Important Revolutionary War Battles and Events

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Important Revolutionary War Battles and Events
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Important Revolutionary War Battles and Events

• Lexington Concord were the first battles of the
  Revolutionary War

• Minutemen fought the British and won!

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76. What was Started by The shot heard Round
the world?
75. Lexington And Concord 1775
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Battle of Bunker Hill 1775

• Near Boston, Massachusetts
• Americans fought from on top a hill
• British lost lots of men ,but capture the hill
  when the Americans run out of bullets.
• Moral victory for the patriots

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77. Battle of Bunker Hill Summer 1775
78. What are the Patriots saying to The British ?
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Valley Forge Patriot Winter Camp

• Freezing, starving, patriots suffered, but stayed
  to fight
• Von Steuben trains the army to fight !
• Army is stronger tougher than before Valley
  Forge

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79. Valley Forge Winter 1777
80. If you asked The patriots Why They stayed
At Valley Forge, what Would they say?
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Saratoga Patriot Turning Point

• Patriots defeat the British Hessians

• France decides to become our ally

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82. What are The British soldiers Saying about
this Turning point?
81. Saratoga 1777
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Final Victory Battle of Yorktown, Virginia
October 1781

• The American army, with help from the French,
  defeat the British General Cornwallis

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84. Draw In The American French Troops with
Xs
83. Yorktown 1781
X X X x
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The War Ends The Treaty of Paris 1783

• 1. U.S. independent
• 2. Borders set at Canada and the Mississippi
  River
• 3. Runaway slaves returned
• 4. U.S. fishing rights guaranteed by Britain

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X X X x
85. The Treaty of Paris in 1783
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Quiz 6 True / False

• 1. The 1st battle of the war was Lexington
  Concord.
• 2. The turning point of the war was Yorktown.
• 3. The final victory of the war was Saratoga
• 4. The nation that became our ally was Germany.

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Quiz 6 Answer Key

• 1.True
• 2. False
• 3. False
• 4. False