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The Battle of Yorktown marked the last major battle of the American Revolution, ending on October 19, 1781. This battle led to the independence of America and George Washington legend as a general, leader, and the first president.

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At the Valley Forge there was another turning point in the American Revolution as George Washington and a former Prussian officer managed to turn a battered Continental Army into a force capable of beating the British. And despite the winter cold, lack of food and money and the rise of disease, these people became proper soldiers.

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The British tries to take control of the situation by discouraging American allies from joining the battle by taking hold of upstate New York and the Hudson river. But their attempts at control weren't successful as the Americans won not only this but another battle.

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The Battle of Trenton was initiated by General George Washington who won two battles that gave them the upper hand, both in a physical way and a morale way, and control of a decent amount of New Jersey.

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The Declaration of Independence, written by John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and (mainly) Thomas Jefferson, was the first statement saying that the people have the right to choose their own government. The declaration itself says that independence from the British crown has become necessary and include the famous line "...that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men...”

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The Battle of Bunker hill was a battle that the British won but still took considerable damage with many casualties against the colonists. While the British had more resources and experience they took the heavier hit with the attack.

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The Second Continental Congress was a collection of people who wanted to fight for independence and held some of the most relevant people in American history.

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The battle of Lexington and Concord is what is considered the beginning of the American revolution. On the April of 1775 British troops marched through to Concord to take a seize of arms and gunpowder that had been stockpiled by colonists. Paul Revere and other scouters saw the redcoats and alerted the others and the fighting begun.

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The Continental Congress was started in September of 1774 and was government to the 13 American colonies with the exception of Georgia. It started as a group of people who are now known as significant political members gathered in response to the Intolerable acts

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The Boston tea party was a protest, a rebellion against the British and their methods of heavily taxing the colonists to pay for their war debts and their attempt to govern the colonists after they have been independent for so long.

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The Boston Massacre started as a colonist riot against taxation. On March 5th, private Hugh White was doing his job guarding for the king, when angry colonists started antagonizing him and when White struck back the colonists became more physical throwing stone and snowballs at him. British soldiers came and the violence continued to escalate as soldiers were on the defense and one, whether it was intentional or not, shot his gun and others followed suit, resulting in several anti-British dead and fatally wounded.

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The Tea Act of 1773 was one of the rules passes to help one of Britain's major economic powers, the East India Company, which was struggling, so the British had the tea ships go straight to the colonies. The result though was angered colonist merchant and regular colonists who saw this as a Trojan horse.

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The Intolerable Acts is a series of laws passed by the Parliament as a consequence of the Boston tea party. Some of the laws prevented trade and required people to provide or guide soldiers housing and that upset many colonists.

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The Townshend Acts where a series of rules that the American colonies saw as an abuse of power. The acts stated that the British would be able to tax the America's in the same manner they tax their own.

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The Quartering Act stated that homeowners were required to provide accommodations for British soldiers. The soldiers would either take the housing or the person would find a place for the soldiers.

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The Stamp Act was set in place to tax the colonies on materials such as paper, cards, and dice. People revolted against the intense taxing soon after it was set into place.

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The sugar act was an attempt to prohibit the smuggling of molasses and other foreign goods which not only hurt the colonies financially but upset many of the people.

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The Proclamation was set to please the Natives and prohibit Europeans from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains by Britain. Of course it wasn't very effective as there wasn't really a was to enforce this rule and the people did it anyways.

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The Treaty of Paris is what ended the French and Indian war. The treaty led to France giving the British control over most of French land.

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The French and Indian war was a battle between The French partnered with the Indians against the British. The French was winning at first with the help of George Washington and Edward Braddock's plan to drive the British back. However once the British also had Native allies they overpowered the French and won the war.