The American Revolution
“The American revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.” (wilson) The American revolution was a war fought by the 13 colonies for liberation or freedom. It persisted from 1775-1783. It was over a decade of wars amongst Britain and the 13 colonies. There were numerous battles including the battle of bunker hill, the battle of Lexington and concord and the battle of Brandywine. In which the war ended, we became unified as the united states of America. I think the American revolution was the true commencement of America and everything associated with being American.
The American revolution established everything. I think it was a true start of America and the things we appreciate every day. An example would be freedom. …show more content…
Woodrow Wilson said in one of his speeches that “the American revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.” (wilson) I believe this to be accurate. The American revolution was a era of conflicts and bouts for our freedom. It first started with the built-up tensions amid Great Britain and the colonies. Then arose the fights. The initial battle was the battle of Lexington and Concord which started on April 19th, 1775. Formerly, just a couple months later George Washington was selected the commander in chief. As a result, Two days later June 17th commenced the battle of bunker hill. The battle may have been a success for Great Britain, but it provided perception for the colonies. Congress tried once more to get Great Britain to sign a petition to avoid war, but they declined it. Eventually, just a short year later and a couple more battles and the declaration of independence was adopted. The declaration of independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776. It was a way of disuniting bonds with Great Britain. It summarized what the colonist were seeking, which was independence. There are seven founding fathers to this masterpiece; they include John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas …show more content…
Some examples would be the declaration of independence, the bill of rights, George Washington, the flag, treaty of Paris, The founding fathers and the articles of confederation. All of these were an outcome of the American revolution or in some way are related to the America image. When one of these is mentioned one generally perceives them to be associated with the American revolution. They were founded because of the American revolution and live on for the same reason. They represent America in every way possible. Each one of these stand for some sort of American symbol. An example is the flag, the stars on the flag represent the colonies and later the 50 states that make up the United states of
“The American revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.” (wilson) The American revolution was a war fought by the 13 colonies for liberation or freedom. It persisted from 1775-1783. It was over a decade of wars amongst Britain and the 13 colonies. There were numerous battles including the battle of bunker hill, the battle of Lexington and concord and the battle of Brandywine. In which the war ended, we became unified as the united states of America. I think the American revolution was the true commencement of America and everything associated with being American.
The American revolution established everything. I think it was a true start of America and the things we appreciate every day. An example would be freedom. …show more content…
Woodrow Wilson said in one of his speeches that “the American revolution was a beginning, not a consummation.” (wilson) I believe this to be accurate. The American revolution was a era of conflicts and bouts for our freedom. It first started with the built-up tensions amid Great Britain and the colonies. Then arose the fights. The initial battle was the battle of Lexington and Concord which started on April 19th, 1775. Formerly, just a couple months later George Washington was selected the commander in chief. As a result, Two days later June 17th commenced the battle of bunker hill. The battle may have been a success for Great Britain, but it provided perception for the colonies. Congress tried once more to get Great Britain to sign a petition to avoid war, but they declined it. Eventually, just a short year later and a couple more battles and the declaration of independence was adopted. The declaration of independence was adopted on July 4th, 1776. It was a way of disuniting bonds with Great Britain. It summarized what the colonist were seeking, which was independence. There are seven founding fathers to this masterpiece; they include John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, Thomas …show more content…
Some examples would be the declaration of independence, the bill of rights, George Washington, the flag, treaty of Paris, The founding fathers and the articles of confederation. All of these were an outcome of the American revolution or in some way are related to the America image. When one of these is mentioned one generally perceives them to be associated with the American revolution. They were founded because of the American revolution and live on for the same reason. They represent America in every way possible. Each one of these stand for some sort of American symbol. An example is the flag, the stars on the flag represent the colonies and later the 50 states that make up the United states of