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Leaves falling with unfair taxation
As the leaves were changing color in October 1774 , the colonies were experiencing alot of trobule because of unfair taxation , lack of represation in the british parliment , and the restriction of colonial freedoms ; even so , less than one-third of the colonist really wanted independence from britian.. -
Patriots leaders should be arrested????
Early in the next year , in 1775 the situation grew worse when the king declared the colony of massachuetts to be in open rebellion and commanded that bostons main patriot leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock be arrested for treason... -
May 1775 the 2nd continental congress begins
A few weeks after the outbreak of war representatives formed the 2nd continental congress that would serve as an emergency government throughout the war.. -
Summer 1776 the declaration of independence
With the arrival of summer in 1776 , Thomas Jefferson and other members of a special congressional commitee were busy at work writing the declaration of indpenedence , americas most famous historical document -
17781-1781 the campaign in the southern states
Late in Decemeber , the kings force seized Savannah , Georgia and soon took control of the whole state... -
17781-1781 the campaign in the southern states
The year of 1779 , as well as most of 1780 , were very bad for the united state because they suffered a string of bitter defeats in the south. -
1781 Yorktown , Virginia : the last battle of the revoluntionary war
Besides that , relentless shelling by American an French Troops was causing them very heavy casualties , was such a hoepless situation for the british , on october 19th 1781 the shooting stopeed and they surrendered. -
Summer 1776 tthe declaration of independence
The united states of america was born here , within the walls of the state house of the colony of pennsylvania , on the 4th of July 1776 , when the declaration of independence was prestented to congress. -
1781 Yorktown , Virginia : the last battle of the revolunitary war
By October of 1781 , a large force of british troops led General Cornwallis had reached yorktown , virgina , old tabacco port near the Chesapeak Bay ,where the last battle of the revolutionary war was fought. -
1781 Yorktown Virginia The last battle of The revoluntioary war
The battlefield here in Yorktown witness the last conflict of the revolutionary war , but the war didnt offically end until 1783 , when a peace treaty was approved in which great britain formally recongized the indpenedence of the united states of america!!!!