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American Revolution: Evolutionary
The American Revolution was Evolutionary because each event that took place, leading up to the end of everything was to push forward and advance.

The French and Indian war was the beginning of the American Revolution. Ethan Allen and his crew of green mountain boys and Benedict Arnold fought in the French and Indian war, as well as Charles Cornwallis , Friedrich Von Steuben and Thomas Gage. (also known as Seven Year's war). During the Seven Year's war, Great Britain won but due to the French's expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought it into conflict with the claims of the British colonies, especially Virginia. In 1754 and 1755 The French defeated Britain with General George Washington's help. In 1754 and 1765 Franklin said
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This led to the Quartering Act, (May 15th 1765) the colonists would be demanded to house the soldiers in American barracks and public houses. If the soldiers outnumbered the colonists housing, they would be quartered in inns, barns, alehouses, and other buildings of the same sort. This made the colonist upset and they refused to comply with the Quartering Act, so Parliament passed the Quartering Act. John Parker once said "Don't fire unless fired upon, but 'if they mean to have a war, let it begin here". He said this during one of the first Revolutionary Battles, Lexington and Concord. The Battles of Lexington and Concord, was fought in April 19, 1775, which started the beginning of the American revolutionary war, from 1775 to 1783. “The die is now cast; the colonies must either submit or triumph" King George once said, meaning that if the colonists want to survive the war then they would join the war and help defeat the British. Tensions were building between the residents of the 13 American colonies and the British authorities, mostly in Massachusetts. One night in April 18th of 1775, hundreds of British troops marched from Boston to nearby Concord. The redcoats (also known as the lobsterback's) were intersepted by colonial …show more content…
This ended up in a blood bath,- killing several colonists and 6 others were injured, after that British soldiers and a patriot mob started to fire shots and many were killed. Bunker hill is the next. The Battle of Bunker hill was when the British defeated the Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts, the British were planning to send troops from Boston to occupy the hills surrounding the city, some 1,000 colonial

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