The American Revolution was the first time any country had fought for independence, and that was a big deal in the 1700s. At the time, Great Britain was considered to be the greatest empire in the nation-how did thirteen little colonies with no military experience defeat this powerful empire? The colonists were very hesitant at first, but with superb leadership, help from the French, and a few errors made by British commanders, the colonies were able to conquer Great Britain and create their own empire. In 1775, the First Continental Congress met to discuss the problems with the British and believed in equal rights to every citizen. By the time the Second Continental Congress took place the first shots of the war were fired at Lexington and Concord by local militia men. The Congress decided to create an army and elected George Washington as commander in chief, keeping in mind his experience in the French and Indian War. So far, the colonists had some minutemen-men ready to fight in a minute-still there had been no real battle. Washington took these men to many bloody battles, although their best battle was at Valley Forge in 1776; Washington and his 2400 troops surprised the German troops (hired by the British) on Christmas morning. Although that was a victorious battle, by …show more content…
France was happy to help America defeat Great Britain mostly because they were still upset about losing their North American territories to the British in the French and Indian War. There was an estimated 12,000 soldiers and 32,000 sailors sent to America by the French. In the wake of the British surrender at Yorktown, the colonists compromised with Great Britain which eventually led to the Treaty of Paris in 1783; the war was officially over and America was fully
It was a significant victory for the Americans and crucially boosted American confidence. It also boosted the confidence other countries had in America. The French were now convinced that American victory was feasible. In 1778, diplomats led by Benjamin Franklin finished a Treaty of Amity and Commerce in which France commended the United States and decided to aid them with military assistance. In turn, Spain joined the war on the side of the United States as well. Though their motives were at least partially selfish, the French focused on attacking British outposts in the West Indies and the Spanish largely focused on regaining control of Florida which they had lost to Britain, their assistance would decisively aid in the ending the war and ensuring victory for the United
Doing the research from the ten different documents, the conclusion drew from it was that the revolutionary war was not so revolutionary. The research gotten from the documents supports this claim because as big as it was to to split away from a huge empire, not much changed. The only things that really changed was just rights and equality after years. For example, in document 3, there was someone who was not rich and they were playing pool with other rich people after the war. This just shows that some equality changed and nothing else that could be huge was like economy, or government since they just used basically the same type of government, but with different rich, white men. Also, document 2 was a part from the Unanimous Declaration of
Signed on the third of September 1783, The Treaty of Paris brought the Revolutionary War had finally concluded. April 19, 1775 is when the Revolutionary war against Great Britain and America came to be. The thirteen colonies had a rebellion in opposition to England to be liberated from under their rule; this is what had started the war. "The people of America were angry; they did not like the idea of paying taxes to the King of England'' (The). The King ended up sending an army to America and tried to make the colonies pay the taxes, but the colonists refused, they wanted to be free from England once and for all. The Americans started to come to blows with the British soldiers and declared freedom. The man known as our very first president; George Washington, was an American statesman and soldier who served as the leader of the American military. George Washington was also one of the seven founding fathers. The French played a vital role in helping the colonies, because of their bad relationship with the British, "they backed up the United States in its military efforts until the U.S. had full independence from Great Britain" (France). This made the United States and France
• The battles of Lexington and Concord called people together. On May 10, 1775, the 2nd Continental Congress with 13 colonies gathered to draft new appeals for the British people and help build an army/navy for them.
The American Revolution transformed the roles and expectations of women in multiple ways. One way
In the middle of the 1700’s, America was not yet America, just mere colonies ruled by the British. However, soon the colonists found themselves restricted by the English, and the tension between them separated them. The once healthy relationship among the colonists and England is now tainted. That’s when the colonists’ desire for independence began. In 1776, their war for independence broke out.
Some major challenges Americans faced during the War for Independence was the lack of organization at the beginning of the war they experienced difficulty with training and organizing the troops for war. The soldiers were always drunk and not following directions, which caused them to accidentally kill one another. Not all American supported the war, if it was believed that you supported the war you would be imprisoned, abused or killed. The American Revolutionary War, caused turmoil between American colonists and the British government which lead to the Independence of Britain. I believe the British lost because their army wasn’t large enough. What were some of the changes that took place in Europe between the years 1000 and 1492, and why
Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, and James Monroe all contained at least a single thing in common, and that was affecting the aftermath of the American Revolution in a way that would adjust and change the design of our history. Even though they all did affect our lives, they weren’t all the same, along with the fact that they weren’t all the best. The question is, what impacted us for the better, and what destroyed us ultimately?
In High schools and freshman history classes, The Reformation is covered quickly and credit is given to Martin Luther and the printing press. Children are told about the rift between the church and Lutherans, then quickly are moved over to the English Reformation and the Catholic Church’s response to these deeds. It is not until one starts to really look deeper in to the history to see that there was much more to the story than the Ninety-five thesis being the flame that started the fire of revolution. It cannot be denied that much of the motivation of the reform was theological but there are many other causes as well. The rise of nationalism, western schism, corruption of curia and the Renaissance all had a part in the movements of the
During the 1500s to 1900s, major world powers in Europe and in the Americas took action through revolution in order to shape their society into a more idealistic one. Revolutions led people to question previously accepted thoughts and societal issues, leading to changes in thought and reconstruction of society and its structure. During the Scientific Revolution, scientists questioned the accepted teachings of the ancient Greco-romans and the Church by creating new inventions and innovations. Shifts in thoughts about society and its issues brought significant reforms, such as during the Haitian Revolution, which restructured its form of government and the social hierarchy. The Industrial Revolution brought many unintended consequences, such
During 1775-1783, the United States Colonies did not go through a revolution. A revolution is repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government, social, or political system by the people governed (Merriam-Webster). This indicates that the American Revolution was more of an evolution than a revolution. It was not a revolution because it did not completely revolutionize the government system, the social system, and it was more of a conquest for power than a revolution. The government system was not changed drastically and completely because the revolution before and after 1776 was self-governed.
British troops were sent to take all the weapons from the colonies. This caused the first Revolutionary Battle at Lexington and Concord in 1775. There was a group of men that were not trained in war who won over the 700 British soldiers. Paul Revere and other riders rode to the colonies to warn that the British troops were coming. There had already been a lot of tension that was building for a long time with the 13 colonies and those in authority of the British. There was a fight at the Lexington town green and that set off the fight, but the British were not prepared for how many men from the colonies would be in the fight. The colonists won their independence in 1783.
The American Revolution was not just a war over independence but a political revolution that led to the separation between the colonies and Great Britain. The colonies were exhausted with all with acts that taxed them. Like the Revenue Act placed goods such as wool and hides, which had been previously trade freely with other European countries but now the trade had to go through England ending with high prices on the goods (Fonor 173). Moreover this created more issues one of them was not being able to buy from other cheaper trading goods companies and just relying on the high price on England goods an issue that was discussed in class on July 13. The revolution brought new changes to what has been a monarchical style of government over the
In the revolution that ensued, the British lost because of several reasons. One of the reasons for the defeat is the French siding with the Americans. They did this by supplying more manpower,
The Second Continental Congress established the Continental Army with George Washington, from Virginia, as the its commander in chief. On the 4th of July 1776, the Continental Congress, with strong persuasion, voted to adopt the Declaration of independence. Soon after, more than 34,400 British troops were sent to New York, forcing Washington’s troops to evacuate. After evacuating, his troops executed a surprise attack which tipped them back over the edge. The British dealt a heavy strike on the Americans by regaining ownership over Fort Ticonderoga after the fall of the British’s strategy in 1777 which was aimed at separating New England from the other colonies. The British army was left exposed near Saratoga, and were forced to suffer the consequences of the following battle. The Battle of Saratoga served as the turning point of the American Revolution. More so, France decided to join the American Revolution, siding the colonies. Beginning as a civil war, the American Revolution has made its way up into a world war. With the help of the French, Washington’s army attacked in the north but ended in a stalemate with no further development. The British army withdrew to Yorktown and was soon surrounded by Washington’s army comprising of about 14,000 troops and 36 French warships on the surrounding water. Trapped and overpowered, Charles Cornwallis, the British Army officer, was forced to surrender his army on October 19. Even after this surrender, the main British army still resided in New York but eventually left after two years in late 1782. Great Britain formally recognized the independence of the United States by signing with us the Treat of Paris on the 3rd of September