Battles of the American
Revolution
The battles of Concord and Lexington were
fought in Massachusetts in April, 1775. The
Redcoats , led by General Thomas Gage, ordered
the soldiers to Concord to destroy colonists’
weapons supply. Minutemen at Lexington tried to
stop them – 8 were killed.
By the time the British got to Concord, they
realized most of the weapons and gun powder were
gone because the minutemen had been warned by
Paul Revere. The British continued to Concord and
were forced to retreat back to Boston by the
Minutemen. On their way back, the American
militia attacked the British from cover and killed
73 British. Lexington and Concord started the
American Revolution and was known as “the shot
heard around the world”
Battle: Concord &
Lexington
Date & Location
Significance:
Important People
Outcome
Notes
Lexington and Concord
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1st Major battles of the American Revolution
“Shot heard round the world”
Date April, 1775
Significant people: British General Thomas
Gage, Paul Revere, and minuetmen.
Bunker Hill
• Significance: 1st battle for the Continental
Army. British realized America would not
easily be defeated
• Colonel Prescott “Don’t fire until you see
the whites of their eyes!”
• Outcome: British won, but lost 1000 men.
The Continental army realized that they
needed better training.
Battle of Saratoga
Before reaching
Albany, British
General Burgoyne
was surrounded by
the American army
and running out of
supplies.
Battle of Saratoga
He surrendered to the Americans.
Battle of Saratoga
SIGNIFICANCE: France decided to help
Americans because they might have a chance
of winning the war.
Marquis de Lafayette brought aid to the U.S. and fought in many battles.
Notes
Saratoga
• “turning point” of the American Revolution
• Benjamin Franklin Persuaded France and
Spain to join the fight against Great Britain
• Motivation….revenge!
To inspire the troops to keep fighting,
Washington reads Thomas Paine’s The
American Crisis.
Battle of Yorktown
American and French armies and ships
trapped the British army.
Battle of Yorktown
British General Cornwallis
surrendered to the Americans.
Notes
Yorktown
• Cornwallis (British General) surrenders
and it effectively ends the war.
• Convinces Great Britain to negotiate with
the Colonists to end the revolutions
TREATY OF PARIS 1783
British decided to negotiate –
not worth it to keep fighting.
TREATY OF PARIS 1783
BRITISH TERMS:
AMERICAN TERMS:
1.Recognized U.S. as
independent nation.
1.British merchants
could collect debts
owed by Americans.
2.Gave U.S. territory
between Atlantic and
Mississippi.
3.Promised to withdraw
their troops from U.S.
4.Americans could fish off
coast of Canada.
2.States would return
property taken from
Loyalists.
Exit Ticket
• Now that you read about the battles of the
American Revolution, let’s watch the video
again and see if you recognize the
significance of the song.
1. Why is the name of the song called “Shot
heard around the world?”
2. Which countries aided the Colonists in the
war?
Interest assignments
Information must come from your webs
Interest
Sports
Activity
Music
Write a song, rap, or poem about the
Revolutionary war battles.
Video game
Create a video game about the
revolution, showing how to change
levels, avatars must be historic
figures.
Movies
Create a script to act out one of the
most significant battles of the
Revolution.
Art
Cooking
Draw a illustrated time line
Create a broadcast as thought the
revolution were a football or soccer
game. Colonies vs. Great Britain
Write out a recipe for a successful
Revolution