retreated back to Lexington where Prescott and the British continued there route where Edward Gould’s Affidavit group had fired first after the provincials had retreated back to the Concord‚ where then after they returned with up to three to four hundred people is when Edward Gould’s Affidavits group had drew up on the Concord side of the bridge‚ in which they were the first to fire‚ killing some of the men. My theory came from the testimonies of Edward Gould’s Affidavits‚ John Parker Affidavits‚ and
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African Americans in the American Revolution Leading into the American Revolution‚ African Americans were placed in a dilemma of whether to rebel or remain faithful to the crown. There were two sides of the American Revolution; the Patriots (also known as the rebels)‚ were the Americans that wanted to gain their independence from Great Britain. The Loyalist was the people who wanted to stay under the control of Great Britain. Some African Americans joined the Loyalist because they were promised
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On March 5‚ 1770 the Boston Massacre occurred. A mob of colonists had assembled at the Custom House. Many of them began shouting and throwing things at the soldiers. The soldiers began to fire on the colonists without the order from Captain Preston‚ and five of the colonists were shot and killed. There was a trial several months later‚ where Captain Preston was legally represented by John Adams. Captain Preston was acquitted. Six of the eight soldiers under trial were acquitted. Two soldiers were
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armed and were ready to fight. He rode north through the streets of Lexington‚ Concord‚ and other various small towns shouting the British were coming. This allowed the colonists to hide there arms and the militia to get ready and be lined up on Lexington green ready to fight. The battle of Lexington Green occurred April 19th 1775 in Middlesex county‚ Province of Massachusetts‚ within the towns of Lexington‚ Concord‚ Lincoln Menotmy and Cambridge near Boston. The battles marked the first armed
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and the Americans who supported Britain). The first shot fired which began the war on April 19‚ 1775 at the battle of Lexington and Concord and the Treaty of Paris officially ended the war on April 17‚ 1783. The war was fought throughout the 13 colonies. For example‚ the battle of Saratoga and Long Island were fought in New York and the battle Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill were fought in Massachusetts. Some causes of the war were the Boston Massacre when the Americans were harassing the British
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THE HISTORY OF PAUL REVERE Paul Revere was born in the North End of Boston on December 21‚ 1734. His father‚ a French Huguenot was name Apollo Revere‚ came to Boston at the age of 13 and was apprenticed to the silversmith John Coney. By the time the married Deborah Hitch born‚ a member of a long-standing Boston family that owned a small shipping wharf‚ in 1729‚ Revere had anglicized his name to Paul Revere. Their son‚ Paul Revere‚ was the third of 12 children and eventually the eldest surviving
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Before You Read Johnny Tremain Chapters 9–12 FOCUS ACTIVITY Do you think that an individual can play an important role in historical events? Do you think that a small number of people who are deeply committed to a cause have the power to change the course of history? Why or why not? Share Ideas In a small group‚ discuss the questions listed above. Challenge group members to support their ideas and opinions with specific examples from history or from the real events and characters described in the
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Paul Revere was waiting to see how many light switches his friend turned on 1 by car‚ 2 by boat‚ and 3 by plane. Paul Revere was just waiting then he saw the light switches turn on and he knew 1 by car and 1 turned on‚ so he thought they were coming by car‚ then he turned on 2 light switches‚ so Paul Revere thought they were coming by boat‚ then he saw 3 then he knew they were coming by plane. Then he saw his limo and told the driver to go and he was off to lexington telling everybody that the regulars
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wanted to overtake Boston‚ and they thought it would be near impossible if the hills were captured by the British. The Americans also wanted revenge on the British for shooting at them while they were retreating from the battle of Lexington and Concord. "Don ’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes" was a command given to the Americans to save their ammunition. The shots were fired on June 17‚ 1775 by about 2‚400 British and 1‚500 Americans. The British commanders were Lieutenant General
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In mid-1775‚ the Massachusetts Committee of Safety recruited only free Blacks. Salem had been sold to Major Lawson Buckminster‚ who freed him. He became one of the Minutemen heroes of the American Revolutionary War. On April 19‚ 1775‚ he fought at Concord‚ Massachusetts. A week later‚ he enlisted in Colonel Nixon’s Fifth Massachusetts Regiment. He served in Captain Drury’s company and fought with Drury at the Battle of Bunker Hill. At dawn on June 17‚ 1775‚ General William Howe ordered fire on the
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