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50 Page pamphlet titled Common Sence was published in Philadelphia and the pamphlet stimulated broad support for independence.
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The American army faced many difficulties in the early years of the war,
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In the last section, you saw how the 13 colonies proclaimed their independence. American fortunes shifted back & forth on the battlefeild in 1776 & 1777
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The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that the colonies were seperating from Britian
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In the Year 1776, few colonists could have predicted what lay ahead. Most of the colonists were hoping for peaceful end to quarrel with the British
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The American revolution began as a protest against unfair colonial rule. After the colonists isued the Declaration of Independence, the war turned into a struggle to create a new nation.
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The Continental army kept retreating under relentless British pursuit. In December it crossed the Deleware River into Pennsylvania.
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When Americans learned about conditions at Valley Forge, they sent help. Woman collected food, medicine, warm clothes, and ammunition.
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After a final victory, the Americans at last achieved independence from British rule.
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Most of the American Revolution, attention was mainly focused on the 13 states along the Atlantic coast.
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Congress had voted to creat a Continental navy as earlyas 1775. American shipyards were able to build only a few warships. The most famouse navy battle took place off the coast of England in 1779.
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African Americans fought on both sides of the American Revolution. For them, war meant both danger and opportunity.
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Civilians faced hardships. They were often subject to food shortages and military attack.
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American independence reached beyond the borders of the infant nation. In 1789 French citizens rebelled. They issued the Declaration of the Rights of MAn and the Citizen, modeled in part on the Declaration of the Independence.
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Written list of freedoms that a government promises to protect.
