Battles of Lexington and Concord

the Americans triumphed and were able to establish the United States as an independent nation. The Battles of Lexington and Concord are considered to be the first battles of the Revolutionary War (Brinkley 128). The British goals in these battles were to take Sam Adams and John Hancock captive as well as steal gunpowder at Concord, but spies such as Paul Revere warned the colonists…

advantage that was openly used during both of these wars was home field advantage. During the war, the smaller side would use this strategy to set up attacks. One example of home field advantage during the revolutionary war was at the battles of Lexington and Concord. The Americans used a road not shown on British maps to return fire on the Redcoats and then to take back supplies. Another use of home field advantage…

had bad blood with Britain over what happened in the French and Indian revolution. The last major battle of the american revolution is the battle of Yorktown. This battle happened on October 19, 1781 in Virginia . In this battle Washington 's army defeated General Cornwallis army. The American troops made a blockade and surrounded the army of Cornwallis. The French also played a big role in this battle. They made a naval blockade. This did not allow any thing from going in or out . So…

Congress met to decide just how they would deal with the Intolerable Acts. Nearly a year later, battle sparked between the colonists and British at Lexington and Concord, the first battles of the American Revolution. Congress, wanting to avoid war, sent King George III the Olive Branch Petition asking for the peaceful recognition of American Rights. King George denied and declared war on the colonies. Battle with the number one army in the world was serious so Congress met again on July 4, 1776…

So I read the book, Johnny Tremain. This book is historically accurate in many different ways like the time period, events occurring in the book, people mentioned in the book , and even where it took place. And I will explain those four ideas to you in these next couple of paragraphs. So when this book starts out it starts following the revolutionary war. In April 1773, in Colonial Boston Massachusetts. It starts in the beginning as Johnny and the others getting ready to be woken up, to get…

The American revolution was a war fought by the 13 colonies for liberation or freedom. It persisted from 1775-1783. It was over a decade of wars amongst Britain and the 13 colonies. There were numerous battles including the battle of bunker hill, the battle of Lexington and concord and the battle of Brandywine. In which the war ended, we became unified as the united states of America. I think the American revolution was the true commencement of America and everything associated with being…

Thomas Gage was a British general who successfully commanded all British forces in North America, but failed to slow the rising colonial rebellion as military governor of Massachusetts at the outbreak of the American Revolution. Instead of putting an end to conflict, Gage’s policies rapidly increased it. Gage's actions were the most immediate causes of the Revolutionary War. Resistance turned violent at the Boston Tea Party, where Gage was very influential in constructing Parliament’s…

having representation in Parliament. But finally in 1775 the British and English colonists erupted and the outcome was the Battle of Lexington and Concord, which was the start to an eight-year war. The night prior, on the 18th, the British troops decided to invade the English colonists in Lexington. The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the beginning of many more battles to follow which is known as the American Revolution. Eight years later, the English Colonists won their…

Disadvantages……………………....2 Major Battles………………………………………………………….....3 Supplies……………………………………………………………………….4 Military Strategies………………………………………………….5 Advantages and Disadvantages There were many advantages as well as disadvantages in the revolutionary war. One advantage was that the war was fought at the colonists home. The military troops, orders, and supplies for fighting, took many months to come. On the other hand, the British seamed unbeatable. With wins from French battles,…

Robert Gross shows the significant role of Concord, Massachusetts, in the fight for independence through the perspective of the common person, in his book, The Minutemen and their World. Gross presents Concord as a town that played a great role in the revolution, while altering the community forever. Concord life is explained before, during, and after, “A shot heard ‘round the world.” Although Gross supports his ideas with numerous sources of evidence, he states that history is not simply an…