| A | B |
|---|
| Lexington & Concord | British march in Massachusetts country side To arrest Adams/Hancock and take weapons stored at Concord. |
| Fort Ticonderoga | Americans want to capture fort and weapons (cannon to be used at Boston). |
| Bunker Hill | Americans built earthen fortifications on Breed’s Hill overlooking Boston Harbor – Brits want to remove threat. |
| Quebec | Americans want to invade Canada – remove British threat from land invasion from the North |
| Dorchester Heights | Americans aim cannons down on British fleet in Boston Harbor . |
| Long Island | British return from Novia Scotia with reinforcements – want New York City Harbor – ice free and strategically located on Hudson River. |
| Trenton | Americans cross back across the Delaware River to attack unsuspecting Hessian troops on Christmas day. |
| Princeton | British moved to recapture Trenton |
| Brandywine/ Germantown | Americans try to stop British advancement to Philadelphia from the South |
| Saratoga | British attacking from Canada – coming out of the North, down the Hudson River – trying to cut New England off from the other colonies |
| Monmouth | Americans attack British that are leaving Philadelphia to return to New York. It is a draw, neither side wins. |
| Vincennes | Americans capture British held forts north of the Ohio River - Northwest territory becomes part of U.S. |
| Bonhomme Richard vs. Serapis | Major sea battle in the North Sea to disrupt British shipping. |
| Southern Coastal Towns | British strategy after France enters the war. Set up a base to protect the West Indies and control the port cities. |
| Southern Interior Towns | British want to retaliate for U.S. hit and run tactics. Chase Americans up into the mountians. |
| Yorktown | British blocked on land and sea. British surrender - War Over! |
