Significant Events of the Revolutionary War
Jan 19, 2016
Significant Events of the Revolutionary War
US ColoniesGeorge WashingtonBen Franklin and
John AdamsMarquis de
Lafayette – French military
Spanish Louisiana
Lord CornwallisKing George III
Key Figures of Revolutionary War
Great Britain
April 1775First battle of Revolutionary War“Shot heard round the world”Only lasted a few minutesBritish retreated back to Boston and
the colonists fired at them from behind trees and buildings
1 - Lexington and Concord
June 1775Protecting territory in MassachusettsColonists set up camp on Breed’s Hill
and Bunker Hill to attack the BritishColonists had to retreat in the end but
showed that the colonists could hold their own against the British and this was not going to be a quick war
2- Battle of Bunker Hill
October 1777The British suffered embarrassing
defeats in New England and planned to strike back
British wanted to cut New England off form the rest of the colonies and attack from three directions but two groups were late
Greatest win to that point during the war for the Patriots
Led to an increase in foreign support for the Patriots
3- Saratoga
March 1781Part of British Plan to take over the
South Patriot plan was to break into 3 lines
and attack in different wavesBritish win the battle but costs them
many livesPatriots made them pay for attacking
the south
4 - Guilford Courthouse
October 1781Lord Cornwallis decided to take
Virginia – costly mistakeGeorge Washington and French
commanders surrounded Cornwallis and British military on the peninsula of Yorktown
Cornwallis surrenders and the war is over
5- Yorktown
Great Britain recognized the US as independent
New border formed – West to Mississippi River and North to Great Lakes
6 - Treaty of Paris of 1783
You will create a 6 flap foldable to summarize the 6 major events of the Revolutionary War
Outside/front cover flap should have the title of the event and an illustration for that event in COLOR!
Inside/under the flap will be where you will summarize the significance of that event to the war
Foldable Review
Design a coin to represent the American Revolutionary War
Should have a front and a back Use color and be neat
Design a Coin
Create a 6 frame comic strip/storyboard to retell the story of the American Revolutionary War to an elementary student
You need to include:At least 2 events that caused colonists to be
upset and want independenceEither the First or Second Continental
CongressDeclaration of Independence1 battleTreaty of Paris
Must be neat, organized, and use colorEach frame should have color, story line and
speech bubbles
Bringing It All Together!