The American Revolutionary War is characterized by three phases being The New England phase, the middle colonies phase and The Southern phase which took place between 1775 and 1783.
New England
New England colonies consisted of 13 colonies which included Rhode Island colonies, Massachusetts, Providence Plantation and New Hampshire among others. France attempted on several occasions to colonize New England but failed. New England mainly carried out fishing and farming as the economic activities. In 1977, John Burgoyne, a British general, drafted a plan that would plan out how Britain would isolate from other colonies. His planned how troops from Canada would move southwards invading New York and other Americans by surprise. The troops succeeded in capturing Fort Ticonderoga in June 1977. However, Burgoyne and his army were surrounded by Militia along Hudson River cutting off their supply chain. October 1977, Burgoyne surrendered his army to the Patriot militia and returned to England.
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Middle colonies were diverse than and not as cohesive as colonies of New England. The colonies were not united because they did not share unifying activities such as religion or culture. However, the colony grew at a high rate and practiced farming in large scale. In 1968, James II became the King of the colonies but his intention to reaffirm his authority was not well received mainly due to the growing independence in the colonies at this time. In 1685, James tried to unite colonies of New England into one colony to be led by a royal governor and council which was to be appointed by him. James appointed Edmund Andros as the royal governor of New England colonies to assert his authority in the new dominion. In 1968, James was sent into exile due to abuse of power and his daughter and her husband took over as the
New England
New England colonies consisted of 13 colonies which included Rhode Island colonies, Massachusetts, Providence Plantation and New Hampshire among others. France attempted on several occasions to colonize New England but failed. New England mainly carried out fishing and farming as the economic activities. In 1977, John Burgoyne, a British general, drafted a plan that would plan out how Britain would isolate from other colonies. His planned how troops from Canada would move southwards invading New York and other Americans by surprise. The troops succeeded in capturing Fort Ticonderoga in June 1977. However, Burgoyne and his army were surrounded by Militia along Hudson River cutting off their supply chain. October 1977, Burgoyne surrendered his army to the Patriot militia and returned to England.
The victory of the Patriot militia played a significant …show more content…
Middle colonies were diverse than and not as cohesive as colonies of New England. The colonies were not united because they did not share unifying activities such as religion or culture. However, the colony grew at a high rate and practiced farming in large scale. In 1968, James II became the King of the colonies but his intention to reaffirm his authority was not well received mainly due to the growing independence in the colonies at this time. In 1685, James tried to unite colonies of New England into one colony to be led by a royal governor and council which was to be appointed by him. James appointed Edmund Andros as the royal governor of New England colonies to assert his authority in the new dominion. In 1968, James was sent into exile due to abuse of power and his daughter and her husband took over as the