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Also known as George Washington Headquarters, DeWint House was the place for a lot of stuff that happened, firstly that this was Washington’s headquarters. It was also where John Andre was held, apparently. Honestly, there is so much to cover, just visit the DeWint House website.
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The Stamp Act was an act which had the order for the colonists to give their tax to the British Parliament, since they were in debt after the Seven Years’ War.
The colonists insisted that the law was unconstitutional, since their own representative assemblies can do such. Thus, the law was repealed in 1776, but after all that, new acts were being made by Mr Parliament. -
After the repealment of the Stamp Act, the Townshend Act, named after Charles Townshend (Wut?), was released to impose duty and make the colonists pay large revenue for British china, glass, lead, paint, paper and tea.
Benjamin Franklin informed the Parliament that the Townshend Act choice these specific goods, for the colonists would have a difficult time manufacturing such stuff. Franklin estimated that 40,000 pounds would be made from revenue, most of them coming from tea. -
One of the most brutal and historical mass killings in history, the Boston Massacre was a deadly riot, which after a few colonists started hurling insults and throwing stuff at the redcoats, they were shot down by their British muskets. The end resulted in 5 fatalities, one of which were Crispus Attucks, a local dockworker with mixed racial heritege, and 6 wounded people.
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sigh You know, if the British made a more effective act or just gotten their own revenue, maybe it would’ve been solved in a more civil way. But they HAD to push for the tea act, which eventually led to the Boston Tea Party, which THEN led to the War in there first place. The Tea Act was practically one of the worst acts ever executed in history.
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As a response to the British Parliament’s tax on tea, the American patriots dumped 342 chests of tea, imported by the British East India Company into the harbor.
Thanks to the British being in debt in the 60s, they charged tax on almost EVERYTHING and ANYTHING they put, one of them being tea. So, the colonists had a tea party by dumping a bunch of chests of tea into the docks in protest. -
Meeting at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on September 5, 1774, the 56 delegates from 12 out of the 13 colonies met together to form the First Continental Congress to discuss the Colonies’ future, growing under the British’s rule of thumb.
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Tensions between the New England Colonies and Great Britain have been skyrocketing. Thanks to Mr. Paul Revere, the Colonial militia were able to confront the British army at the right place and the right time.
So, what happened IN battle? Well, 700 British men went up against 77 militiamen. One side fired a gun, but [even to this day,] we don’t which side fired which gun! The British military advanced to Concord where they… burned everything but still lost due to a bad move. -
Led by Major General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot, 2,200 British men marched down to Boston to confront the ~1,000 men of the Colonial Militia, led by Colonel William Prescott, when… they were ambushed by heavy fire and had to retreat.
This was legacy on how the inexperienced militia had led an army to retreat. Also, it wasn’t really a battle anyways. -
Since Quebec and its vicinity were occupied by the British at the time, the Americans tried to take over Quebec from the British. Simply put, they lost and they fled.
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Written by Thomas Jefferson and many other writers, the Declaration of Independence was a page long writing that declared independence from Great Britain, signed by 56 delegates of the Second Continental Congress.
Nowadays, we see this day as “The Fourth of July,” for on this day, we seceded from Britain and declared independence from it as well, giving birth to a new country. -
One of the most challenging and coldest turning points for the Americans, the Crossing of the Delaware was a day-long mission to ambush the Hessian forces (German auxiliary soldiers on Team Britain) and later defeating the British reinforcements that Mr Cornwallis put there.
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As a result of that successful river cross, the Americans fired their guns at the Hessians and the Hessians surrendered quickly. The death toll was 22 people.
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Cornwallis was notified that Washington were on their way to Princeton. Washington led his men and broke through the defense lines to victory.
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The first battle, taking place at the abandoned farm of John Freeman, almost ended in a draw until the Germans showed up to the British support and forced the Americans to retreat. However, the British suffered twice the amount of casualties than the Americans did.
The Americans did a surprise attack in Bemis Heights, which forced a British reconnaisance force to retreat. German General Burgoyne was later surrounded by the American army and surrendered. -
This and the Perpetual Union were the first written Constitutions for the new country of America. It was written in 1777, however was not ralified until March 1, 1781. These articles made all states independent and sovereign.
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Meant as a surprise attack for the British, the British somehow knew about their plans and foiled their surprise. Colonel Baylor led the attack and arrived at 11pm. Baylor, however, was captured and taken as prisoner, and died in 1784, due to the injuries he sustained.
The end resulted in 69 officers being killed, wounded or captured, with the dead tallied to be 15 and all being bayoneted. -
Fought near Monmouth Court House, this battle was one of the main battles of the Philadelphia Campaign, with both sides playing equal sides, with the battle being inconclusive.
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John Andre, a British spy, was captured and was later to be executed in October 7, 1780. Andre requested that he be shot as a gentlemen, rather than to be hanged as a common criminal. Still, by the rules of war, Andre was hanged later that day. According to eyewitness testimony, Andre placed the noose around his own neck.
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It was mid-September, 1781, when Washington arrived at Yorktown with his 2,500 American men and 4,000 French men, facing against 8,000 [somewhat] men, and started to build their trenches 800 yards away the Reds.
There was heavy fire and cannon balls. Bullets firing everywhere and blood spilled onto the ground. When the dust settled and the smoke dissipated, the siege had been successful and General Cornwallis, leader of the British armies, surrendered, marking an end to the Revolutionary War. -
The treaty was rather a peace negotiation to the British, to secure a friendly relationship with the British. Alongside with the Treaty of Paris, Great Britain signed more separate treaties to secure them. These treaties were known as the Peace of Paris.
