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First Continental Congress calls for abolition of slave trade19 Nov 1774
It was the British government that began the abolition of the slave trade during the years,1822 - 1826 . Quakers: first anti-slave society -
Formation of French-American Alliance6 Feb 1775
France supplied Americans because they wanted to revenge from British
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Battles of Lexingtion and Concord
20,000 Minuteman were in Boston after Lexington and Concord battle, more than British -
Second Continental Congress
Second Continental Congress met in Philadelphia they weren’t really looking for independence, they just wanted the king and Parliament to permission restore -
American capture British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point
General Thomas Gage, issued orders to the Governor of Canada, Sir Guy Carleton, that Ticonderoga and Crown Point be repaired and reinforced. As the Siege of Boston commenced, American leaders became concerned that the fort afforded the British in Canada with a route for attacking their rear. Voicing this, Benedict Arnold appealed to the Connecticut Committee of Correspondence for men and money to mount an expedition to capture Fort Ticonderoga and its large store of artillery. -
Battle of Bunker Hill
Bunker Hill, battle of Bunker Hill (the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces) -
Failed Invasion of Canada
the first major military initiative by the newly formed Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War. The objective of the campaign was to gain military control of the British Province of Quebec, and convince the French-speaking Canadiens to join the revolution on the side of the Thirteen Colonies. One expedition left Fort Ticonderoga under Richard Montgomery, besieged and captured Fort St. Johns, and very nearly captured British General Guy Carleton when taking Montreal. -
Paine's Common Sense
(1776) Thomas Paine published the pamphlet Common Sense- JUST FIGHT He though it was “unnatural” because Britain was too little to control America He referred to George III as “the royal brute of great Britain” Paine and the Idea of “Republicanism” Paine’s idea: there should be a “republic” where representative senators, governors, and judges should -
Declaration of Independence
the public act by which the Second Continental Congress, on July 4, 1776, declared the Colonies to be free and independent of England. -
New Jersey constitution temporarily gives women the vote
New Jersey Assembly passed “An Act to regulate the Election of Members of the Legislative-Council and the General Assembly, Sheriffs and Coroners, in this State,” which specifically included women in the franchise. The status of women voters had been unclear for decades. The 1776 New Jersey Constitution had vaguely stated that “all inhabitants” of the state could vote. -
Battle of Trenton
Americans against Hessians and British troops
General George Washington against Colonel Rahl.
The battle was a resounding physical and moral victory for Washington and his American troops. -
Battle of Brandywine
fought between the American army of Major General George Washington and the British army of General Sir William How.. The British defeated the Americans and forced them to withdraw toward the American capital of Philadelphia -
Battle of Germantown4 Oct 1777
North of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the USA.
The American Continental Army against the British and Hessian forces
Generals: General George Washington against Major General Howe
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Battle of Saratoga17 Oct 1777
Place: Saratoga on the Hudson River in New York State. Combatants: British and German troops against the Americans.
Generals: Major General John Burgoyne commanded the British and German force. Major General Horatio Gates and Brigadier Benedict Arnold commanded the American army.
Winner: The Americans forced the surrender of Burgoyne’s force. -
Articles of Confederation adopted by Second Continental Congress
the Articles of Confederation served as a bridge between the initial government by the Continental Congress of the Revolutionary period and the federal government provided under the Constitution for the United States in effect March 4, 1789 -
Battle of Monmouth
New Jersey.
Combatants: The army of British and German troops against American Continental troops and militia.
Generals: Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton, Major General Earl Cornwallis and Major General Knyphausen against General George Washington and Major General
Charles Lee.
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Massachusetts adopts first constitution drafted in convention and ratified by popular vote
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Battle of Cowpens
South Carolina on the border with North Carolina, United States of America
Combatants: Americans against the British and loyalist Americans
Generals: Colonel Daniel Morgan against Lieutenant Colonel Banastre Tarleton -
Greene leads Carolina campaign
Nathaneal Greene had sufficient promises and reports of help on the way to recross the river. Greene and the main army re-crossed the Dan River into North Carolina -
Articles of Confederation put into effect
an agreement among the 13 founding states that established the United States of America as a confederation of sovereign states and served as its first constitution. -
Battle of King Mountain
South Carolina, United States of America.
Combatants: Tory or loyalist Americans against Whig or patriot American Revolutionaries.
Generals: Major Patrick Ferguson commanded the loyalists. The American force had a number of officers of similar rank: Colonels Shelby, Campbell, McDowell, Sevier, Williams, Lacey, Cleveland, Hambright and WinstonResoundingly the American Revolutionaries. The loyalist force was annihilated. Account: In September 1780, Major General Lord Cornwallis, after beating Maj -
French and Americans force Cornwallis to surrender at Yorktown
York Town and the Final Curtain Inflation of currency French were now ready to cooperate British general Cornwallis- ha had fallen back to Chesapeake Bay at York Town -
Treaty of Paris
1.a treaty of 1783 between the US, Britain, France, and Spain, ending the War of American Independence
2.a treaty of 1763 signed by Britain, France, and Spain that ended their involvement in the Seven Years' War
3.a treaty of 1898 between Spain and the US bringing to an end the Spanish-American War -
Land Ordinance
said the new lands in Ohio Valley should be sold and with that money pay the debt -
Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
The cornerstone statement for the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom is 'free exercise of religion, according to the dictates of conscience'. It was written by Thomas Jefferson. He took great pride in the writing of it, but it was not well received by religious leaders. -
Meeting of five states to discuss revision of the Articles of Confederation
Government: a loose union of states where a federal and state level exist The Articles of Confederation completely finished by Some states argued that states like NY and VA had land in the Appalachians so they could pay their debt easier, so lands were given to the government -
Shay's Rebellion
Shays' Rebellion, the post-Revolutionary clash between New England farmers and merchants that tested the precarious institutions of the new republic, threatened to plunge the "disunited states" into a civil war. The rebellion arose in Massachusetts in 1786, spread to other states, and culminated in an abortive attack on a federal arsenal. -
Northwest Ordinance
Considered to be one of the most significant achievements of the Congress of the Confederation, the Northwest Ordinance of 1787 put the world on notice not only that the land north of the Ohio River and east of the Mississippi would be settled but that it would eventually become part of the United States. Until then this area had been temporarily forbidden to development. -
Ratification by nine states guarantees a new government under the Constitution
The Constitution is the framework for the organization of the United States government and for the relationship of the federal government with the states, citizens, and all people within the United States.