The American Revolution was a war fought between 1765 and 1783. The war was fought between the thirteen original colonies and Great Britain. The thirteen original colonies were tired of being under the British crown and decided to revolt against Great Britain. The colonies wanted to be independent, while Great Britain wanted the colonies to stay loyal to the crown. This dispute then lead to a war that caused the thirteen British colonies to become the United States of America.
Taxes that Britain tried to enforce on the colonies, is the main reason why the colonies wanted independence. According to Martin Kelly, the French and Indian War contributed to those taxes. The French and Indian War was a war fought between France and Britain. Britain …show more content…
According to History.org, 7000 British troops marched into Lexington to capture seventy-seven minute men under Caption John Parker. A shot was fired from an unidentified gun. This then lead to a short battle called the Battle of Lexington, and the start of the American Revolution. At the end of the battle, eight Americans were died, ten were wounded, and only one British soldier was wounded (History). In June a couple months after the Battle of Lexington, the Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia (ushistory.org). The purpose of this meeting was to gather a militia to fight in the war. The Second Continental Congress unanimously vote George Washington Commander in Chief of the Continental …show more content…
Troops under the command of Artemas Ward were supposed to leave their camp to go to Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill was a hill located on Charleston Peninsula that overlooks Boston. The purpose of going to Bunker Hill was to take over Boston and the British ships that were in Boston. But instead of going to Bunker Hill, the army misunderstood Ward’s orders and went to Breed’s Hill instead of Bunker Hill. The problem with going to Breed’s Hill is that it was really close to where the British were. The next morning, the Americans were at the top of Breed’s Hill with cannons and weapons pointing down at the British. British General William Howe responded by marching his soldiers up Breed’s Hill. As they marched up the hill, the American soldiers opened fire and killed/wounded a lot of the British. Most of the British were either killed or they retreated down the hill. Then Howe sent a second wave, the same thing happened again. As Howe sent a third wave up the hill, the American soldiers were running low on ammo and started using hand to hand combat. Even though the British eventually took Breed’s Hill, they suffered a great loss of their troops. When the news reached the king in London, it showed him that the Americans had an organized army and rebellion plan (ushistory.com). The Battle of Bunker Hills was important because it showed the British that the colonies won’t give up. It showed them that the Americans had
Taxes that Britain tried to enforce on the colonies, is the main reason why the colonies wanted independence. According to Martin Kelly, the French and Indian War contributed to those taxes. The French and Indian War was a war fought between France and Britain. Britain …show more content…
According to History.org, 7000 British troops marched into Lexington to capture seventy-seven minute men under Caption John Parker. A shot was fired from an unidentified gun. This then lead to a short battle called the Battle of Lexington, and the start of the American Revolution. At the end of the battle, eight Americans were died, ten were wounded, and only one British soldier was wounded (History). In June a couple months after the Battle of Lexington, the Second Continental Congress meets in Philadelphia (ushistory.org). The purpose of this meeting was to gather a militia to fight in the war. The Second Continental Congress unanimously vote George Washington Commander in Chief of the Continental …show more content…
Troops under the command of Artemas Ward were supposed to leave their camp to go to Bunker Hill. Bunker Hill was a hill located on Charleston Peninsula that overlooks Boston. The purpose of going to Bunker Hill was to take over Boston and the British ships that were in Boston. But instead of going to Bunker Hill, the army misunderstood Ward’s orders and went to Breed’s Hill instead of Bunker Hill. The problem with going to Breed’s Hill is that it was really close to where the British were. The next morning, the Americans were at the top of Breed’s Hill with cannons and weapons pointing down at the British. British General William Howe responded by marching his soldiers up Breed’s Hill. As they marched up the hill, the American soldiers opened fire and killed/wounded a lot of the British. Most of the British were either killed or they retreated down the hill. Then Howe sent a second wave, the same thing happened again. As Howe sent a third wave up the hill, the American soldiers were running low on ammo and started using hand to hand combat. Even though the British eventually took Breed’s Hill, they suffered a great loss of their troops. When the news reached the king in London, it showed him that the Americans had an organized army and rebellion plan (ushistory.com). The Battle of Bunker Hills was important because it showed the British that the colonies won’t give up. It showed them that the Americans had