Battles of Lexington and Concord

the age of thirteen. His determination and drive to reach his personal goals was reflected in studies in law and his ambition to volunteer for military service after the Battle of Lexington. Aaron Burr’s was made captain on the General Montgomery’s headquarters staff and would be exposed to his first combat engagement in the Battle of Quebec in…

They did not take part in any battles. Both Patriots and the British tried to gain their support, but the Patriots were often the most successful at doing so. Propaganda was a huge tool for the Patriots as it was being used on the Neutrals. The Loyalists would occasionally win some over…

A document written by John Dickinson and Thomas Jefferson named “Declaration of the Causes of Necessity of Taking up Arms” was designed to explain and justify the fighting between the colonists and British soldiers at the battle of Lexington and Concord. The document states “We are reduced to the alternative of choosing an unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated [British officials], or resistance by force. – The latter is our choice.” After the Quartering Acts were instated…

It’s difficult to watching our great nation’s current events unfold. All the protesting, rioting, looting, and destruction have become a trend. People are handicapping their own communities because they feel that that’s what’s necessary in order to be heard. Or their just taking advantage of a very unfortunate situation. When you watch the news it’s hard to look past all the hatred. However, over the next few minutes I would like you to try. The cause for all this protesting, we’ll call is for…

How does anarchy cause or create the evolution of rebellion? People can be provoked by anything to make them want to start rioting and protesting. In society if an action or law causes many people to become upset, they may act out in a violent way to prove a point or get something changed so that everyone is content. In the 1760s to late 1770s, Great Britain and colonists had many disagreements due to corrupt leaders and strong military forces. Colonists were treated very poorly and unfairly, so…

becoming a free country and told England there was going to be a war. This then called on the colonial militias to defeat Britain. More specifically they called on the great leader, George Washington. He was able to lead the militias through this battle. While fighting, the colonist called on their emotional drive and passion for freedom. Without this passion, they would not have won. Now that they were independent, it called on the colonist to decide what kind of nation they were going to be.…

independence). And these made him important because the result of both congresses helped make the revolution less scattered and unorganized, and he was so important that capturing him was one of the main objectives of the British in the battles of Lexington and Concord, and during his time as guvener he helped oversee the constitution ratify in massachusetts (Info learned from John Hancock…

This got the attention of the French, who agreed to provide America with money, troops, and weapons if they agreed to continue the war until the French told them to stop. With the assistance of the French, the British surrendered at the last real battle of the war in 1781 in Yorktown. Though the fighting had stopped, the war continued for two more years while negotiations began. Ben Franklin brought a peace treaty to Paris in 1783, but the French wanted to continue the war. However, Franklin…

Common Sense was published after the battle erupted on April 19, 1775 at Lexington and Concord. People at that time, including many founding fathers of the United State, were still hesitating about the complete independence. The publishing of this book deeply exposed the nature of oppression from Britain, which turned a large number of people’s opinion against Britain for complete independence. The impact of this brief pamphlet was great. It influenced American colonies, both educated and…

George the third was ready for battle and Patrick Henry was ready to fight for his and his people’s freedom from England. This was the beginning of Britain’s violent moves onto the American people. Soon after Lexington and Concord, in 1775 and 1776 more fighting took place between the Northern and Southern colonies. The British forces against the rebels. During this time man Americans…