Revolution, giving the Patriots an interest free loan. He loaned over $600,000 of his own money as well

32. By 1780 the fighting moved south
By 1780 the fighting moved south. The Patriots continued to use hit and run raids. The British move to Virginia for support

33. Yorktown

34. British General Lord Cornwallis moved his troops to Virginia to set up camp and wait for reinforcements.
The time was right for Washington to set the ultimate trap. James Armistead (a slave) was a double spy and gave Washington information
Washington had over 16,000 American and French soldiers ready to fight
Cornwallis was not impressed, he opted to board British ships and sail to New York
Before he could leave, a fleet of French battleships sailed into the Bay…Cornwallis was now trapped.

36. Washington would lead a three week attack on the British

37. Trapped, Lord Cornwallis surrendered on Oct 17, 1781…the Americans had won their INDEPENDENCE!

38. --Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, December 9, 1781
American may boast that she has accomplished what no power before her ever did, contending with Britain—Captured two of their celebrated Generals and each an army of thousands of veteran Troops to support them.
--Abigail Adams, letter to John Adams, December 9, 1781

39. Treaty of Paris 1783
Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent nation
United States gained all land east of the Mississippi River from Canada to Florida
U.S. agreed to return all property taken from Loyalist
John Adams helped to negotiate this treaty