Download The Revolutionary War

By Jack, Ian, Ammanuel and Ryan.
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With a name like that, how many people do you think
died because of this? Well, it was actually only 5 people
that died. One day, the colonists got annoyed at the
British soldiers and started throwing insults at them.
Then out of nowhere a snowball hit a soldier and he
opened fire in self-defense. The rest followed. Among
those who died was an African-American named
Crispus Attuck.
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In April 1775, a man told the British general that the colonists were
hiding supplies at Concord, so he decided to head there and take
them. When they got to Lexington, they were greeted by colonists
with weapons. They were told not to fire unless fired upon. Then, a
shot rang out, no one knows from who, and the British opened fire.
The British won this battle, and headed toward Concord.
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After the battle of Lexington, the British soldiers headed toward Concord
to seize the supplies. However, when they got there, they were nowhere to
be seen! The colonists had taken the supplies and hid them elsewhere! In
their rage, the soldiers found some wooden tools and Gun cartages and
set them on fire. The colonists saw this and attacked the British soldiers at
Concord. At the end of the battle, there were 74 dead British soldiers, and
49 dead colonists. The colonists had won this battle.
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The Battle of Bunker Hill didn’t even take place on Bunker Hill! It actually
took place on Breed’s hill and it was almost like a game of King of the hill.
When Americans climbed up the Hill to create a fort, the British soldiers
gathered 2000 troops and started going up the hill. However, when they
got up they were shot by American soldiers with their guns ready. When
different soldiers came back up, they were shot again! They went up a
third time and the Americans were not to be seen. It turned out the
Americans did not really care about what happened to the land as it was
not important to them.
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Common Sense was a pamphlet written by a man
named Thomas Paine. In this pamphlet Thomas Paine
urged Americans that didn’t want independence from
Great Brittan to think otherwise. The pamphlet said we
owed nothing to the British and that we should break
free from them.
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The British had abandoned Boston. The Continental
Congress appointed a committee to write a declaration
of independence. Thomas Jefferson, a great writer did
the job. He explained to the world why the colonies
were choosing to separate from Britain. The colonies
were fine with this, except for one part about slavery.
People still had disagreements about slavery back
then, so after some revisions to the slavery part, they
finalized it. On the fourth of July, it was approved, which
is why we celebrate The Fourth of July.
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The Colonies of America (U.S.A.)
• Nicknames: Rebels, Patriots, Americans, Minutemen
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Great Britain
• Nicknames: Redcoats, Lobsterbacks, Loyalists, British Soldiers
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France (American Side)
Spain (American Side)
Germany (Mercenaries called Hessians on Britain's side)
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Americans had patriotism. They were
willing to give their lives to defend their
liberty and their homes.
The Americans had help from France and
Spain. They supplied the Americans with
supplies and clothing.
The Americans had a good commander,
George Washington, who you probably
know as the first President of the United
States.
Americans knew the land better. (Homefield advantage.)
Americans had help from close distances
 British
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Professional Army of 50,00 troops and
30,000 mercenaries.
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They out numbered the Continental Army.
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The Troops were trained.
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They did not lack supplies
 American:
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The Continental Army was always short of
men.
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Few Americans were trained to battle.
The army was scarce of gun, gunpowder,
food, shoes, and uniforms.
Help over sees. The distance was to far.
Sending supplies and troops across the
ocean was costly.
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Not that good of a commander.
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Poor leadership
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British did not know the land as well, it is a
foreign area to them.
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Late on Christmas Night, December 25, 1776,
Washington’s army crossed the icy Delaware River in
small boats, ready to fight. The Americans persevered
through it. When the Americans arrived at Trenton, the
Hessians were sleeping, not worrying about an attack
because it was Christmas night. Americans caught
them by surprise and the mercenaries surrendered. No
American men were lost.
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A British General, General Burgoyne had been taking
his army a very long route through the wilderness. His
army had to build bridges, chop down trees and carry
bunch of baggage along the way. Burgoyne finally
reached Saratoga Springs on the Hudson River, but
when he got there the area was filled with American
rebels. The Americans won, and it raised their spirits.
They felt hopeful.
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George Cornwallis led the war for the British in the
south. He said he was tired of all the marching of his
army so they decided to settle in a town called
Yorktown. France had sent nearly 5,000 troops to join
Washington's army in New York and another 3,000
troops were coming from French warships. Washington
moved the American army south, where they joined the
French and surrounded Yorktown where the British
were settling. The British surrendered.
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Representatives from the United States signed a peace
treaty in Paris. There were 3 important parts. The U.S.
gained their independence, Britain gave up all its land
between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River,
and the U.S. agreed to return stolen property taken
from the Loyalists during the war.
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Patrick Henry – A leader from Virginia who urged Americans to
unite.
George Washington – A great leader and general in America. He
led the soldiers that won the Battle of Trenton and Yorktown.
Paul Revere – One of the people who told the Americans that the
British were coming to attack during the Lexington and Concord
wars.
General Howe- A British general who won Breed’s Hill after The
Battle of Bunker Hill. He later abandoned Boston after fearing
another blood-bath.
Thomas Paine – Wrote the Common Sense Pamphlet.
King George – The King back in Britain making all the acts.
Thomas Jefferson – Drafted the Declaration of Independence.
Marquis de Lafayette, who helped raise the American troops’
spirits and uses his own money to prove for soldiers.