Battles, Declaration of Independence & Special Groups

This was the first battle of the war.

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

During this battle, the colonists learned that fighting behind trees and rocks could damage the British army. This was known as guerrilla warfare.

• Cowpens

• Bunker Hill

• Saratoga

This battle was the turning point of the war. The Americans kept the British from splitting the colonies in two, and France decided to become their allies.

• Yorktown

• Saratoga

• Charleston

This event is sometimes referred to as "the shot heard around the world". It was a victory for the colonists.

• Lexington and Concord

• Bunker Hill

• Cowpens

The British were successful in their second attempt to capture this South Carolina city. They blockaded the port, cutting off supplies until this city surrendered.

• Yorktown

• Charleston

• Cowpens

"Don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes" is a quote from this battle.

• Yorktown

• Bunker Hill

• Cowpens

This was the final battle of the war. The French assisted General Washington by blockading the harbor. The British were cut off by land and sea and were forced to surrender.

• Saratoga

• Yorktown

• Lexington and Concord

This was an important battle in South Carolina that showed the cooperation of the Regular Continental Army and irregular partisan forces. It was a victory for the Americans.

• Charleston

• Cowpens

• Saratoga

Why was the battle of Lexington and Concord called "the shot heard around the world"?

• Because the world wasn't very big.

• Because the revolutionary ideals spread to other countries.

• Because people heard the shot all over the world.

Who won the American Revolution?

• British soldiers

• French and Indians

• American colonists