Revolutionary War

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Revolutionary War

• Causes of the War, Important People Involved in
  the War, Important Documents, and Important
  Battles

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Causes of the Revolutionary War

• The French and Indian War helped lead up to
  the Revolutionary War because Great Britain lost
  a lot of money during the war even though they
  won. King George decided to tax the colonies in
  order to regain the money. Soon after was the
  Boston Massacre. This trifle started by some boys
  throwing snowballs at British soldiers. Then a
  mob formed and shots were fired. After that the
  colonies revolted by throwing all the British tea
  in to the Boston Harbor. This was called the
  Boston Tea Party. They had a saying the said No
  Taxation without Representation. This means the
  colonies shouldnt be taxed without having a say
  in Parliament. All this eventually started the
  Revolutionary War.

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Important Battles of the Revolutionary War

• One important battle of the Revolutionary War was
  the battle of Lexington and Concord. It started
  with Paul Revere and other messengers telling
  Samuel Adams and John Hancock that the British
  were coming. The British soldiers were then met
  by the colonial Minutemen. They were called this
  because they were ready to fight very quickly.
  The leader of the Minutemen saw they were
  outnumber and called retreat but someone shot (we
  dont know if it was the British or Patriots) and
  the battle started. Other Minutemen showed up and
  the British retreated but were attacked when
  marching back.
• Another important battles was the Breeds/Bunker
  Hill Battle. This Battle is commonly called
  Battle of Bunker Hill even though it took place
  on Breeds Hill. The battle was between the
  Patriots and the British, of course. The British
  suffered much in this war. The Patriots had
  attacked 2 times already but on their 3rd attack
  they ran out of ammunition and had to retreat,
  losing this battle.

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Important People of the Revolutionary War

• George Washington was a messenger during the
  French and Indian War. He had to ask the French
  to stop building forts. He was the head of the
  colonial army during the Revolutionary War. Then
  he eventually became the 1st President of the
  United States.
• Thomas Jefferson wrote and signed the Declaration
  of Independence. He was known as a Founding
  Father of the United States. Then he eventually
  became the 3rd President of the United States
• Thomas Paine wrote the book Common Sense. This
  book promoted the Revolutionary War. He went
• on to write some more books.

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Important Documents of the Revolutionary War

• One important document is the Proclamation of
  1763. This document stated that all the land west
  of the Appalachian Mountains is under the control
  of Canada. This means that the settlers cant
  move west anymore. King George states he did this
  so the Indians wouldnt be mad at the colonists.
  Many people believe he didnt want to pay for
  more British soldiers being sent over there.
• Another important document is the Declaration of
  Independence. This document was adopted on July
  4th, 1776. It was adopted during the 2nd
  Continental Congress. This document stated that
  the colonies were free and independent states. It
  wanted the separation from British Rule. This
  document is why we celebrate the Fourth of July.

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Timeline

• 1756-French and Indian War
• 1763-Proclaimation of 1763
• 1770-Boston Massacre
• 1773-Boston Tea Party
• 1774-1st Continental Congress
• 1775-1. Battle at Lexington and Concord 2. 2nd
  Continental Congress 3. Battle at Breeds Hill
• 1776-Declaration of Independence was written
• 1782-Peace Treaty between United States and
  Britain