Continental divide

During the creation of the Continental Army, he nominated George Washington to be the commander-in-chief during the war. During May ofo 1776, the Congress passed Adam’s resolution stating that each colony should have their own independent government, leading to the creation of the Declaration…

American Revolutionary war. He was most commonly known for his victory over British ships near the east coast of England. When the American Revolutionary war began, John Paul Jones went to Philadelphia and was recruited to be a lieutenant in the new Continental Navy (John Paul Jones.). In 1779 he became captain of the Bonhomme Richard. "I have not yet begun to fight!" was the famous reply of Captain John Paul when he was told to surrender as he and his crew engaged in a desperate battle with a…

February 11, 1731 George Washington was born on February 11 ,1731 in Westmoreland County to Augustine and Mary Augustine's second wife. When growing up he was 1 out of 7 children and also loved riding horses soon enough he became one of the best horseman in Virginia.His father died when he was 7 years old. Then he started visiting his brother Lawrence repeatedly until he was invited there to stay.Later on he visited the barois island and was trying to get Lawrence’s disease smallpox. George got…

The revolutionary war was a vast event that markedly impacted my life. The war took place from 1775 to 1783. In 1775 war erupted between America and England, but rapidly died out in 1776. That year, New York also claimed its independence. The major general for the entire war was George Washington, which is later why his colleagues named him president in 1789. Alexander Hamilton came to America in 1776, in which he pursued a war to prove orphans were worth more than anyone grasped. There was no…

Do you remember the shot heard clear are the world. Who do you think fired first? The battle took place at Lexington on April 2, 1775. This event happened right after Paul Revere's ride. The Red Coats were led by Major Pitcairn and the Colonist were led by Captain Parker. People say that the first shot fired in this battle could be heard clear around the world. This event leads up to the Revolutionary war. I believe that the colonist fired first. Some people may think the Redcoats fired…

Fire! The shot heard around the world the question is who made that sound, the british or colonies. The British is who shot first and here is why. This shot was heard by many different people but nobody knows who shot first. Here is the point of view of a man that was in the war with Captain Parker. The event took place in the morning of April 19, 1775. Sylvanus wood went with Captain Parker to the North end of Lexington common, near the Bedford road. Sylvanus was 74 and he had been to battle…

Declaration of Independence was drafted. This established that the war had to defend their independence, requiring caution from the army. General Washington understood that establishing independence needed cautious tactics. While writing to the Second Continental Congress in September 8th, 1776, he says “...on our side the war should be defensive...It has even been called a war of posts...we should on all occasions avoid general action...we should protract the war if possible.” This outlined his…

1776 was written by renowned author David McCullough and retells the events of the American Revolution. The book closely follows George Washington as he commands the American army through the hardships that they faced in these times. Both Washington and his soldiers dealt with harsh conditioning which lead to low morale. This sense of overall gloom contributed to the departing of many of the soldiers in the war and some even took weapons or other trinkets of war as collateral for their time…

Colonial Putman said to his men, “Don’t fire until you see the whites of their eyes,” during The Battle of Bunker Hill. The Battle of Bunker Hill was a fierce battle that showed the British that the Americans were not going to give the fight for freedom. The colonial militia had over 1000 men, who were led by William Prescott, were quickly constructing ramparts and earthen fortifications on top of Breed’s Hill and Bunker Hill and along the Charlestown peninsula. British troops opened fire on…

n this undated letter, written at the request of Jeremy Belknap, corresponding secretary of the Massachusetts Historical Society, Paul Revere summarizes his activities on 18-19 April 1775: he recounts how Dr. Joseph Warren urged him to ride to Lexington (to warn John Hancock and Samuel Adams of British troop movements); how he had previously arranged with some fellow Patriots to signal the direction of those movements by placing signal lanterns in the steeple of Old North Church; and how he left…