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Common Sense
"Common Sense" was written in 1776.
"Common Sense" was written by Thomas Paine.
The main purpose for "Common Sense" was to inspire people in the 13 colonies to declare and fight for independence from great britain.
"Common Sense" was a failure. This was suppose to stop the wars, but all it did was inflamed them and the wars grew bigger. -
The Declaration of Independence
The purpose for "The Declaration of Independence" was to explain to foreign nations why the colonies had chosen to separate themselves from Great Britain.
The preamble of any article or written document is an introduction starting that statment.
The first section of "The Declaration of Independence" was stating that "All men are created equal, Unalienable rights, and life, liberty and persuit of happiness." -
The Declaration of Independence
The second section of "The Declaration of Independence" is a list of grievances. He has "plundered our seas, burned our towns, and destroyed the lives of our people."
The third section of "The Declaration of Independence" is final and very formal. A warning telling us not to change the government without giving it a very serious thought.
The impact of "The Declaration of Independence" was immense. The movement gained support from all of the colonies. -
Crossing the Delaware
The Americans were going to attack Trenton and they all had to cross the Delaware River.
Johann Rall was the one person who was guarding Trenton. Johann Rall is a german colonel cammand of hessian troops in Trenton.
After a brief battle, nearly the entire hessian force was captured with negligible losses of Americans. -
The Battle of Saratoga
The goal was to cut New England colonies off from the rest.
Britain's plan came from 3 directions: From canada, 8,000 move south capturing forts along the way.
Another plan is: From the west, a smaller force would go through Mohawk Valley.
The last plan is: From the south, General Howe would lead a large army up the Hudson. They failed because they surrendered.
The americans won because they surrendered. -
Valley Forge Winter 1777-1778
Valley forge is located in Philadelphia.
The british camped in Philadelphia afetr a harsh winter at Valley Forge.
The conditions were horrible. Cold, wet and snowy. They didnt have warm clothes or shoes.
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The War At Sea
The congress approved the use of a Navy in 1775. The war early on was very hard. Girls had to do work while men were gone. If men we wounded they took care of the wounds. They would sometimes have to fight too. The most famous batte was The Battle Of Flamborough. During that war, John Paul Jones won. A privateer is- A privatly owned armed vessel. Commisioned by hostile nation to carry on Naval warfare. -
Brighter Days
Patriot Fortunes won the Battle Of Kings Mountain. Nathanael Greene was a major general of the continental army in the american revoluionary war. Morgan won a key victory at the Battle of Cowpens.
