Battles of Lexington and Concord

passed by the British government to generate taxes from the colonies. Each act resulted in the colonist having to pay more and more to their parent country and generally making colonial life harder. Because of these taxes and fighting British battles, the colonies began to resent their parent country, this resentment was the beginning of ideological change which set the revolution in motion, it gave the foundation needed for revolution, and Allen…

the Patriots. However, a sense of conviction and belief in the cause of the Revolution comes through in their writing allowing the reader to get a sense of the emotional currents that ran through the colonies during the tumultuous years that led to battle. Warren’s many works during this time period represent her desire…

Wynd Castle “American History: Our Hope for the Future” This is dedicated to all those men and women whose uniforms have been stained in the service of this great nation. I reflect the sentiment of Iraq veteran Gordon Ewell: “ I am an American and I am free today because someone fought, bled, or died in my place. I vow that as long as there is breath in my body, their sacrifice will not be in vain. ” Indeed, it is in light of their sacrifice that our sense of history springs, and in view of…

The American Revolution 1754-1781 From 1650 – 1763: Salutary neglect (a brief period of leniency in the implementation of parliament laws by the British government to the American colonies) before and during the French and Indian War, allowing for a growing independence and sense of Nationalism among the Americans who had started to exhibit this through their establishment of “representative legislatures and democratic town meetings”. From 1754 – 1763: A war was fought between the French and…

A chain of a multitude of back to back events all contributed to the initiation of the American Revolution on April 19, 1775. All of which included social, religious, economic, and political factors. There’s no one event that can be recognized as the commencement of the revolution. It all began from a controversy and difference in opinion over the way in which Great Britain treated the colonies as opposed to the way colonies thought they should be treated. Right after England established…

The Declaration of Independence, as the masterpiece which lied the foundation of freedom and independence of United States of America, declaring for the thirteen American colonists who are suffering from the ruffian British rule. This document was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, since then, that day has become a memorial date commemorating the milestone in the American history of liberty and justice. However, liberty and freedom was…

Women in America after the Revolutionary War had an incredible impact on how America is known today. The roles of women during this period were very different than the expectations women have today. In the colonies, woman had many jobs. They would be teachers, innkeepers, merchants and printers. Women were expected to have as many kids as possible. Some women had anywhere between five and eight children, many resulting in miscarriages. In other cases, if the baby did survive past birth, a lot…

was less than anticipated. At best, the colonist’s opinion were lackluster, and only feigned absolute support. Even still, the American colonist still fought. Britain overcame their obstacles by allying to important Indian leaders and adapting their battle plans to American land under the instructions of Lord William Pitt, the French soon became outmatched and exhausted by their efforts. With the French and Indian War coming to a close, the Treaty of Paris was established in 1763. This treaty…

Without their assistance, this war probably would have ended earlier and nothing would have been accomplished. Also, winning key battles helped the militia win the war and shock the world. Finally, British experience during the war would eventually force Britain to surrender and bring success to America. Even though this does not cover everything,…

whether or not they were part of the war and the colonial forces made the entire territory of the American colonies a battleground. April 1775 the British withdrew from Concord and Lexington where the Americans had victory over the army of General Thomas Gage in Boston. The patriots had disadvantages because they suffered in the battle of Bunker Hill on June 17, 1775. While searching for the military efforts the…