| A | B |
| Montreal-Quebec 1775 | British voctory that chased Americans out of Canada |
| New York 1776 | British victory that forced Washington to retreat to New Jersey |
| Trenton 1776 | American sneak attack victory on the day after Christmas that captured more than 900 Hessians |
| Princeton 1777 | American victory forcing the British out of Princeton |
| Saratoga 1777 | American victory that captured Burgoyne's army |
| Treaty of Support 1778 | agreement with France for naval support, supplies, and army support |
| Valley Forge 1777 | winter time of suffering and courage for Washington's army |
| Bonhomme Richard vs Serapis 1779 | naval battle in which John Paul Jones defeated the British |
| Fort Sackville 1779 | George Rogers Clark tricked the British to surrender near the Wabash River using flags and a few rifle shots |
| Yorktown 1781 | last major battle of the war in which Washington and the French trapped General Cornwallis |
| Treaty of Paris 1783 | ended the war and gave the U.S. land in the Ohio River Valley |