The Revolutionary War 1775 -1783

On April 19th, 1775, the first shots of the _____________ ___________ are fired at
the ____________

of __________________, in Massachusetts .

Nicknamed The _______

_________ round the World.

British Advantages:
1. _____________________________________________
2. _____________________________________________
3. ______________________________________________
American Advantages:
1. ________________________________________________________
2. ________________________________________________________
The Battle of Bunker Hill June 17, 1775
The first ______________ _____________ and ______________for the Americans.
The Battle of Bunker Hill gives the Americans the __________ that they can and will
fight against the British.
Thomas Paines Common Sense
This ___________ published in January 1776, urged Americans to support
___________________ from England.
Paine compared England to a ___________ whose child, __________had grown up
and was ready to ________________________.
Battle of Trenton December 26th, 1776
American forces led by George Washington capture a British fort manned by
________________ ____________ called Hessians.

Winter at Valley Forge 1777-1778

Washington and his men winter at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. A _________
________ for the American army, over __________ men die due to disease and
hunger.

Battle of Saratoga September October 1778

The American victory at Saratoga was ______________________ in the war for
independence, convincing __________ to enter the war as an ally of the United
States. It would be French ______________ ____________ that would keep the
American cause from collapse .

The Battle of Yorktown, Va. 1781

With the help of the ____________

________________, Washington and the

Americans defeat the British in the last __________

battle of the War.

The Treaty of Paris 1783

The British formally ____________ and recognize the
United States as a __________ and _______________________country.