combined force of American militia and Continental regulars. "The fortunes of war have made me your prisoner," said British General John Burgoyne as he handed over his sword to his American counterpart, Horatio Gates. "I shall always be ready to testify that it was through no fault of your excellency," Gates replied.News of the huge British defeat spread quickly through the colonies and fueled speculation that the French government would now seriously consider entering the conflict on the…
and cause for the war. Ten years later The Revolutionary War erupted on April 19, 1775“the reason the British and the Americans resorted to using arms after a…
How Revolutionary was the Revolutionary War? A revolution is a forcible overthrow of government or social order in favor of a new system. It also means radical change. Throughout many centuries, we see many revolutions that completely changed the world as we know it. For instance, take a look at the French and Russian Revolutions. In both of these, the lower class rose up against the rich and elite. A true characterization of the meaning behind the term "revolution". A true social revolution…
Do the Americans become allies with France? When does Washington retire? Will our country go in debt? In this summary you will find out about some of our history that happened in our country. In this summary there are going to be debts, retirement, and also some president business. We should all know this but the first president was George Washington and the vice president was John Adams. Adams broke the tie with Senate by voting so the president can dismiss cabinet officers.Next, the first…
there would not have been the great country of the United States. However, not everyone supported the rebellion and some did not support it just because they were scared of the unknown. Some even thought they would be treated terribly if we lost the war. There were many influential people who would have a significant part in American History. The American Revolution began in 1775, but more than a decade before the revolution tensions were on the rise. The British government was raising taxes on…
now deceased. It’s hard to believe that the Revolutionary War began in a very similar way. The residents of the New World, America, were being taxed by Great Britain…
freedom and new revolutionary ideas that would reshape the world as we know it. Many men died on each side, but Britain suffered the most casualties because they did not want to lose the colonies. Britain needed the colonies for financial support, they had been at war with France for thirty years, Britain’s treasury was in need of funds. Britain could not support itself sufficiently financially without raising taxes of their citizens to the point of starvation. After 8 years of war, Britain had…
managing the nations interests. The federal government assumed wartime debts and decided to establish a national bank, the debt assumption bill and the bank bill were signed in 1791.-2 Foreign policy became a presidential concern when the french revolution led a major war between great Britain and France. Washington insisted upon a neutral course and warned against long term alliances.-4 Wearied of politics he retired at the end of his 2nd term and died in 1799 enjoying his last three years in…
of which were Tories. Revolutionary leaders wanted to eliminate Tories from the old militia. They were always prepared, being that they were self trained in most aspects of their military strategies. They were extremely mobile, and could bring their special tactics as an immediate response, as quick as a minute’s notice. The Minutemen filled the position of a strong, reliable army that was needed in the colonies during the time of war, importantly the American Revolutionary War. They brought…
The revolutionary war was one of the if not the most important time in the history of the United states. This was the start of one of the most privileged nations in the world. These are some of the important people and events that led to this great nation. One of the most famous events are the Boston Massacre.This happened on March 5,1770. This occurred because the British soldiers were hanging some colonist for not obeying the rules. The colonist did not like this so they started throwing rocks…