Timeline of Battles in the American Revolution

Question 1

1st Event

Answer 1

Intolerable Acts

Question 2

2nd event

Answer 2

1st continental Congress meets

Question 3

3rd event

Answer 3

War is Inevitable Speech

Question 4

4th event

Answer 4

Battles of Lexington and Concord

Question 5

5th event

Answer 5

2nd Continental Congress meets

Question 6

6th event

Answer 6

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 7

7th event

Answer 7

Common Sense

Question 8

8th event

Answer 8

Declaration of Independence

Question 9

9th event

Answer 9

Battle of Saratoga

Question 10

10th event

Answer 10

Winter Camp at Valley Forge

Question 11

11th event

Answer 11

Battle of Yorktown

Question 12

12th event

Answer 12

Treaty of Paris 1783

Question 13

Battle referred to as “Washington crosses the Delaware” US troops attack German mercenaries and win a resounding victory Took place Christmas Day

Answer 13

Battle of Trenton

Question 14

Although the Continental Army lost this battle … It was a huge moral boost for Washington men because it proved that they could take on the British

Answer 14

Battle of Bunker Hill

Question 15

Often considered the turning point of the war; After this US victory European powers joined in the fight against the British

Answer 15

Battle of Saratoga

Question 16

They only enemy here was the brutal winter costing 2,500 lives

Answer 16

Valley Forge

Question 17

Considered the last major battle of the war Cornwallis surrenders here effectively ending the War

Answer 17

Battle of Yorktown