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First Continental Congress
First Continental Congress websiteFirst Continental CongressThe First Continental Congress met in Philidalphia, Pennsylvania was called into response to the "Intolerable Acts". The congress was made up of 56 delagates from the thirteen colonies. The congress wanted to boycott all British goods, and if the Intolerable Acts were not repealed the colonies would cease exports to Britian. -
Battle of Lexington & Concord
Battle of Concord websiteGeneral Thomas Gage, the British Military Govoner of Massachusettes, had a British column of 650-900 and set out to destroy a rebel military store. The column crossed the Charles River as they marched to Concord the whole countryside had been alerted by the alert rider Paul Revere, and a rebel militia went out to meet them. The British met the rebel squad and ordered that they be surronded and disarmed, then a shot was fired, thus starting the American Revolution. -
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American Revolution
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Patriots
Patriots were the colonist who seeked independence from Great Britian, about the time of the American Revolution. At the start of the recolution only one third of the colonies actually believed in seperating from Great Britain while another third were still loyal to the crown and the other third didn't want to worry about it. A few famous Patriots are George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Handcock. -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress website The Second Continental Congress met to discuss the possiblility and how to prevent it from happening. They attempted to solve this matter peacefully by sending the Olive Branch Petition but failed. As things escalated between the rebels and the British they decided they needed an army so they created the Army of Continental Congress in which they appionted George Washington as commander-in-chief. -
Olive Branch Petiition
The Olive Branch Petition website The Olive Branch Petition is a letter that congress passed to be sent to King George III. The purpose of the letter was to try and make sure there wouldn't be any physical conflicts. The petition would end up being non effective. -
Army of Continental Congress
Army of Continental CongressThe Army of Continental Congress was formed by the Second Continental Congress. It was formed because the congress believed that it should be prepared for a war with Great Britan. The person they selected to be commander and chief was George Washington. -
The Decloration of Independance
Decloration of Independance website The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen united States of America is the legal document that says that the thirteen colonies regarded them seleves as independent states and not apart of the British Empire -
Battle of Trenton
Battle of Trenton website George Washington decided to attack the Hessian troops at Trenton anticipating that they would be celebrating Christmas that night. Washington ordered his troops to cross the Delaware, but while crossing the got caught in a storm with snow, freezing rain, and hail. This did not seem to matter to the men and they continued forward. The americans were able to surround the Hessians and make them surrender. -
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Valley Forge
Valley Forge website General George Washington used Valley Forge for his winter encampment after being forced to flee Philidelphia. The winter months in Valley Forge were the most harsh because the Continental Army had very little to wear. The force was re-trained by Baron Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben. On May 6th the Continental Army celebrated its newly formed alliance with France. The British hear this, left Philidelphia for New York, and when Washington heard this he left Valley Forge on June 19 for Philidelphia -
France`s entry into the war
France`s entry into the war website After the news of the British surrender at the Battle of Saratoga the French believed there was a chance of success for the rebels, so they signed the Treaty of Alliance which recongnized the United States. The French, before the treaty, were already supplying some ammunition to the rebel but when the joined the cause they supplied ammunition, troops, and uniforms. -
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Battle of Yorktown pt1
Battle of Yorktown website General Washington learned that Lieutenant Cornwallis' army was encamped near Yorktown. Upon learning this he and his ally Lieutenant Ponton de Rochambeau, decieded to lead his troops quitley out of New York. As the troops from New York reached Williamsburg they joined the forces of the Marquis de Lafayette and marched into Yorktown September 28. Cornwallis ordered his men to fallback to the main line of fortification. -
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Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown website The Battle of Yorktown was a 20 day long battle in which the Continental Army and the French surrounded the British at Yorktown. General Washington lead his troops and some french troops after hearing that a french ally was surrounding Yorktown with warships. 16 000, French and American troops walked into Yorktown. They capture 2 main redoubts. General Cornwallis knowing that there was know hope he asked for a truce on Oct 17, and surrendered on Oct 19 -
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Battle of Yorktown pt2
Yorktown websiteOn the night of Oct 5/6 the French and Americans began construction of the first siege line. By dawn, a 2,000-yard long trench opposed the British works. The next 3 days,British and French guns pounded the British around the clock. On the night of Oct 11, Washingtons men started digging another parallel 250m away from the British lines. 9:00 am of Oct 17 a single drummer mounted the British works and beat the long roll as a lieutenant waved a white flag. -
Treaty of Paris
Treaty of Paris website The treaty of Paris was the final document ending the American Revolutonary war. There were 10 main points to the treaty, a couple are: Establishing the boundaries between the United States and British North America; 8.Great Britain and the United States were each to be given perpetual access to the Mississippi River.
