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    Associate Level Material Appendix C Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1 Complete the grid by describing each military event and explaining its relationship to the outcome of the Revolutionary War. |Military Event |Description |Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War | | |These two battles were the first battles in the Revolutionary War. They were two

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    this big encounter‚ and though they suffered casualties‚ allowed them the small victories of not only firing upon the British‚ but causing them more casualties than their own troops. Fort Ticonderoga The British planned for General Burgoyne to lead his men South from Canada. In doing so‚ he captured Fort Ticonderoga and then continued south. This capture gave the British’s plan to isolate New England the firm start it needed and kept them on plan‚ though ultimately‚ the plan turned into a British

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    Ethan Allen was a farmer‚ businessman‚ land speculator‚ philosopher‚ writer‚ and American Revolutionary War patriot‚ hero‚ and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont‚ and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the American Revolutionary War. Born in rural Connecticut‚ Allen had a frontier upbringing but also received an education that included some philosophical teachings. In the late 1760s he became interested in the New Hampshire Grants‚ buying

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    sugar act‚ he was outraged by it. He decided to join the sons of liberty to help protest against it. Benedict joined the militia and soon became the captain. He fought in the battle of the Concord and Lexington. He decided to lead his army to Fort Ticonderoga and defeated the British Army. He loved fighting for the Colonists‚ he asked if they could invade Quebec. The Continental Congress rejected his request. Benedict was frustrated‚

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    1775‚ the Americans defended Bunker Hill‚ the British slaughtered the untrained Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts. Even though americans lost it helped boost spirits so more soldiers joined. British victory. The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga Located on Lake Champlain in northeastern

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    retreated. Ten days later‚ at Saratoga‚ New York‚ Burgoyne surrendered. This convinced France to become allies with the American troops. Without France‚ Great Britain would have beaten the Americans in the Revolution. After easily capturing Fort Ticonderoga‚ the arrogant General John Burgoyne and the British army slowly

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    was the Capture of Fort Ticonderoga‚ during which he joined forces another militia captain named Ethan Allen (“Ethan Allen Captures”). Together‚ during the night of May 9‚ 1775‚ both men and their militia crossed Lake Champlain towards Fort Ticonderoga‚ New York‚ which was currently under British control‚ and just as the sun rose‚ launched a surprise invasion of the fort. As a result of Arnold and Allen’s strategic and careful planning‚ the British commander stationed at the fort surrendered before

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    it over first‚ and on the evening of June 16‚ a small group of not more than three hundred men marched into the area‚ intending to build a fort on Bunker Hill. They decided‚ however‚ to construct the fort on nearby Breed’s Hill. All night the men sweated‚ and vowed to build a dirt wall six feet high. When the British awoke in the morning and saw the little fort on Breed’s Hill‚ they quickly began to bombard it from cannons on ships in the They watched the redcoats roll steadily on toward the fortress

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    University of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. Pre-war event Description Contribution to the Revolutionary War French and Indian War A war from 1754-1763 between England and France. Over disputed land in the Ohio Valley. The French and Indian War changed the Crown’s method of ruling the colonies from salutary neglect to tightening control of the colonist

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    We took over Fort Ticonderoga on May 10‚ 1775. We surprised the British and took their large supply of weapons‚ including cannons. They then brought the cannons to Dorchester Heights and took back Boston from the British. This took a lot strategy to bring the cannons and ammunition from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston. Henry Knox and his men moved the cannon 300 miles in 56 days. They did it during the winter with

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