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DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
The Declaration of Independence,adopted by the Contential Congress on July 4, 1774, the American Colonies served their political connections to Great Britain. It states that all men are created equal. All men have basic human rights given to them by God. The rights that all peole had are Life, Liberty and The Pursuit of Happiness. The only reason to have this government is to protect there basic human rights. -
THE CONTINENTAL CONGRESS
The Continental Congress, also known as the Philadelphia Congress, was a convention of delegates called together from the Thirteen Colonies. It became the governing body of the United States during the American Revolution. The Congress met from 1774 to 1789 in three incarnations. A series of measures imposed by the British government on the colonies in response to their resistance to new taxes. -
BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND
The Battle of Long Island is also known as the Battle of Brooklyn and the Battle of Brooklyn Heights. The victory over the Americans gave the British control of the strategically important city of New York.In troop deployment and combat, it was the largest battle of the entire war.Washington’s defeat could have led to the surrender of his entire force, but his ingenuity instead allowed him to escape and continue the fight. -
THE MODEL TREATY
The Model Treaty was a template for commercial treaties that the United States Continental Congress sought to make with France and Spain in order to secure assistance in the struggle against the British in the American Revolution.The Model Treaty did not contain provisions for direct military support, but rather for the supply of weapons and other indirect assistance, in addition to favorable commercial terms.It also served as a template for further commercial treaties the United States. -
BATTLE OF WHITE PLAINS
The battle on 28th October 1776, leading to the American withdrawal to the Delaware River and the capture of Fort Washington by the British. Following the retreat of George Washington's Continental Army northward from New York City, British General William Howe landed troops in Westchester County, intending to cut off Washington's escape route.13,000 British and German troops against 14,500 Americans, although only around 4,000 on each side were actually engaged. -
BATTLE OF FORT WASHINGTON
The Battle of Fort Washington was a British victory that gained the surrender of the remnant of the garrison of Fort Washington near the north end of Manhattan Island.After defeating the Continental Army under Commander-in-Chief General George Washington at the Battle of White Plains, the British Army forces under the command of Lieutenant General William Howe planned to capture Fort Washington, the last American stronghold on Manhattan. -
FLAG REVOLUTION
The early days of the American Revolution led to the use of many flags as the colonists struggled with the aims of the revolt, whether rights within the British Empire or outright independence.Early designs tended to be modifications of British flags until the colonials took the path of independence in 1776. The flags of the United States took their own distinct path.This was the flag of the 36-gun Continental Navy frigate Alliance, one of finest warship built in America during the Revolution. -
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
The battle of Saratoga marked the climax of the Saratoga campaign, giving a decisive victory to the Americans over the British in the American Revolutionary War. British General John Burgoyne led a large invasion army southward from Canada in the Champlain Valley, hoping to meet a British force marching northward from New York City and another British force marching eastward from Lake Orantio and Burgoyne was surrounded by American forces in upstate New York. -
ARTICLE OF CONFEDERATION
The Articles of Confederation, formally the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union, was an agreement among the 13 original states of the United States of America that served as its first constitution. A guiding principle of the Articles was to preserve the independence and sovereignty of the states. The central government established by the Articles received only those powers which the former colonies had recognized as belonging to king and parliament. -
FRANCE RECOGNIZES US INDEPENDENCE
The king directed Vergennes to negotiate an alliance with the Americans. France formally recognized the United States on February 6, 1778, with the signing of the Treaty of Alliance. Hostilities soon followed after Britain declared war on France on March 17, 1778. A Treaty of Alliance soon followed, which led to shipments of money and matériel to the United States. Subsequently, the Spanish Empire and the Dutch Republic also began to send assistance, leaving the British Empire with no allies. -
BATTLE OF MONMOUTH
The Continental Army under General George Washington attacked the rear of the British Army column commanded by Lieutenant General Sir Henry Clinton as they left Monmouth Court House. It is also known as the Battle of Monmouth Courthouse.While Cornwallis protected the main British column from any further American attack, Washington had fought his opponent to a standstill after a pitched and prolonged engagement; the first time that Washington's army had achieved such a result. -
BATTLE OF RHODE ISLAND
The Battle of Rhode Island (also known as the Battle of Quaker Hill and the Battle of Newport.Continental Army and militia forces under the command of General John Sullivan had been besieging the British forces in Newport, Rhode Island, which is situated on Aquidneck Island, but they had finally abandoned their siege and were withdrawing to the northern part of the island. The British forces then sortied, supported by recently arrived Royal Navy ships, and they attacked the retreating Americans. -
BATTLE OF THE CAPES, DENYING BRITISH REINFORCEMENTS OR EVACUATION
In May 1781, Admiral Comte de Barras arrived in Newport, Rhode Island with the long-awaited news that a major French fleet would render assistance to the American cause in the late summer. On September 5, Graves was astonished to find the French in possession of Chesapeake Bay.The two-hour Battle of the Capes ended in a draw. The British sustained serious damage to six ships, one of which was later purposely destroyed, and suffered around 300 casualties. -
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
The Battle of Yorktown, also known as the Seige of Yorktown, the Surrender at Yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of Little York, ending on October 19, 1781, at Yorktown, Virginia, was a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British peer and Lieutenant General Charles Cornwallis. -
THE BANK OF NORTH AMERICA
It was a private bank first adopted on May 26, 1781 by the Confederation Congress. It was based upon a plan presented by US Superintendent of Finance Robert Morris on May 17, 1781 that created the Nation's first de facto central bank.[6] When shares in the bank were sold to the public, the Bank of North America became the country's first initial public offering. It was succeeded in its role as central bank by the First Bank of the United States in 1791. -
BRITISH GOVERNMENT AUTHORITIES PEACE NEGOTIATIONS
House of Commons votes against further war in America. March 5, 1782 - The British Parliament empowers the King to negotiate peace with the United States. ... April 12, 1782 - Peace talks begin in Paris between Ben Franklin and Richard Oswald of Britain.Thus ends the lengthy newspaper report of two debates and votes in the House of Commons which effectively ended the Revolutionary War and granted Independence to America. -
TREATY OF PARIS
The treaty set the boundaries between the British Empire in North America and the United States. This treaty and the separate peace treaties between Great Britain and the nations that supported the American cause—France, Spain, and the Dutch Republic—are known collectively as the Peace of Paris.Peace negotiations began in April 1782, and continued through the summer.
