Major Battles of The Revolutionary War

Question 1

Lexington and Concord

Answer 1

-the beginning of the war
-the shot heard round the world
-Lexington was the first fight- Concord was the second battle

Question 2

Battle of Bunker Hill

Answer 2

-The first main battle
-3 attacks took place
-William Howe was the commander of the British
-William Prescott let the Continental Army
-Even though the British won, the Colonists gained confidence that they could fight the British

Question 3

Battle of Saratoga

Answer 3

-Took place in New York
-It was the turning point of the war because the colonists proved to -France that they could fight the British

Question 4

Battle of Yorktown

Answer 4

-The last major battle of the war
-The colonists beat the British