American Revolution Turning Point

The American Revolution was fought from the years 1776-1783. The war was an extraordinary victory on the Americans part and an unexpected upset for the British. With a scrambled, unorganized militia the Americans were a laughing riot compared to the great military forces of Britain. The Patriots fought with the ideal to be relieved from the tyranny of Britain. The hope of freedom and independence was soon rewarded to the Americans when the 2nd Treaty of Paris was signed and the once British Colonies were now considered American soil. Up until a certain turning point though, there had been no resistance to Britain by the Americans. In fact, the colonists weren’t even considering independence or establishing their own government from Britain during the early stages of the colonies resistance. If it wasn’t for a sequence of aggressive actions by Britain, the United States we know today might still be under British rule. Because of the many policies passed by Britain against the colonies and specific actions of the monarchy, the colonists were driven to become more resistant and aspired to be represented by their government.

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This act was a direct attack on the colonist’s rights and liberties. However, the colonists weren’t quite ready to stand up and establish their own government against the British just yet. But when the minutemen and militia of America and the British Army starting firing shots at each other in 1775 at the battle of Lexington and Concord, America decided that all their resistance towards Britain needed to be for the right cause. They began taking the first steps in forming the type government that they really wanted. In 1775 the 2nd Continental Congress was formed and on July 4th, 1776 the Declaration of Independence was drafted. It declared that all ties from Britain were to be broken and America was to be it’s own