· April, 1775- Americans win at Lexington & Concord
· June, 1775- Americans retreat at Bunker Hill
· December, 1776- Americans re-capture Trenton
· September, 1777- British occupy Philadelphia
It is evident from these events that in the early years of the Revolutionary War...
the British were close to winning
the Americans were close to winning
most of the fighting was in the South
that the outcome was far from decided