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The French and Indian war begins
He chose a 21-year-old surveyor in the militia, George Wasington, asthe leader.The mitlitia isa foce -
An Important American Victory
Fort Ticonderoga was important for two reasons. It controlled the main route between canada and the Hundson River Vally. It also held vauable weapons, especially cannons. The American needed the connons to match the powerful british weapons. -
common sense
The author,Thomas panie, called king george 3 a " royal brute." Panie ridicled the very idea of rule kings. Americans, he said, would be far better off if they governed themsevles. Pine's stong logic and powerful words inspired people inall the colonies. Some 500,000 copies of the pamphlet were were sold between janary and july of 1776. -
Writing state constitution
In writing state constituions, Americans were well aware of the problems that had led to the revolution. Colonists had been unhappy with governors appiont by British Crown. -
The declaration of Indepenence
The declaration of Independenec is abrilliant piece of writing. BUILDING ON The ideas of Enlightnment, it uses step-by-step logic to explain why the colonist wanted to break away from british rule. The Declaration begins with a preamble, or intoduction.It says that "a decent respect to the opinions of mankind" requires that Americans expain why they are -
Vally forge
Washtoning'scontinental army suffered though the cruel winter of 1777-1778 in a hastily built camp at Vally Forge in pennsylvania. -
British Advance
InSouth Carolina,Francis Marion led his men silently throungh the swamps. They attcked without warning,then escaped. Marion's guerrilla attcks were so efficient that he won the nickname the swamp fox. Other bands of guerrillas were also active. -
brighter days
In December ,1780 Nathanael Greene took over commond of the continental army in the south. Greene spilt his small army in the two. He led 1,200 men into eastern South Carolina, leaving General Daniel with 800 won in the west. Injanuary 1781,won a cear victory at the battle of Cowpens. -
A two house legislature
james wilson of pennsylvania warned agianst shutting the people out of the process. -
the delegates
In all, 55 delegates from 12 states took part in the convention.Only Rhode Island did not send any represntatives.some delegates, such as George washington and ben franklin,had been respected leaders of the revlution. -
A new constitution
After many more weeks of debate, the delegates agreed on all the terms. A so-called Committe of style was appointed to draw up the final wording of the new Constitution.Gouvernur Morris, a gifted writer, was largely responsible for writing the preamble, or introduction. -
The Bill of rights
Once the ninth state had ratified the cstitution, congress took steps to prepare for a new government. Geogre washington was elected the first president, with John Amdams as Vice president. During the debate on the constitution,many of the states had insisted that a bill of rights be added. this became one of the tasks of the new congress that met in march 1789.
