| A | B |
|---|
| Lexington | British march into Massachusetts country side - 8 minutemen killed - "Shot heard 'round the world." |
| Yorktown | British blocked on land and sea - Cornwallis surrenders - WAR OVER! |
| Fort Ticonderoga | Americans capture fort - take cannon back to Boston |
| Bunker Hill | American build earthen fortifications on Breed's Hill - British capture hill after 3 bloody tries |
| Quebec | Americans use 2 prong attack to invade Canada - invasion fails |
| Saratoga | British invade from Canada with 3 prong attack - invasion stopped - France joins war - turning point of the war |
| Long Island | British return from Nova Scotia with reinforcements - capture N.Y. - Americans retreat to Delaware River |
| Trenton | American cross Delaware River to attack unsuspecting Hessian troops on Christmas Day - success |
| Princeton | British move to capture Trenton - Americans stop them - can block main route from N.Y. to Philadelphia |
| Brandywine/Germantown | American try to stop British advancement to Philadelphia - British capture Philadelphia - Americans winter at Valley Forge |
| Dorchester Heights | Americans aim cannons down on British fleet in Boston Harbor - British leave for Nova Scotia |
| Monmouth | Americans attack British that are leaving Philadelphia to regroup in N.Y. |
| Vincennes | Backwoodsmen capture British forts N. of Ohio River- U.S. gains N.W. |
| Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis | Major sea battle in North Sea to disrupt British shipping |
| Southern Coastal towns | New British strategy - establish ports for West Indies and move north |
| Southern Interior towns | British retaliate for hit and run tactics |
| Concord | Secret store of weapons - fighting at North Bridge - British chased back to Boston |
