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The battle of cowpens was an easy victory for the americans, daniel morgan took rifleman for a surprise attack on the battered and tired redcoats in the middle of the forest. There is not much to explain about this "battle" as it as more so an ambush. this was important because it started a turning point in the war.
Below is an image depicting the startled british during this battle.

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The battle of guilford courthouse was a short battle, an american defeat, a british victory, though the british won, they lost many men. this lead to the battle of yorktown, this shortage of men lead to british loss of the war.

Below is an image of the americans setting up their final defense.

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The battle of yorktown was the last major battle of the revolutionary war. It took place in The french and the americans strongly outnumbered the british and hessians by over 9000 troops. After 21 days of battle, general cornwallis had been surrounded and he finally surrendered and signed a temporary treaty called the articles of capitulation. After the surrender, the treaty of paris was signed and the war was over.
Below is a image depicting a scene in the battle.

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WEAKNESSES:
The Americans were very unequipped, that goes for most anything, clothing, food, guns, ammo, funding, you name it.
The Americans also were inexperienced when it came to firing artillery and in naval battles.
Also the militia was also inexperienced, they trained only around 1-3 times a year and it was made of ordinary people.
And lastly there were not that many, the highest amount of american soldiers in one area throughout the whole war was merely 17,000.
STRENGTHS:
The strengths of the americans were the patriotism and the enthusiasm as oppose to the british's nonchalant of the war.
Also they had great commanders as the british were indecisive and did not know what they were doing.
And lastly, the french helped the Americans because they hated the british due to the loss of the french and indian war and other forms of mistreatment.

Below is a picture of what represents the fact that the americans were not funded well. Some had to walk through snow with no shoes and bloody feet to escape a battle or something along those lines.

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below is a video explaining the causes of the american revolution.

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Rap 2 Learn: US History: Causes of the American Revolution

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The Declaration of Independence is the formal statement written by Thomas Jefferson declaring the freedom of the thirteen American colonies from Great Britain. It was finalized on July 4th 1776.

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Stamp act:
The stamp was an act of the British Parliament in 1756 that exacted revenue from the American colonies by imposing a stamp duty on newspapers and legal and commercial documents. Colonial opposition led to the act's repeal in 1766.
Quartering Act:
the quartering act is the minimum of two Acts of British Parliament in the local governments of the American colonies to provide the British soldiers with any needed accommodations or housing. It also required colonists to provide food for any British soldiers in the area.
Intolerable acts:
The intolerable acts also known as the Coercive Acts; a series of British measures passed in 1774 designed to punish the Massachusetts colonists for the Boston Tea Party. These measures included shutting down the boston harbor, sending more troops to massachusetts, and not letting them try a redcoat in an american courthouse.

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Below is a video explaining the war

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History Brief: The French and Indian War

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The French and Indian war was a series of military engagements between Britain and France in North America between 1754 and 1763 over the fur trade and arguments about territorial rights. This eventually lead to the revolutionary war caused by british outrage in the colonies over the debt of THIS WAR.

Below is a before and after map of the territories of the french and indian war

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Middle Passage:
The middle passage is the  sea journey taken by slave ships from west Africa to the west indies.
Triangular Trade:
Triangular trade is the trade in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries that involved shipping goods from Britain to West Africa to be exchanged for slaves, these slaves being shipped to the West Indies and exchanged for sugar, rum, and other goods, which were in turn shipped back to Britain.

Below are the common slave trade routes used during the 16-1700's