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The intolerable acts
The intolerable acts were the colonies engaging and unified them against Great Britain, even though it affected mostly Bostonians but all the colonies were affected. The significant of the intolerable act was to unite the colonist against Great Britain -
The first continental congres
The first continental congress did not want their freedom but they wanted to be a free government that would protect the colonies and they boycotted British good. Congress failed to make the colonist to prepare for war -
the second continental congress
Drafted the declaration independence, acted as a national government during the revolution. They allied with the native and foreign governments. They also created the navy in America to aid the newly formed continuation army -
The olive branch petition
The second continental congress tried to persuade the king to have their freedom peacefully and not have a war, but the king denied and called the colonies as an open rebellion. The king called german tropes, this made the Americans were mad the king. -
Lexington and concord
The colonist gathered together to defend himself from the British threat in Lexington. The colonist was the first one to shoot and that was known as the shot heard around the world means that people didn’t know what was going to happen. Many colonists were wounded, the British destroyed the patriot's supplies. The British lost with 250 people injured and the Patriots with just 100. -
Battle of bunker hill
06/17/1775
An attack was launched by General Thomas Gage at the start of the battle. American commander ordered to not shoot until you can see the white of their eyes he command this because they did not have enough ammunition to waste on missing shot. Because of the the British soldiers won because the American retired but the British lost more men that the Americans. -
Common sense
Thomas Paine publishes common sense in order to persuade the colonist to declare freedom from Great Britain, he argued that a tiny should not have control over a large continent. And he called the King George III a “royal brute”. This propaganda piece changes many colonist ideas about free and they began to take arms against Britain. -
common sense
Thomas paine publish common sense in order to persuade the colonist to declare freedom from Great Britain, he argued that a tiny should not have control over a large continent. And he called the King George III a “royal bryte”. This propaganda piece change many colonist ideas about free and they began to take arms against Britain. -
The declaration of independence
Benjamin Franklin wrote the declaration of independence on behalf of the colonist the king accepted the declaration and gave them their freedom -
the battle of Princeton
In prison New Jersey, General George Washington leads continental soldiers in the battle against British soldiers. The continental army emerges victorious. British forces learn that the continental army can defeat them. The continental soldiers began to feel confident and continued to enlist in the army busting American numbers of soldiers. -
Battle of saratoga
The British attempted to cut off the New England colonies from the rest. American went under the gate and attacked the British. The British surrender making Americans victorious. This made the American more confident and made the French think that they had a chase to win so they join with the Americans in the war. -
Valley forge
Valley Forge was a camp where Washington soldiers are located. The army would train and get better because some of the men were not personally trained to be fighting in the army. There was an epidemic of disease(smallpox), they were also low on food and dying from hunger, it was also extremely cold during the winter. -
battle of Yorktown
British General Cornwallis, was not worried about the American waters but he didn’t know is that the French joined the American army. American troop is moving to Virginia meeting up with the French to fight the British. Americans and French successfully blocking the bay from the British and the British surrenders. -
The treaty of paris
The Treaty of Paris ended the American revolutionary war. Both nation. The united states and Great Britain signed this treaty Britain officially recognized America as an independent nation and pushed Americans to treat loyalist well. As part of the term of the treaty, American was awarded a chunk of the Ohio river valley
