Looking back at Revolutionary War‚ you might question how America successfully defeated the British considering the British army was the best trained and equipped‚ and possibly the most professional army in the world. In contrast‚ America was in a state of disorganization when it came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically
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Valley Forge‚ 1777-78 British occupation of American cities- New York‚ Philadelphia‚ Charleston‚ Savannah Baron Von Steuben Olive Branch Petition Lexington and Concord‚ April 1775 Pre-1775 actions leading to 1775–1783 actions Nathanael Greene Loyalists‚ including native Americans and African Americans. Role of women- nurses‚ soldiers‚ camp followers Collapse of Lord North’s ministry‚ 1782 Washington‚ commander of the army Colonial experience from earlier colonial wars
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The year 1776 is without a doubt the most influential year in the history of the United States. This year is commemorated in the United States as the definite beginning of its nationhood; It was the year America was born. American colonists went from being loyal followers of King George III to Americans fighting for their freedom in just one year. In David McCullough’s award winning novel‚ 1776‚ he portrays the events of this year with exceptional accuracy‚ making his book a major contribution
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countenance” – General Nathanael Greene The greatest leaders in the world are brought to this earth as normal people but with the right mindset‚ those normal people become the men who allow us to have our every day rights through hard labor‚ incompletable success and with carrying the highest valor. The novel really catches the reader’s attention once the setting switches over to the American surface‚ where you meet the personalities of George Washington‚ Henry Knox and Nathanael Greene. McCullough offers
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Chapter 8 REVOLUTION‚ 1775–1783 1. Prelude to Independence‚ April 1775 to July 1776 (pp. 141–146) a. In May of 17___‚ one month after the first shots at Lexington and Concord‚ the Second ____________ Congress met in Philadelphia. List two reasons this Congress selected George Washington to command the ragtag troops besieging Boston. (1) (2) b. How does the “Olive Branch Petition” of July 1775 on the one hand and the abortive invasion of Canada by
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The year is 1781‚ and the British have just suffered an embarrassing defeat at Yorktown‚ which would lead to an American victory. Just six years earlier‚ the British were poised to crush the Americans. So‚ how did we get here? At the start of the American Revolution‚ the Americans had a smaller and less experienced military than the British. On the other hand‚ the Americans had a brilliant military strategy and were receiving aid from abroad. In the end‚ the arrival of the French at Yorktown‚ and
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In this masterful book‚ David McCullough tells the intensely human story of those who marched with General George Washington in the year of the Declaration of Independence -- when the whole American cause was riding on their success‚ without which all hope for independence would have been dashed and the noble ideals of the Declaration would have amounted to little more than words on paper. Based on extensive research in both American and British archives‚ 1776 is a powerful drama written with
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General Henry Clinton was located‚ although Washington feared that Maj. General Nathanael Greene could not keep Lt. General Charles Cornwallis occupied in the Carolinas and would soon move into Virginia in an effort to link up with Clinton. As a matter of fact‚ following the loss of his light infantry and cavalry at the Battle of Cowpens on January 17‚ 1781‚ burning his baggage train in pursuit of General Greene later that month and a costly victory at the Battle of Guilford Courthouse‚ General
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December twenty five‚ 1776 and finished on December twenty six‚ 1776. In the battle of Trenton‚ the American Continental Army was led by General George Washington and his army had nearly 2‚400 troopers commanded by Major Generals John Sullivan and Nathanael Greene; also in this time period known as a great advisor to Washington. The Hessian Army was led by commissioned military officer Johann Rall. Three regiments of hessian troops were stationed at Trenton with a complete of around 1‚400 troops. An obscure
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British POV: From the very start‚ the British had a huge advantage. Not only did they outnumber the American upstarts three to one‚ but they had a highly trained professional army of their own as opposed to the ragtag‚ mostly self-taught colonist soldiers‚ as well as the German mercenaries‚ American Tories‚ and many Indians the British employed. England’s wealth greatly exceeded that of America’s‚ as did its naval strength. For much of the start of the war‚ in fact‚ the Royal Navy regularly obliterated
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