Revolution Story Board
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- British forces in America, led by General William Howe, were ordered to capture New York City. Washington hurried with his army from Boston to New York.
- Washington had the Declaration of Independence read allowed to his troops. The Declaration made it clear that the troops had the support of all the colonies, who agreed that independence was a prize worth fighting for.
- Even before the Declaration of Independence was declared, a number of African Americans had joined the Patriot cause. Black militiamen, both free and slave, fought at Lexington, Concord, and Bunker Hill.
- African Americans faced a difficult decision during the revolution. Many blacks chose to fight with the Americans. With their help, the Continental army defeated the British at the Battle of Cowpens in South Carolina.
- As black Americans joined the war effort, same white began to question their own beliefs. By the war's end, Vermont, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Pennsylvania had all taken steps to end slavery.
- Marquis de Lafayette was a military officer who fought in the American Revolutionary War. He has commanded American troops in several battles including the siege of Yorktown. He helped the colonists against the British.
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