First Continental CongressThe First Continental Congress was a meeting of delegates from tweleve of the 13 colonies that met on september 5 to October 26,1774 at Carpenters Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, early in the American revolution. It was called in response to "The Passage of the Coercive Acts" by the British Parliament. The congress was attended by 56 delegates.The delegates also urged each colony to set up and trained it's own milita. |
Lexington and ConcordThe Battle of Lexington and Concord were the first military engagement of the American Revolutionary war. The battles were foughton April 19, 1775 , in Middlesex Country. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the kingdom of Great Britian and thirteen of its colonies on the mainland of british America. In late 1774 the suffolk resolves were adopted to resist the enforcement of the alterations. Made to the Massachusetts colonial government by the British parliament following the Boston Tea Party.
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Second Continental CongressThe Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the thirteen colonies that started meeting in the summer of 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Second Congress managed the colonial war effort , and moved incrementally towards independence. When the second continental congress came together on May 10, 1775 it was effect, a reconvening of the First Continentalk Congress. Many of the same 56 delegates who attended the first meeting were in attendence at the sencond meeting.
Common sense
Common Sense is a pamphlet written by Thomas Paine in 1775-76 advocating indepence from Great Britian to people in the thirteen colonies. It was written in clear and persuasive prose, Paine marshalled moral and political arguements to encourge common people in the colonies to fight for eqalitarian government. it was published anonymously on January 10 , 1776 , at the beginning of the Revolution, and became an immediate sensation. As 2006, it was remains the all time best selling American title. Early Defeats
In October 1781 , the war virtually came to an end when General Cornwallis was surrouned and forced to surrender. Two years later the Treaty of Paris made it offical, American was independent. At the end, it was a stunning defeat! Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga marked the climax of Saratoga campaign giving a decisive victory to nthe American over the Bristish in the American Revolutionary war. British General john Burgoyne led a large invasion army up the champlain valley from Canda. Burgonye fought two small battles to break out. The first battle began September 19. The Treaty of Paris
The Treaty of paris, signed in paris by representatives oof King George III of September 3 , 1783 , ended the American Revolutionary War. Britian acknowledged the United States to be independnet.The treaty set the boundries between the Britsih Empire and the new country. |
Battle at Bunker HillThe Battle at Bunker Hill was fought on June 17, 1775 , during the siege of boston in early stages of American Revolutionary War. The Battle is named after Bunker hill in Charlestown , Massachusetts, which was peripherally involved in the Bttle. On Junes 13 , 1775 , the leaders of the colonial forces besieging Boston learned that the British were planning to send troops from the city to fortify the unoccupied Hills surrounding the city.
The American advantages were that they were able to fight on their own ground which helped them know the areas. Another advantage was that they ahd way better or superior rifles with more range and accuracy than the British. Now here are there diadvantages was that their army lacked training and discipline, another thing was shortages of ammo, food, clothing, and medicine also amde men flee and people die of starvation or weather. Now the Bristish advantages, they wre well trained , equipped , and they ahd exact orders in which they followed. But here are are all the Bristish disadvantages , they never adapted their fighting style which hurt them.
Battle of Trenton
The Battle of Trenton was a small but pivotal battle during the American Revolutionary war, which took place December 26,1776, in Trenton New Jersy. After a brief battle , nearly the entire Hessian force was captured. With negligible losses to the Americans. Moraie in the army was low; to end the year on a positive note. Battle of Yorktown
The siege of yorktown , also known as the Battle of Yorktown, the surrendder at yorktown, German Battle or the Siege of little york. Ending October 19,1781 , at Yorktown, Virginia was a decisive victory by a comined force of American Con tinental. Army troops led by General George Washington and French Army troops. The culmination of Yorktown campaign, the siege proved to be the last major land battle of American revolution war. |