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DeWint house
The DeWint house was first built in the early 1700. The owner of the house was Johannes DeWint. Shortly after, George Washington was invited to visit the house on. He then came again on September 28, 1780 to attend the hanging of John Andre. The DeWint house was basically a headquarters for George Washington so he can discuss and talk about the British with Guy Carleton. -
The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act occurred on October 7th, 1765. It was an act of the parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America. It required many colonies to be produced on stamped paper in London and this costed a lot of money. This money was to help pay for British troops stationed in the colonies during the war. -
Townshend act
On June 15, 1767, the Townshend Act was created by the Parliament. This act allowed the British to tax imported goods to the Americans. The main purpose of this act was to pay the salaries of soldiers and pay off a lot of Britain's debt. This led to the deployment of British to enforce the new act. -
Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was a confrontation in the early 1770s. The British troops were stationed at the Province of Massachusetts Bay when this took place. British soldiers shot and killed many people who were harassed by a mob in Boston. The historic incident happened when a mob fired a gun at Boston which ended up killing a boy. -
Boston Tea Party
The Boston Tea Party was a political protest which occurred on December 16, 1773. The Boston Tea Party occurred in Boston Harbor. Many American colonists were very angry at the Britain for imposing taxation without representation, so they dumped specifically 342 huge chests of tea into the harbor. -
Intolerable acts
In March 1774, parliament passed 5 acts. 4 were related to Massachusetts and 1 was unrelated. The four acts were to punish Massachusetts and its colonists for the Boston Tea Party protest. With these four acts on Massachusetts, parliament wanted to set a wise example of what would happen if different colonies followed. The one different act was to expand the land of Quebec. -
First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress was a meeting that involved delegates from the 13 colonies except for Georgia on September 5, 1774. The declaration stated that the colonies would be loyal to the British but would not comply with the Parliament's coercive acts. This meeting was helped to declare the United States an independent country released from Britain. -
Lexington and Concord
The Lexington and Concord was a battle to capture rebel leaders, Samuel Adams and John Hancock, in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans ammunition in Concord. The British army set out from Boston and in the end the British won. They lost a lot of soldiers but that encouraged the Americans to continue. -
Bunker Hill
The battle of Bunker hill started in 1775. The battle lasted more than 2 hours and about 2,200 soldiers were killed. This was during the time of the Siege of Boston in the early days of the American Revolutionary war. The name “Bunker hill” first originated when the British tried to take advantage of two hills in order to have a planned out battle. -
The battle of Quebec
The battle of Quebec happened on December 31, 1775. Philip Schuyler’s plan was to take over Canada. He wanted to do this, so that America can gain support from anti British, among the French Canadians who lived there. Once the colonist arrived at Quebec, there were many British defenders waiting for the Americans to arrive. In the end the British won the battle. -
Declaration of Independence
On July 4th,1776, the Declaration of Independence was created. For years the separation from the British was commonly said amongst many people but never really happened until the second Constitutional Congress. On July 4th, the Congress agreed to separate from the British and they created the Declaration of Independence to officially declare that the 13 colonies were free from British rule. -
George Washington crosses the Delaware River
On December 25, 1776, George Washington led his army to cross the cold and icy Delaware River. George Washington did this to attack the British Army as a surprise on Christmas night. The attack went successfully since the British army didn’t expect such a surprise in this type of weather. The Americans won and captured about 1,000 British army. -
The making of the American flag
On June 14, 1777, the Continental Congress passed the act establishing an official flag for America. On August 3, 1949, President Harry Truman officially declared June 14 as Flag Day. Our flag has survived many battles and has many song dedicated to it. Between 1777 and 1960, the flag has been changed into many shapes, designs, and arrangements. Now the flag has 13 horizontal stripes which represent the 13 colonies and the 50 stars that represent the states of the Union. -
Saratoga
The Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. It began on September 19, 1777 and it was led by Generals Horatio Gates. It gave the patriots a boost and caused the Spanish, Dutch, and French. The purpose of the battles were to prevent the British from advancing south and capturing a lot more territories. In the end America won and it ended the British threat. -
Monmouth
The battle of Monmouth occurred near the Monmouth Courthouse. This battle was led by president George Washington who fought off the British Army. George Washington spent all winter making an army to help him fight the British. Washington and his army successfully won the longest and biggest one day battle of the war. -
Baylor's Massacre
On September 27, 1778, the British sneakily attacked George Washington and his army into a battle. This was also a distraction to make George and his army’s make their attention towards the surprise attack so they wouldn’t know that a patriot was invading the base. The attack was led by George Baylor and many people died during the attack including Baylor. -
Execution of Major John Andre
On October 2, 1780, Major John Andre was executed for being a British spy. He uncovered as a spy when he went to finalize a deal with General Benedict Arnold. While they were finalizing, his British troops met the American troops and they all moved away. Andre entered American land as John Anderson and he was searched by so called American Soldiers who were disguised as British. He then said that he was British and was arrested for, the “British” soldiers were actually American. -
Articles of Confederation
The Articles of Confederation was approved by the second Continental Congress on November 15, 1777 and finally approved on March 1, 1781. The article was the constitution of the USA and was agreed by the 13 colonies. The reason for the Article was to make a strong government that evenly distributed power over the states. -
Yorktown
The Siege of Yorktown was a place where there was a British army and was led by president George Washington. Yorktown was forced to surrender and the point of the battle was to capture the port. It lasted about a week but it was ended by Alexander Hamilton. The attack was quick and everything went well. As for General Cornwallis, he surrendered because he was trapped and not able to do anything. -
Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of Paris occurred on September 3, 1783. The Treaty of Paris ended the war from Britain. The treaty was signed by Franklin, Jay, and Adams at the Hotel d’york in Paris. The Treaty of Paris officially marked United States as an independent nation. The treaty officially ended the Revolutionary War and the British then recognized the 13 colonies as the USA.
