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The Shot Heard Heard Around the World (3)
The incidents that happened in Lexington and Concord were meaningful to the American Revolution because it showed that Americans were willing to die for their rights. In April of 1775, General Gage was told by a spy that the colonist had a huge supply of gunpowder and weapons hidden in Concord, Massachusetts. General Gage sent his troops to Concord to take away the supplies. They needed it to be a surprise so they took the journey to Concord at night. -
The Shot Heard Around the World Part 2 (3)
But in April 18, 1775, spies from the colonists had seen what the British were up to. Paul Revere and William Dawes rode through the countryside warning the colonists about the attack. At Lexington, a small group of people (the Minutemen) came together. Captain John Parker had said not to fire unless fired upon. Finally they saw the British and someone shot. No one knows where the shot came from. The British won and made its way to Concord. -
The Shot Heard Around the World Part 3 (3)
The colonists had heard about this and hid all of their gunpowder and weapons. When the British came, they couldn’t find any of it. Captain Isaac Davis, from the colonists’ side, ordered his troop down a hill toward the British. The British open fired. Davis died and the British expected the colonists to turn and run away. They were wrong. The Minutemen stayed and shot back at them. Instead the redcoats ran away in terror. This changed the British’s way of thinking. -
The Shot Heard Around the World Part 4(3)
They hadn’t thought they would lose to them. From this war they realized that the colonists were much more than they had anticipated. Also, this was the beginning of the war. This eventually led to a peace treaty between Britain and United States. They might’ve not gotten their freedom if the British troops had not heard from a spy that they were hiding weapons and gunpowder. -
The Crisis Part 1 (1)
The Crisis, written by Thomas Paine in December of 1776, was the most important part of the American Revolution because it motivated the soldiers to fight on even when they are at their lowest point. After being defeated by the British at New York, the soldiers were just about to give up. Most of the soldier’s enlistment had expired and some took the offer of remaining in obedience to the king from General Howe. -
The Crisis Part 2 (1)
The rest of the men with Washington had no supplies left and barely had any clothes on them. They had no money left. Without any support, the soldiers were ready to go home. However, Washington had a plan. He quickly gathered his troops and read The Crisis to them. The Crisis acted as a motivation for soldiers and helped them push on. Without The Crisis, the soldiers would have given up and the British would have won. If the British had won, there wouldn’t have been a independent nation. -
Battle of Trenton Part 1
The events at the Battle of Trenton were one of the most significant event during the American Revolution, because it lifted the Patriots spirits after capturing 868 prisoners(Hessians) and 300 british troops without losing a single man. This also means that hard work pays off. The patriots had to cross the cold Delaware river on Christmas evening silently to attack the British without them noticing. This is what made them extremely successful. -
Battle of Trenton Part 2
This is what made them extremely successful. After capturing 868 prisoners and 300 British troops, it lifted the patriot’s spirit a lot, since they were losing the war pretty bad. This was a big turn for the patriots. -
The Treaty That Ended the War (4)
The Treaty of Paris was an event in early 1783 that was one of the most significant during the American Revolution because it showed that the war was over. In Paris, United States and Britain came to an agreement and signed a peace treaty called the Treaty of Paris. It had three parts: Great Britain agreed to recognize the United States as an independent state, Britain gave up its claims to all lands between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mississippi River, and the United States agreed to return all
