1. Aim: How did the colonists defeat in the British in the Revolutionary War? Do Now: Analyze the following document. Explain it’s message. How did it impact the American Revolution?

2. Lexington & Concord - Review British General Thomas Gage learned that the colonists were hiding weapons in Massachusetts. Colonists defeated the British.

3. Battle of Bunker Hill Took place in Boston on June 17, 1775. Was one of the fiercest battles of the war. Both sides wanted this high ground. The colonists needed it to help defend Boston. To save bullets, the colonists were told “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes”

4. Who won Battle of Bunker Hill? The British eventually took the Hill, but they lost over 1000 soldiers that day.

5. Battle of Saratoga Turning point of the war for the American Patriots. Defeated the British at Hudson Bay with the help of France’s financial aid and navy.

6. Victory at Yorktown Yorktown was the final battle of the war!! The French navy assisted George Washington and his army by blocking the harbor. The blockade prevented British ships from entering the harbor and the British army, camped in Virginia waiting for transport to winter quarters, from escaping. Surrounded by American and French forces, the British were defeated and surrendered.

7. End of the Revolutionary War Even though some fighting went on for a few more years, the war was won at Yorktown. The Treaty of Paris was signed in April, 1783 officially ending the war.