anything to win. The first battles were “The Battles of Lexington and Concord” which declared the American Revolutionary War. With the first battle at Lexington‚ the town knew the Redcoats were coming‚ thanks to William Dawes and Dr. Samuel Prescott. When the Redcoats and the minutemen‚ who were prepared for their arrival‚ “the shot heard ‘round the world” made them all charge forward. After the battle of Lexington‚ the Redcoats went off to Concord‚ but encountered American militia which caused 125 causalities
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In the 1770s‚ the French and Indian War had just ended and Britain was in massive debt. Britain‚ being the mother country‚ placed numerous taxes and acts into place on its child‚ the colonies‚ to pay the debt as per mercantilism. The colonists were furious because they believed they had nothing to do with the war and were just dragged in; hence they should not have to help pay the debt. The British military measures and the restriction of civil liberties were really important factors in prompting
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I read the book Johnny Tremain as my student selective novel for this essay. I hope you enjoy reading it. In Johnny Tremain‚ Johnny was an apprentice for a silversmith. He would use things like lead‚ silver‚ and crucibles. Of course the crucibles were the objects that they used to melt the silver or lead but the silver and lead was what was used to make the orders or to fix an order.this was fairly appropriate because this wasn’t modern times so they had to adapt in they’re own ways without the
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– Convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that convened in Philadelphia to craft a response to the Intolerable Acts. Delegates established Association‚ which called for a complete boycott of British goods. Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 1775) – First battles of the Revolutionary War‚ fought outside of Boston. The colonial militia successfully defended their stores of munitions‚ forcing the British to retreat to Boston. Valley Forge (1777-1778_ - Encampment where George
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Event 1. The discovery of America. America was discovered (for Europe) in 1492. It was “discovered” by a man by the name of Christopher Columbus. He had a crazy theory that the world was round. He told the king of Europe about his theory and said if he funded an expedition for Christopher he would sail around the whole world and find the quickest route to Asia. But the king said no‚ so he proposed the same idea to Spain and they agreed. So he set off to sail around the world! After many months they
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Evaluate the relative importance of three of the following as factors prompting Americans to rebel in 1776. Parliamentary Taxation Restrictions of Civil Liberty British military measures The legacy of colonial religious and political ideas The mistake that King George and the rest of Britain made was thinking that they could forever keep the colonies under their thumb. These were not the same colonists who came over as British citizens to set up forts. These men and women thought
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notice (Davis‚ 1990). The Minutemen were made up of volunteer citizens such as farmers‚ fishermen‚ and tradesmen (Davis‚ 1990). One of the most famous Minutemen was Paul Revere‚ who was a silversmith (Davis‚ 1990). The British were able to enter Concord but were unable to find the weapons. As the British marched back to Boston‚ they were ambushed by large numbers of Minutemen (Davis‚ 1990). The British suffered many casualties at this time. This battle caused the Revolutionary War to begin. After
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The founding fathers rebelled against the British government and declared independence for various reasons leading up to the American Revolution. The first of many acts that led to rebellion was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act put taxes on any type of paper that the colonists used. The next acts were the Land Ordinance of 1785. The first act reserved land for American Indians that was west of the Appalachian Mountains. The final piece that led to rebellion were the Townshend Acts of 1767. This included
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the opposing sides led to the battle of Lexington and Concord‚ also know as the beginning of the American Revolution. Before this outbreak occurred‚ Parliament declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion‚ and they had sent General Thomas Gage to suppress the rebels. On April 18th‚ Gage sent 700 troops into the town Concord to take all patriot supplies. At dawn‚the British had reached the town Lexington‚ which was right on the outskirts of Concord. However‚ they were met with 70 American
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3-1 • Mercantilism o Economic system used in 1500s to 1700s o Nation’s power was directly related to its wealth • Incentives o Motivational factor • Balance of Trade o Relationship between a country’s imports and exports o Country with favorable balance of trade makes money by exporting more products than imports • Navigation Acts o 1651 ~ 1663 by Parliament o All goods coming from Europe or Africa to colonies had to travel on British ships manned with British crew o Colonies remained
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