Battles of Lexington and Concord

What were the causes? The American Revolution was a political rebellion that started in 1765, and ended in 1783. Things started when colonist from the Thirteen American Colonies refused to submit to the authority of King George III, and the Parliament of Great Britain. This act of defiance led to the foundation that ultimately led to the independent of the United States. In 1765, members of the American colonial society, representatives of the colonist, who would meet and discuss…

The Kickoff of the American Revolution are the battles that took place in Lexington and Concord in the year of 1775. On April 18, around 700 British red coats headed secretly out towards Concord but while on the way to the town called Lexington, the redcoats met with around 70 waiting Minutemen. The first shot was fired and no one is till this day knows who and what side fired the "Shot Heard Around…

were the Loyalists? What kind of people were they? What were their reasons behind their opinions? Who were the Patriots? What kind of people were they? What were the reasons behind their opinions? Describe the events leading up to the battles of Lexington and Concord. The Loyalists were “colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain during the War of Independence” (Foner A-66). Most of the men that were Loyalists were wealthy, and their livelihoods did depend on their work relationships that…

The Civil War left thousands of battlefields in the United States, and even some abroad. After the last shots were fired at Lexington, Concord, Antietam, Chickamauga, and Gettysburg, commemorative actives start to preserve these battlefields. With nearly 620,000 soldiers died, veterans of the Civil War started to preserve these battlefields as a way to remember and pay respect to their dead comrades. During this time there were some challenges, but not as many as the federal government and…

Intolerable acts. Also the battle of Lexington and Concord was the first military engagements of the American Revolutionary War. The Second Continental Congress made a big step towards independence and a big step in making the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence gave the thirteen colonies independence. Some of the key battles of the Revolutionary war include: Lexington and Concord, Ticonderoga, Bunker Hill, Saratoga, trenton, yorktown, Monmouth, and the Battle of…

County, Province of Massachusetts Bay, within the towns of Lexington, Concord, Lincoln, Menotomy (present-day Arlington), and Cambridge, near Boston. The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America. (The Battles of Lexington and Concord).” The start of The American Revolutionary War was marked by The Battles of Lexington and Concord. The war was detrimental to the Colonies which had…

resulted in the defeat of the French and their Native American allies. Initially Americans gained a sense of freedom and pride; however, the war took a huge toll on the financial status of Britain. This led to the the formation of income-based laws, battle for power over the Americas, and the wars in order for Americans to sustain their freedom. Britain argues that they were justified in these acts of raising income, but America argues that the acts committed by Britain were inarguably immoral…

Slaves actually played a big role in the revolution. African Americans fought in the Battle of Lexington and Bunker Hill. They also participated in Fort Ticonderoga. Bunker Hill was an extended version on the battles of Lexington and Concord fought in 1775. British defeated the americans at the Battle Of Bunker Hill. Blacks were told by Dunmore that if they enlisted into the British Army they would be freed from slavery. November 1775 congress choose to leave blacks out from enlisting due to…

Even though the Boston Massacre was one-sided, it killed many people. Paul Revere created an engraving and it, “was sent throughout the Colonies in the following weeks to arouse anti-British feelings,” (Doc 3). After the Battle of Lexington and Concord, the colonists heard of the death that occurred, and their feelings about the King changed quickly. Including Thomas Paine, “ No man was a warmer wisher for a [peaceful settlement] than myself, before the fatal nineteenth of April, 1775…

These days, many people might have heard about the fourth of July - Independence Day, the day that the United States of America was freed from the British colonies and started to have its own rights, but few people actually know what happened. This essay will talk about the American Revolution, the events that took place and the causes and negative effects of this event. After this it offers some recommendations on how they could have dealt with these negative effects. When looking more closely…