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    People and Revolutionary Heroes: Some of the people and revolutionary heroes in the war were women‚ George Washington‚ Paul Revere‚ and slaves. There were many other people‚ but that is what I am going to focus about. When men had left to fight‚ women had new roles and jobs to do. Some of the wives followed their husbands in the war and did new jobs in it. Some women would dress in men’s clothes to fight in the battle. George Washington is a revolutionary hero who led the Americans to win the American

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    Connell‚ Brian. The Plains of Abraham. London: Hodder and Staughton‚ 1959. LaPierre‚ Laurier. 1759 – The Battle for Canada. Toronto‚ Ontario: McClelland & Stewart Inc.‚ 1990. Finally‚ the British under James Abercrombie attacked the French at Fort Carillon with 18‚000 men‚ but met disaster. He was replaced with Amherst due to his defeat. 1759

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    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

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    Hessian force at Trenton‚ NJ. -In December of 1776‚ The colonists were in desperate need o financing and arms. The congress sent Benjamin Franklin to France to urge the French to ally with America. 1777- In Separate battles‚ the Americans lose Fort Ticonderoga‚ Brandywine‚ Germantown‚ and Philadelphia to the British. -In October 1777‚ the Americans capture Saratoga and British fighters. 1778- France signs a treaty of

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    the Revolutionary war. It during this long war that Americans colonies won their independence from British taxation and rule. Fort Ticonderoga Served as a key point of access to both Canada and the Hudson River Valley during the French and Indian war. On May 10‚ 1775‚ Benedict Arnold joined Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain boys of Vermont in a dawn attack on the fort‚ surprising the capturing the sleeping British garrison. This was the first American victory of the revolutionary war‚ and would

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    bondage through various passive resistance forms. African American History African Americans played a critical role in the entire revolution era. They aided greatly in both the battle of Bunker and their involvement in the fight at Fort Ticonderoga which resulted in major victories in American history. As a matter of fact‚ during

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     A Narrative of the American War for Independence Written by: Justin Mikesell The American Revolution was a long‚ painful‚ bloody‚ war. Up until this time nothing had ever been seen of such proportions on American soil. The outset of this event would change life drastically around the world. The outcome would determine trade‚ the way war was waged‚ it would hurt the pride of a might nation and a new nation would be formed with a resolve like none

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    slope by the pioneers‚ the fight must be viewed as a triumph for the Americans by the sheer number of English passing. Likewise‚ the Americans utilized misleading and cunning‚ when Benedict Arnold "extended" the Continental armed force close Fort Ticonderoga in 1777 and constrained General St. Leger to turn back. In addition‚ the Americans utilized slow down strategies‚ similar to Benedict Arnold used to defer General Burgoyne over Lake Champlain in 1776‚ and endeavored to draw out the war by causing

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    from Virginia ‚ the largest and most populous colony • Could be counted on by his peers to check "the excesses of the masses". Bunker Hill and Hessian Hirelings • Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold surprised and captured the British garrisons at Ticonderoga and Crown Point • The British launched a frontal attack on Bunker Hill with 3000 men • The colonist met the force head on but ran out of gunpowder and was forced to abandon the hill • July 1775‚ the Continental

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    The Seven Years War: The seventeenth and eighteenth centuries saw a bunch of top-notch wars‚ but the Seven Years War‚ also called the French and Indian War‚ because it was the first truly global war. This significant war was subsequently the leading factor to lead into the American Revolution. The American’s referred to it as The French and Indian War. The Prussians called it The Silesian War and the Swede’s called it the Pomeranian war. In fact a historian named Winston Churchill called it “the

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