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Pontiac's Rebelion
Native American's fought back against the British and took control of several military bases. In the end the British had way more man power and superior weapons, resulting in the Native Americans aligining themselves with the British through a treaty. -
Boston Massacre
"One gun was fired first; then others in succession and with deliberation, till ten or a dozen guns were fired; or till that number of discharges were made from the guns that were fired. By which means eleven persons were killed and wounded, as above represented." -Annonomyous Eye Witness
The Boston Massacre was started when angry colonists threw sticks and stones at British soldiers. In response the soldiers shot and wounded over eleven people.
Indirectly caused by the Sons of Liberty -
First Continental Congress
Early in the begining of the American Revolution, 12 delegates from the thirteen colonies assembled in Pennsylvania. (Everyone except Georgia went). -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill video The fighting happened in Massachusets and endied as a British Victory. Despite the American loss, they caused great causualties to the opposing side. The damage to the British boosted American soldiers moral exponentially. They were inexpirenced and unorganized, but still somehow held their own in battle. This also forced the British to start taking this Revolution more seriously. -
Signing of the Declaration of Independence
Five colonists including Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John adams drafted the first declaration of what the colonists as a whole demanded. It was formally accepted by the continental congress on July 4. This was the first written and documented work that declared that America wanted to become independent from Great Britian. -
Washington crossed the Delaware River
Washington takes his troops across the Delaware river into Pennsylvania. The continental congress decides to leave Philedelphia and go to Baltimore. Thomas Paine was among those who followed Washington and wrote: " "...These are the times that try men's souls: Tyranny, like Hell, is not easily conquered. Yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was two battles: the battle of Bemis heights and the battle of freeman's farm. After hearing about America's victory over the British, the French decided to join and help fight the British in the American revolution. -
Winter at Valley Forge
A military camp in Pennsylvania. Many soldiers were struck by small pox, but Washington used innoculation to help build up soilders resistence to it. The army also started training with Bayonets, a new invention that had a spear on the end of a gun revolutionizing warfare as now the gun could be a long or close range weapon. -
Treaty of Alliance
The French promised the Americans to provide support and to fight with them in the Revolutionary War against the British. This is similar to Pontiac's Rebellion where the Native Americans aligned themselves with the British through a treaty. -
Battle of Monmouth
Washington sent his second in command Charles Lee ahead to harass British soldiers until Washington's army could get to New Jersey from Valley Forge. General Lee retreated and Washington became furious and rushed into battle. In the end the Americans won, but George Washington's horse died. -
Surrender of Yorktown
British General Cornwallis surrenders, officially ending the American Revolution. General George Washington strategicly surrounded Cornwallis's troops and the combined forces of the American and French troops proved to be too much. -
Similarities and Differences
Both Pontiac's rebellion and the treaty of alliance revolved around treaties to further each sides cause in the war, contrastingly Pontiacs rebellion was for the British's benefit wheras the treaty of alliance was for the benefit of the Americans and the French. Over time a difference was the new warfare. Americans no longer fought like 'gentlemen' and used advanced guns such as the bayonet to gain the upper hand.
