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Declaration of Independence
King George III overused his power, and Adams felt that all men were born equal and should be treated as so. He convinced Thomas Jefferson to write the declaration, which created democracy. Since this was going against the king which was treason, it was found hard at first to get the other colonies to agree to it. Eventually after Adams continued to convince others, colonies started to turn over starting with Delaware. The Declaration of independence was later signed in 1776 -
Battle of Long Island
On August 27, 1776 the British army had managed to successfully move across the American Continental army lead by General George Washington. The point of this battle was part of a British campaign to seize control of New York. Doing this would help them to end up isolating New England from the rest of its colonies. If Washington would have been defeated it could have led to the surrender of his entire force. However, due to his perseverance it helped him to escape and continue on with the fight. -
Tadeusz Kosciuszko
Kosciuszko was a skilled engineer with military training. When he came to America from Poland in 1776 he offered his help. Tadeusz had made a key British defeat at Saratoga and had oversaw the building of military fortifications at West Point. But, when the war came to an end he had returned back to Poland. Once returned he led a large yet unsuccessful uprising against Russia and other foreign powers. After many years of imprisonment he returned back to the U.S and was welcomed by Jefferson. -
The American Flag
When George Washington had made a visit to Betsy Ross it was so they can have a flag made to represent the nation as a whole. Ross was known to have had made flags at that time for many countries to display their individual pride and strength. At the time, the 13 stars represented the 13 colonies and the stripes represented freedom. The flag was originally 30 x 42 ft long. -
Battle of Saratoga
The battle of Saratoga was the British invasion from Canada during the American Revolution. After capturing Fort Ticonderoga the British army whom was led by General John Burgoyne, were slowly making their way down south. On September 19, Burgoyne made his attack. After being defeated by Benedict Arnold Burgoyne decided to ignore orders and make yet another attack on October 7th. But, soon enough this was a second failed attempt. Eventually 10 days later, Burgoyne surrendered -
Benjamin Franklin
In February of 1778 the French had signed a military alliance with America due to Franklins enlistments. Doing so, meant that they were providing soldiers, supplies, and money that was much needed. Ever since this alliance was formed it was later proven to be part of the bigger picture and reason as to how it helped lead America into its victory. In this same time frame Franklin had now also became minister to France. He then started helping to negotiate and draft the Treaty of Paris. -
Molly Pitcher
The Battle of Monmouth was fought between the Americans and the British in 1778. Mary Ludwig, also known as Molly Pitcher had earned her well known title at this Battle. Ludwig had brought soldiers pitchers of water at a time in order to help quench their thirst. She was doing this because they were incredibly tired, sore, and hot due to the weather and straining activities. She also had replaced her injured husband at his artillery piece, firing at the oncoming British. -
Mohawk Chief: THAYENDANEGA
Thayendanegea was the Iroquois leader. To Anglo-Americans, he was also commonly known as Joseph Brant. Brant was 4 of the 6 Iroquois nations to join in the British alliance. He not only lead fellow Indians but he also lead the British, and Loyalist forces. These forces were punishing raids in Pennsylvania and New York. But, the patriot campaign led by Washington were directed to destroy all of the Indian towns and crops, so that it limits the military threat posed by the Indian-British alliance. -
Stalemate in the North
On June 28th 1778 while the British forces had tried to withdraw from Philadelphia to New York George Washington's army had attacked them near New Jersey. The overall battle had ended in a tie. However even though it resulted to this, Americans had held their ground. Then, in late July when the joint attack on the British had failed the war had resulted in a continuing stalemate phase in the North. -
The Betrayals of Benedict Arnold
Benedict Arnold was one of the early time American heroes during the Revolutionary war, but soon enough he became the biggest traitor. When he felt he wasn't getting enough credit he began to start getting other ideas. Although he had helped with the capturing of many British officials, he eventually became one of their informants. In 1779 Arnold became one of the British secret informants to turn over the U.S post. This was done in return for money and a command in the British army. -
Patrick Henry
On March 13th, 1779 Patrick Henry wrote a letter to General George Washington. In the letter Henry requested men and informed him that Georgia had control over the enemy. But an arising issue was that South Carolina now was in danger as well and that put them overall at risk. -
Battle of Camden
Regardless of the many men affected by dysentery on August 15 General Horatio Gates decided to pursue with the Battle of Camden on the 16th. He didn't realize that he wasn't only severely outnumbered and that it was a disaster waiting to happen. Once he saw his mistake it was too late to withdraw from the battle. After Gates had failed at Camden he was instantly removed and replaced with Nathanael Greene. Eventually, under technicality the British had won but, abandoned the land a month later. -
Battle of Guilford Courthouse
On March 15th, 1781 the Battle of Guilford Courthouse took place. 1,900 British soldiers went on an offensive against Greene's 4,500. The battle had lasted around 2 hours until Greene called off his troops. Due to this it gave Britain the victory and also allowed the rest of Greene's army to remain in tact. Since Cornwallis had then led his troops to Virginia and then a 3 week siege of the Battle of Yorktown, he was soon after forced into surrendering. -
Battle of Yorktown
The battle of Yorktown was led by General George Washington and French General Comte de Rochambeau. They led their final attack on October 14 by capturing 2 British defenses and leading to the final surrender of British General Lord Corwallis. 9,000 British troops had surrendered. This was a display of the British defeat and American victory. Yorktown was the final battle in the American Revolution and soon after was the cause of the negotiation of peace treaties.
