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"Give Me Liberty Or Give me Death"
the "give me liberty or give me death" speech by Patrick Henry was given on march 23 1775 he wrote it so that the people could see that the war is alreay here and if they dont do any thing they willi become slaves. as he said in his speech "Almighty God! I know not what course others may take; but as for me, give me liberty or give me death!" -
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Revolutionary War
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Midnight Ride
Paul Revere was a messanger he set out at 11 O clock ride ing around knocking on every door saying the regulars are comeing. two lanterns were hung in the steeple of the chaple witch ment the troops were on their way by boat -
Shot Heard round The World
the shot heard ruond the world was the battle between the minutemen and the redcoats at Lexington & Concord. the reason that the british was heading to Lexington was they wanted to capture Sam Adams and John Handcock they headed to Concord to tack all the gunpowder. -
2nd Continental Congress
during this 12 out of the 13 colonies joined in a meeting in Philidelphia they started the continental army. made george washington genral of the army. -
Battle at Bunker Hill
the rebals were going to the hill because that is were they would have the advantage over the britishbut they marched to breeds hill by mistake closer to the british positions. -
"Common Sense"
Common sense was written by Tomas Paine to tell the colinests that they should declare their independence.
in six months more than 500,000 copies were sold. -
Washington crosses the Deleware
From this site, General George Washington and men of the Continental Army and militia crossed the Delaware River on Christmas night 1776 and marched to Trenton, New Jersey.
There they attacked and defeated Hessian troops quartered in and around the village.
This surprise attack and victory set the stage for Washington's subsequent victories at the Second Battle of Trenton and Princeton -
Battle of Saratoga
General John Burgoyne came up with the divide and concore strategy that. where they invade america from canada by advanceing down the hudson valley to albony. -
Battle of Germantown
On October 2nd, Washington conceived a bold plan of attack on Howe's 9,000 troop garrison stationed in Germantown. It called for the simultaneous advance of four different units of troops, moving by night. At dawn, the four columns were to converge not far from General Howe's headquarters and catch the British by surprise. -
Whitemarsh, Pennsylvania
Early in December, General Howe tried to launch a surprise attack on the American position. But the British plan had been ferreted out by spies, and the Americans were well prepared for their expedition. On December 5, the British began a probe of the American position in the hills. Three days of non-decisive skirmishing followed, after which the British returned to Philadelphia. It was the last engagement in the campaign of 1777. -
The Treaty of 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. -
Washington's Army at Valley Forge
the battle of valley forge was one of the battles that washington won. after he won they had to stay for the winter witch was conciderd one of the severist winters of the 18th centery -
Articles of Confederation
While the state constitutions were being created, the Continental Congress continued to meet as a general political body. Despite being the central government, it was a loose confederation and most significant power was held by the individual states. By 1777 members of Congress realized that they should have some clearly written rules for how they were organized. As a result the Articles of Confederation were drafted and passed by the Congress in November. -
Kings Mountain
King's Mountain, SC: battle lasts 65 minutes. American troops led by Isaac Shelby and John Sevier defeat Maj. Patrick Ferguson and one-third of General Cornwallis's army -
The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the Revolutionary War between Great Britain and the United States, recognized American independence and established borders for the new nation. After the British defeat at Yorktown, peace talks in Paris began in April 1782 between Richard Oswarld representing Great Britain and the American Peace Commissioners Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and John Adams. The American negotiators were joined by Henry Laurens two days before the preliminary articles of peace were signed on