https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6 Events of the American Revolution en-us 2016-10-14 17:06:54 UTC 2016-10-31 17:05:18 UTC hello@padlet.com s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130821235 Started the American Revolution.
On April 19,1775 Red Coats went to Massachusetts to seize militia weapons and arrest the patriot leaders.
Colonists lost at Lexington. They Won at Concord because Paul Revere warned them about the British and colonists fired at them and didn't let them pass the bridge.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battles-of-lexington-and-concord

]]> 2016-10-14 17:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130821235 s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130823144 The Declaration of Independence was announced in July 4,1776. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. The Declaration was the document that said that America wanted to secede from Great Britain and why.
https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/declaration

]]> 2016-10-14 17:19:45 UTC https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130823144 s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130824556 Bunker Hill was the first major battle of the American Revolution. It was on June 17,1775 at West Virginia. British had 2400 soldiers and America had 1200. British won but both sides lost a lot of people. Colonists showed that they were not easy to defeat!
https://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-bunker-hill.htm

]]> 2016-10-14 17:23:39 UTC https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130824556 s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130826583 Fought eighteen days apart in New York on October 17,1777. These 2 battles were the turning point in the history. Benjamin Franklin used this victory to convince France to help. France decided to help the colonists.
http://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/battle-of-saratoga

]]> 2016-10-14 17:28:47 UTC https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130826583 s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130827528 On winter of 1777-1778, soldiers didn't have winter clothes or survival supplies. 2500 soldiers died. French sent supplies and troops and General Lafayette, a French military trainer,  helped train the American soldiers.
http://www.ushistory.org/Valleyforge/

]]> 2016-10-14 17:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130827528 s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130828775 Jones captained the Bonhomme Richard and defeated the British battle ship in North Sea on September 23, 1779. Patriots owe their victory to John Paul Jones.
http://www.historycentral.com/Revolt/Bonnehome.html
 

]]> 2016-10-14 17:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130828775 s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130829957 This was the last battle of the American Revolution. French and American troops surrounded the British troops. British surrendered and American Revolution war was over and America won.
https://www.landofthebrave.info/battle-of-yorktown.htm

]]> 2016-10-14 17:38:30 UTC https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/130829957 s302939 https://padlet.com/s302939/68tusoniyhx6/wish/131240226 On September 3, 1783, British Commissioner and American leaders: John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas Jefferson, and Henry Lauren signed this treaty. This treaty was signed in Paris because neither sides wanted to go to each other's country. Treaty of Paris announced America an Independent country and ended the American Revolution.
https://www.landofthebrave.info/treaty-of-paris-1783.htm

Picture taken after the treaty of Paris was signed

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