Battles of Lexington and Concord

In the 1700’s, throughout years of rebellion and fighting in the East Coast of North America against the British to gain independence, freedom for the colonists was an important matter. Colonists such as Patrick Henry and John Adams encouraged and supported liberty and independence from the British tyranny. Henry urged the delegates to fight until the colonies were free from the King’s cruelty and power as well as, Adams convinced the Congress to form a militia against the British army. Patrick…

Revolution. They had several allied countries that helped them obtain the victory such as, France, Spain, and Holland. The British during the war had the most powerful military in the world. British military was well trained and well organized in battle. Britain overall had a large advantage over the United States, but the U.S. won the war. The United States of America did win the the American Revolution, but they were physically not capable of winning the war on their own. The American…

headed by himself to Lexington. Revere stopped at many houses along the way to warn of the approaching forces. Revere did this very discretely and did not shout “The British are Coming!”. When he arrived at Lexington at about midnight he warned John Hancock and Samuel Adams about the British coming to arrest them. At Lexington Revere met William Dawes who was a man with the same task he had that had gone a different route. The two decided to leave Lexington and continue to Concord to warn…

American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America. Life in the Continental Army consisted of many events, battles and also affected the lives of the soldiers. The Continental Army consisted of soldiers from all 13 colonies and after 1776, from all 13 states. When the American revolutionary war began at the battles of Lexington and Concord April 19th 1775, the colonial revolutionaries did not have an army. The army consisted of 26 company regiments which…

Salem has been honored for firing the shot that killed Major John Pitcairn, the British officer who led the Redcoats when they attacked his small unit at Lexington. In December 1776, Jack Sisson was among forty American soldiers selected by Colonel William Barton to capture a British general in Newport, Rhode Island. The nighttime raiders crept past British warships and guards. Sisson forced his way into the…

between 1775 and 1783, the American Revolution was a debate that had ascended out of creating strains between inhabitants of Great Britain's 13 states and the typical government, which tended to the British crown. Battles between the British troops and Minutemen at Lexington and Concord in the year 1775 began the equipped fight, and in the going to summer, the instigators were looking for after a massive war for their autonomy. France had joined in on the American Revolution for the pioneers in…

Benjamin Franklin Benjamin Franklin was born in 1706 and died at the age of 84. He was a writer, an inventor, a scientist, and a diplomat. He was one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He signed the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights. One of his famous publications is the “Poor Richard’s Almanack” of 1759. Benjamin Franklin is various things by different individuals. For me, it is his support of the abolitionist movement and attitude…

supplies. This is when Paul Revere makes his famous, however mostly unsuccessful ride, and General Gage sends 700 men to Lexington to stop the Patriots from assembling. Shots break out, and the British are eventually forced to retreat. The colonies are a force to be reckoned with, war has begun, and as King George said: “Blows will decide,” (qtd by Morris 2018). After Lexington and Concord, the Second Continental Congress was held on May 10, 1775. It was at the Second Continental that…

Who likes unjust taxation and financial restraint? Do you? I know myself, as a Daughter of Liberty, am appalled by these events. We are working to fight against the imposters of the taxation and restraint, you guessed it, Great Britain itself! If we do not rise to the fight, what makes you think these outrageous laws and financial curtailments won’t continue as long as we live? Join the Sons and Daughters of Liberty in our fight for American independence, or live a lifetime of taxes piling up at…

The theme of the Revolutionary War is passion. Ever since the Puritans first colonized in Massachusetts, the British have abused their power over the colonies. In 1607, the English were finally successful in establishing colony in the Americas, the colony was called Jamestown, and it was in Virginia. After that, many of the English moved and created their own colonies. One of those colonies was made up of the puritans, who were English Protestants. They escaped Britain to get away from…