Battles of Lexington and Concord

On April 19th in 1775, in Lexington and concord an event was about to take place that would change the course of history that would forever change the world. The rebellious colonies of America were going to war against the most powerful nation in the world, the British Empire. How would these colonies so small and powerless even find the moral to fight the greatest empire on the world? Although there are many answers to this simple question, one of the main answers would be leadership from…

The Battle of Trenton was an imperative success to be had for the entire success of the revolutionary war. The battle of Trenton was a great validation for the colonists that the continental army could really defeat the British and Hessians. This was a great militaristic achievement, further showing the brilliance of George Washington and the military leadership of the patriots. This swayed the opinions of some loyalists, further backing the continental army. This support allowed the continental…

Following the conclusion of The French and Indian War, England was faced with a at least two problems pertaining to her North American colonies that needed to be addressed. The first of which was how to recover from the burden of an enormous amount of debt that had befallen on England secondary to their war efforts. The second was how to control and govern the newly gained territories gained from the French with the treaty of 1763. England’s answer to these two problems for came in the form of…

The stamp act played a big role in this time period. The stamp act was a tax on ALL paper documents in the colonies. The british were the ones enforcing this law because they believed that they had the right to impose taxes. The british had made this law to try and help them get out of debt from 7 years war. The colonists thought that it was not fair for the british to create the stamp act. Later on the british would also make the townsend act in 1767. This act made it to where the colonists…

I think that the colonies had every right to declare Independence from England. England took took away most of the colonists rights by taxing the colonies unfairly, using different strategies to intimidate the colonist and forbidding their rights to have a say in most of the decisions that were being brought upon them. Although colonist experienced a lot of unfair treatment, Colonists were mostly upset with England taxing the colonist suddenly without their consent. In 1763, the British…

and excessive regulations imposed by the British parliament. Great Britain used the settlements as a source of income to aid in economic recovery after the Seven Years War. Since the late 1600s Great Britain and France have been at war, with most battles occurring overseas in Europe (Keene 87). The proximity of French and British colonies in the northern frontier, as well as the desire for land and power, motivated the start of war. Dubbed the French and Indian War by the colonist, the conflict…

lasted about eight years, from 1775 to 1783, and consisted of many contributing factors that would eventually lead in freedom for the colonies. Important aspects include, by what means the war commenced, certain acts, colonial retaliation, crucial battles, and the consequences. Previous to the war, the colonies had been accumulating hostility for about ten years towards Great Britain before deciding it was time to take matters into their own hands. The British government considered Great…

1. The Declaration of Independence is a formal statement declaring our freedom of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson in the year of 1776. The United States is called the land of Opportunity or the New Eden because many immigrants present the life options they may have not seen in their counties. Also many people thought American Literature such as, but not limited to all people are equal. There was independence which was…

INTRODUCTION “We fight, we get beat, we rise, and we fight again.” This research project will explore the evolution of Nathanael Greene, as a paradigm, from being a prominent Quaker pacifist to becoming one of the most active members as General of George Washington’s military unit during the American Revolution in order to understand how Quakerism could potentially be faithfully compatible with pacifism and the struggles of a “just” war. As an activist for the same principles of the American…

territory in Canada and guaranteeing the free practice of Roman Catholicism. Opposition was far too high for the king to respond positively so he colonists knew they needed to begin collecting arms and preparing for what they felt was a foreseeable battle with the British…