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!