The American Revolution was a war between Great Britain and the American Colonies. The American Revolutionary war was started because the colonist wanted to be free from England. The colonist rose up against the English soldiers in the army on April 19th 1775. The American Revolution ended on September 3rd 1783. Today I will be discussing three documents that I analyzed for this assignment. These documents lead to ending the American Revolutionary War which gave the Americans their freedom.…
The book begins in 1775 with King George III of England’s declaration of war against the rebellious American colonies. After that, the plot quickly escalates to introduce General George Washington, the leader of the American troops, who had not led any army into battle prior to the war with England.…
The Americans were very stubborn. Even though the British tried to push them in the mud, and into Trenton. It started pouring rain so hard they both agreed to finish the fight in the morning. General Washington had a different idea. His plan was to sneak past the sleeping British and go to Princeton. So they did just that. They left a few campfires blazing and snuck past the sleeping British heading towards Princeton. When the American army arrived at Princeton the British started to panick. They thought the Hessians betrayed them and started to flee. Once they realized they were mistaken they tried to get in some order before it was too late. They tried to fight off the Americans but they were too strong. Then British reinforcement came to help the ones who fled. Washington tried to gather his men together but they were weak and couldn't bare it any longer. Then came hope a trumpet blew, and over a hill came General Sullavin with American reinforcements. Then suddenly American soldiers had the strength to strike back again. Eventually British soldiers started to run in all directions. The Americans won the battle of…
The patriots defeated the British in Princeton, Bennington, Saratoga, Oriskany, Ft. Stanwix, Concord, Valley Forge, Trenton, and Yorktown. The Winter at Valley Forge was a lose for the patriots, over 2,000 men died that winter, and many gave up and went back home to their families. These victories have caused loses in large numbers and bigger hopes and dreams of our Patriotic forces. There were some patriot loses: Philadelphia, Brandywine, Germantown, New York City, and Ft. Ticonderoga. The victory in Yorktown was our last but one of our greatest victories this whole revolution. The 17,000 American and French troops that were sent into the battlefield made the British General Cornwallis surrender his troops and himself in October 19,1781. It…
General Washington realized American forces have to remained on the defensive and wait for opportunities against the British in order for the revolution to succeed and to avoid destruction. His continental army remained its position in the Hudson Highlands and…
Throughout history, one of the most memorable wars for Americans will be the American Revolution. This was a time when the thirteen American colonies broke off from the mother country of England and fought for their independence. David McCullough writes about the American Revolution in his non-fictional historical book 1776. This book helps readers better understand the conditions the soldiers and generals were in, the point of view from many of the generals, and some important battles.…
Influential figures like Count de Vergennes advocated joining the colonists in fighting Great Britain in hopes of simultaneously reestablishing France as Great Britain's peer; however, out of fear of raising tensions with Great Britain, advocates of the revolution failed to gain the necessary support to enter the war during the first years of the revolution. As such, for the first three years of the revolution it looked as if Great Britain would defeat the colonists, but to no avail, in 1778, France formally – and publicly – allied themselves with the colonists in the hopes of getting retribution against Great Britain for the Seven Years War, keeping Great Britain from holding too much power in the Western world, and keep France's own colonies stable in terms of trading. It is important to keep in mind that France entered into the American Revolution at two different times: the first being when politicians became increasingly curious over what was happening in the colonies and began to intervene in secret, and the second being when France formally and publicly allied themselves with the American…
Commander in Chief, George Washington, knew something needed to be done. The British had handed the Americans a number of defeats. They lost New York to the British at the Battle of Long Island in the summer, so the American morale was low and many deserted the army. Some even wondered if the bounty for enlisting in the army was worth it. They were hungry, cold, weak, and many were sick. They were finding it hard to continue the battle.…
John Adams once stated, “What do we mean by Revolution? The war? That was no part of the revolution; it was the only effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people.” On April 19, 1775, the fight for American independence began. Revolutionists like Patrick Henry began to persuade the public to join their fight against the King. Since the French and Indian War had begun there was ongoing tension between the colonies and the mother country. When the King started placing taxes and sending soldiers to the colonies; it made one-third of the colonists mad. Therefore, when, “ between one-third and one-fifth of Americans chose to remain loyal, dismissing their rebellious countrymen as traitors who failed to appreciate the…
In this time period America faced a lot with the wars. Some of our states were being targeted by British Soldiers in the war. In 1780 the patriots from America tried to push the British soldiers out of our country. The American soldiers were to tired and hungry to fight anymore. Most of the soldiers tried to escape, but couldn’t. According to General Nathanael Greene, he had never witnessed such scenes before in his life. General Greene was very discouraged when he arrived to the scene. America finally had a new plan to fight against the British Army. The American soldiers were going to plan a surprise attack on British soldiers. It was going to disrupt their communication and supply line. I think this was one of the biggest challenges America faced.…
The American Revolution began in April, 1775 at Concord and Lexington in Massachusetts. The Second Continental Conrad on Philadelphia organized a Continental Army to show resolve and named George Washington of Virginia as commander. Few wanted independence and hoped by showing force, London, Under Prime Minister Lord North and King George III would compromise. Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense and the American Crisis in which he pushed for stronger action. After Lexington and Concord, the Battle of Bunker Hill showed that the rebellion would not easily be quenched as it proved a costly victory for the British troop’s .British command was moved from Boston to New York when cannons appeared on Dorchester Heights overlooking Boston. The cannon had been hauled from Fort Ticonderoga which had been captured by Benedict Arnold and Ethan Allen, leader of the Green Mountain Boys. Washington failed to route the British from New York at the Battle of Long Island and the city remained under British rule throughout the war. Washington retreated to Valley Forge, Pennsylvania for a hard winter encampment. His troops were ready to go home, so he crossed the Delaware River and attacked the Hessians at Trenton on Christmas Day. He followed with victory at Princeton. This helped keep his troops loyal. On July 2, 1776, independence was declared and two days later the Declaration of Independence was approved. Thomas Jefferson was its principle author. Gates' victory at Saratoga, New York brought France into the War against Britain. Spain soon followed. Benedict Arnold, hero at Ticonderoga, the Canadian campaign, and Saratoga, turned traitor at West Point, British Major John Andre was hung as a spy but Arnold escaped and joined the British army, leading attacks on New Haven and Richmond. Horatio Gates, commander at Saratoga, fled his defeat at Camden and was replaced as southern commander by Nathaniel Greene who defeated the British at Cowpens. Cornwallis' surrender at…
First of all, In the battle of Trenton and Princeton the colonists were led by George Washington, and the British troops were in favor of King George lll. On behalf that it was Christmas, an evening, and winter Washington…
Growing tensions between Great Britain and its 13 colonies in North America would eventually kick-start the Revolutionary War in April of 1775. There were many factors that led to the war like taxes after the French and Indian War, the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts among others. The colonists felt that they were being treated unfair by a government that was all the way across the ocean in England. Parliament’s decisions in England had direct effects on the lives of the colonists and the colonists were fed up with Great Britain’s rule over them. The restrictions placed on the colonies during this time by Great Britain left a bad taste in the mouths of many colonists and would soon lead to the Revolutionary War and the colonists’ independence.…
Many events led the American Colonies to join together and fight for independence from Britain. It wasn’t economic disparity and it wasn't that the king was a belligerent leader. The British found out that they were not willing to pay England back for taking care of their own colonies in the New World. Geographical distance between England and the New World played a great deal into the problems that they were having. It took days and months just to send or even receive a message, they didn't have computers this wasn't the 21st century. The American Revolution was practically our first major war, by definition. The American Revolution evolved from beginning to end, between 1765 and 1783 in which the thirteen colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy. They defeated the rule of Great Britain and founded the United States of America.…
The American Revolution embarked the beginning of the United States of America. A war that lasted eight years, 1775-1783, was able to grant the thirteen colonies the independence they deserved by breaking free of British rule. The war was an effect of the previous French and Indian War, which forced England to tax the American colonist, compelling them to rebel against parliament. From the 1760’s to 1775, many factors lead up to the American Revolution such as the various acts the British Parliament passed to pay the war debt, no representation in parliament, and the American people wanting to gain their independence. “No Taxation without Representation”, a slogan used by the American colonist, was the most important cause of the colonists declaring war for their independence on the British government.…