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The Revoltionary War
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Battle at Lexington
The Battle at Lexington (Bristish victory) was the first battle of the Revolutionary War. When the redcoats arrive they see 70 minute men, commanded by Revere and Dawes, who are ready to fight. A shot was fired and both sides let loose. after the fight was over, eight minute men lay dead. -
Battle at Concord
The Battle at Concord (American victory) was n the same day as the Lexington battle. The British troops continued their march to Concord. At the North end of Concord, there were minutemen were waiting for them. When the Bristish marched down the road, the militia fired. By the time they reached Boston, 200 were wounded and 73 were dead. Making matters worse, over 20,000 militiamen had Bston under siege. -
Battle at Bunker Hill (British victory)
Colonel Prescott has set up a fortification at Buncker Hill and Breed's Hill nearby. The British troops charged up Breed's Hill. With Prescott's troops low on ammunition, he shouted the well-known phrase "Don't fire until you see the whites of thier eyes!"
After the 3rd time the British charge, the Amricans run out of ammo and were forced to withdraw. -
The Olive Branch Petition
The Olive Branch is of course a symbol of peace. It has also been called the "Humble Petition" and the "Second Petition to the King." The letter affirmed the loyalty of the colonists to the King and assured him that they did not seek independence, only redress of their grievances. -
Common Sense
Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense to convince Americans that they really are free.
"The cause of America is in a great measure the cause of all mankind." -
Declaration of Independence
Thomas Jefferson wrote this document to show what England is doing wrong and how it is making America an awful place. That they are no longer part of England anymore. He stated an Americas natural rights, commonly known as "Life, Liberty and Persuit of Happiness." John Locke origanlly came up with it as "Life, Liberty and Property." -
Battle of Long Island
British land and naval forces attack the Continental Army on Long Island, leading to a series of American defeats. -
Battle of Fort Washington (British victory)
General Howe planned three attacks. An additional assault was to be carried out on the same side by the 42nd under Colonel Sterling. Early on the 15th November Howe called on the fort to surrender. This was refused. A bombardment broke out from British batteries across the Harlem River and the frigate Pearl on the American positions.
At 10am Percy advanced to the attack. At noon Matthews landed on Manhattan and began his assault. Baxter was killed and is militia fled into the fort. -
Battle at Trenton (American victroy)
On Christmas night, General Washington took 2,400 troops across the icy river and suprised the British redcoats. -
Battle at Princeton (American victory)
Washington marched his troops to Pinceton. He then drove away his enemy. One British fellow put in his diary that this vicory mad the Americans "all liberty mad again." -
Winter at Valley Forge
Winter was known as the 'recovery' time and the time to train and stock up on supplies you need. Winter was harsh esecially with no money or no clothes or shoes to cover your self.
"To see men without clothes to cover their nakedness, without blankets to lie upon, without shoes ... without a house or hut to cover them until those could be built, and submitting without a murmur, is a proof of patience and obedience which, in my opinion, can scarcely be paralleled."
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Battle at Saratoga (major American victory)
In 1777 British army decied to slpt New England from the middle colonies by taking control over New York's Hudson River valley. The plan called for British fornces at Albany, New York and destroy the Patriot troops. General Jonh Burgoyne went southwards towards Canda. He then found themselves surrounded by a larger American army under command of General Horatio Gates. After a long while of going no where and dojng nothings, Burgonye surrenders on October 17, 1777 -
Paoli Massacre
The Paoli Massacre, where the British routed Anthony Wayne's troops on September 20, 1777. Just a few minutes from Philadelphia, it is the most pristine Revolutionary War battlefield in the United States — unchanged for over 230 years.
"..more than a dozen soldiers had with fixed bayonets formed a cordon round him, and that everyone of them in sport had indulged their brutal ferocity by stabbing him in different parts of his body and limbs ..." -
The Siege of Fort Miffin
Philadelphia belonged to the British and General Howe. Yet the area surrounding the city, and the Delaware River which flowed past Philadelphia, was controlled by George Washington and the Continental Army. Fort Mifflin, the focal point of the American Defense, came under an intense bombardment. After three weeks of fighting, the British finally conquered the forts but only after a surprising American defense. -
French Alliance
The Treaty of Alliance between France and the United States was concluded at Paris, February 6, 1778 and ratified by Congress May 4, 1778. The treaty provided for a defensive alliance to aid France should England attack, and that neither France nor the United States would make peace with England until the independence of the United States was recognized. The knowledge of the Alliance came to Washington on May Day, 1778. -
Battle of Monmouth
Washington hurried his army across the Deleware River with a goal of attackiing General Sir Henrey Clinton. They faught and both sides ended up in victory. -
Battle of King's Mountian
This battle is against the loyalist Americans against the Revolutioaries. The Revolutionaries surrounded the Tories on the top of the mountain and a classic battle between the bayonet and the rifle ensued. The Tory militiamen, attempting to drive back the assaulting Revolutionaries at the point of the bayonet. Ferguson suppressed all attempts to surrender until he was shot from his horse and killed. The Tories threw down their weapons but the Revolutionaries continued to shoot. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation were adopted on March 1, 1781 and served as the form of government for the first 8 years of the new nation's history. Eventually, weaknesses were revealed in the Articles that caused the Founding Fathers to get together and make a new document - the United States Constitution - to correct the weaknesses in the first arrangement. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Americans and French marched out of Williamsburg and arrived before Yorktown on 28th September 1781, forming a semi-circle around the entrenchments and putting the British under siege. With no sign of Clinton’s relief and with inadequate supplies of artillery ammunition and food, on 19th October 1781 Cornwallis’ army marched out of Yorktown and surrendered. -
Treaty of Paris
This treaty, signed on September 3, 1783, between the American colonies and Great Britain, ended the American Revolution and formally recognized the United States as an independent nation.
he treaty is named for the city in which it was negotiated and signed. The last page bears the signatures of David Hartley, who represented Great Britain, and the three American negotiators, who signed their names in alphabetical order.
