American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities
1778 1779 deroga falls July 6 Battle of Bennington August 16 Battle of Brandywine Sep tember 11 Philadelphia falls September 26 Battle of Germantown October 6 Battle of Saratoga October 7 Burgoyne surrenders October 17 Congress passes Articles of Confederation November 15 Winter at Valley Forge France declares war Battle of Monmouth Courthouse June 28 Savannah captured December 29 George Rogers Clark captures Vincennes February 25 Bonhomme Richard vs the Serapis September 29 Winter at Morris town New Jersey Charleston falls May 12 Battle of Cam den August 16 Battle of Kings Mountain October 7 Battle of Cowpens January 17 Articles of Confederation adopted by states March 1 Battle of Guilford Courthouse March 15 Battle of Eutaw Springs September 8 Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown October 19 Treaty of Paris signed September 3 Con tinental Army disbanded Washington 1780 1781 1783 retires 1786 1787 Annapolis Convention Shays's Rebellion Congress passes Northwest Ordinance Constitutional Convention meets Consti tution signed September 17 Constitution is ratified First meeting of Congress George Wash ington sworn in as president John Adams as vice president 1788 1789
1791 Congress adopts the Bill of Rights
Note to Readers See the Glossary following Chapter 7 for definitions of unfamiliar words Lists of officers who fought in the American and British armies and biographies of people mentioned in the text begin on page121 For those interested in more information about the Revo lutionary War and the American government see Revolutionary War Sites to Visit Web Sites to Explore and the Bibliography at the back of the
Preface War’s Begun T SEEMED LIKE ANY OTHER DAY in the country school house on the outskirts of Boston The youngest children pored over their primers while older students recited Latin phrases The schoolmaster looked sternly at those who wiggled or talked out of turn Suddenly a distant tramp tramp tramp broke the spring morning’s stillness and the students looked up from their books The sound grew louder
