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History Of The American Revolution
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George Washington
Was the comander in chief of the Contential Army and first US president. Born on 22 of Feburary, 1732 -
John Adams
Was a freedom libertor and succeded George Washington as the second United States President. Born on the 30th of October, 1735 -
John Hancock
Was a merchant, statesman, and prominent Patriot of the American Revolution. Born on the 23 of Janurary, 1737 -
Start of the French & Indian War
War between the ever expanding French empire, and the native americans of the New World. British and colonial forces had a decisive role in many engagments, often siding with the Indians in order to weaken the French. -
French And Indian War
Final Year of the French and Indian War; during this time Parlement debated over puting taxes in place on the Colonies. -
Stamp Act
Stamp Act put into effect that created heavy import and export tax on the Colonies -
Boston Massacre
British soldiers open fire on protesting civilians. Lead up to the American Revolution by creating hatred. -
Boston Tea Party/Tea Act
Act of colonists dumping British tea into the harbor to show rebelion and started an uprising. Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. Its principal over objective was to reduce the massive surplus of tea held by the financially troubled Great Britian -
First Continental Congress
a convention of delegates from twelve colonies that dictated laws and regulations for all the colonies exculding Georgia. -
Paul Revere's Ride
The legendary tale of Paul Revere warning the colonists that the Regulars were coming -
The Shot Heard Around The World
Refering to the first show fired by the British against the Americans that started the civil war. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord.
The first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The first shots were fired just as the sun was rising at Lexington. The militia were outnumbered and fell back, and the regulars proceeded on to Concord, where they searched for the supplies. At the North Bridge in Concord, approximately 500 militiamen fought and defeated three companies of the King's troops. The outnumbered regulars fell back from the minutemen after a pitched battle in open territory. -
Battle Of Bunker HIll
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place on June 17, 1775, mostly on and around Breed's Hill, during the Siege of Boston early in the American Revolutionary War. The battle is named after the adjacent Bunker Hill, which was peripherally involved in the battle and was the original objective of both colonial and British troops, and is occasionally referred to as the "Battle of Breed's Hill." -
Decleration Of Independ
Treaty that stated The Thirteen Colonies were no longer part of Imperial Britain. -
Articles of Confederation/US Constitution
The Constitution originally consisted of seven Articles. The federal government is divided into three branches: the legislature, consisting of Congress; the executive, consisting of the President; and the judiciary, consisting of the Supreme Court and other federal courts. -
Valley Forge
No battle was ever fought at Valley Forge. However it was here where Washington moralised his troops through a long, hard winter -
Battle Of Copwens
Took place in the latter part of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution and of the Revolution itself. It became known as the turning point of the war in the South -
Battle Of Green Spring
Best laid trap by British against the Colonists, however colonists managed to escape without massive casualties. -
Battle Of Yorktown
a decisive victory by a combined force of American Continental Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops led by the Comte de Rochambeau over a British Army commanded by British lord and Lieutenant General Lord Cornwallis. The culmination of the Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, as the surrender by Cornwallis, and the capture of both him and his army, prompted the British government to negotiate an end -
Treaty Of Paris
Signed on September 3, 1783, ended the American Revolutionary War between Great Britain on one side and the United States of America and its allies on the other.
