https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx en-us 2022-10-16 23:34:37 UTC 2022-10-17 00:47:11 UTC hello@padlet.com carmour251 https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342222738 After a tip that colonists were forming a militia and hiding weapons in Lexington and Concord, Paul Revere warns colonists of the arrival of the British and the two sides come face to face. The British did win in Lexington pushing back the militia into Concord but the Americans won overall and in Concord.
Lexington and Concord is significant because it started the Revolutionary War.

]]> 2022-10-16 23:39:12 UTC https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342222738 carmour251 https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342259849 The British took Bunker Hill and won the battle but the Americans were able to inflict very heavy casualties on the British.
This battle gave the Americans a very big confidence boost leading into the siege of Boston.]]> 2022-10-17 00:28:55 UTC https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342259849 carmour251 https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342264154 George Washington led the American troops over the freezing Delaware River into a battle in Trenton against a group of Hessian mercenaries and won.
The battle of Trenton was very significant in boosting the American morale.]]> 2022-10-17 00:32:59 UTC https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342264154 carmour251 https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342268218 British general John Burgoyne was attempting to invade and separate New England from the rest of the colonies and was unsuccessful leading to an American victory.
Saratoga was very significant because it was the turning point in the Revolutionary War.]]> 2022-10-17 00:36:48 UTC https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342268218 carmour251 https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342274672 Lord Cornwallis' campaign to invade North Carolina and the Americans were able to slow the invasion and secure another American victory over the British.
It was significant because it slowed the invasion of the Carolinas]]> 2022-10-17 00:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342274672 carmour251 https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342278682 Three weeks of hard fighting and bombardment eventually led to the surrender of Cornwallis to General George Washington.
It was significant because it officially ended the American Revolutionary War.]]> 2022-10-17 00:47:04 UTC https://padlet.com/carmour251/6havg1fgalwgr2hx/wish/2342278682