Chapter 8 REVOLUTION‚ 1775–1783 1. Prelude to Independence‚ April 1775 to July 1776 (pp. 141–146) a. In May of 17___‚ one month after the first shots at Lexington and Concord‚ the Second ____________ Congress met in Philadelphia. List two reasons this Congress selected George Washington to command the ragtag troops besieging Boston. (1) (2) b. How does the “Olive Branch Petition” of July 1775 on the one hand and the abortive invasion of Canada by
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turning point in the war‚ for the colonies were declared to be in open rebellion against Britain‚ a seditious act. Also‚ to keep the Americans in check‚ the King hired many German hessians who later became loyal citizens in the American colonies. In October of 1775‚ the British were able to burn Falmouth‚ Maine‚ causing the colonists to decide on invading Canada and adding it as the fourteenth American colony‚ reducing Britain’s chances of striking at the colonies from Canada. The
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Lorrie Daniell Prof. J. C. Batton AMH 1010 25 April 2013 1775: A good year for Revolution In 1775: A Good Year for Revolution‚ Phillips says that for too long historians have listed 1776 as the pivotal year in the beginning of the American Revolution. The correct date‚ he says‚ is 1775. As he writes in the book’s opening pages‚ “If 1775 hadn’t been a year of successful national building‚ 1776 might have been a year of lost opportunity‚ quiet disappointments‚ and continued colonial status.” Yes
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History’. It refers to the 1780s‚ a time right after the American Revolution where the future of the newly formed nation essentially a coin toss as to whether or not it would “make it” (America’s Critical Period). The war had given the residents of the colonies something to fight for and to work toward. After they succeeded in their independence their feelings of unity seemed to dissolve. They no longer had a common cause‚ resulting
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Capstone Primary Source Paper: Fourth of July Celebrations The fourth of July‚ also known as Independence Day‚ is a United States federal holiday honoring the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. It proclaimed that the thirteen American colonies deemed themselves a new nation‚ known as the United States of America‚ and no longer were to be ruled under the British Empire. However‚ this national holiday would never have existed if one of the most important wars in history never happened
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reasons‚ including the desire for religious freedom‚ profit‚ or a chance to start over. The colonies were populated by religious groups seeking freedom to practice their religions without interference from England‚ indentured servants‚ debtors seeking a clean slate‚ settlers hoping to find a profit and people who were brought to America involuntarily as slaves from Africa. The establishment of European colonies in North America meant dealing with the Native American tribes who had already lived in the
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Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution embarked the beginning of the United States of America. A war that lasted eight years‚ 1775-1783‚ was able to grant the thirteen colonies the independence they deserved by breaking free of British rule. The war was an effect of the previous French and Indian War‚ which forced England to tax the American colonist‚ compelling them to rebel against parliament. From the 1760’s to 1775‚ many factors lead up to the American Revolution such as
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Britain needed to secure Fort Ticonderoga for support and for reinforcements from Canada. Fort Ticonderoga was an essential piece for many further battles to come for the colonies. During the battle of Fort Ticonderoga Ethan Allen lead and guided the Green Mountain Boys‚ a group of resisting men from the New Hampshire Grants. Their main goal was to capture Fort Ticonderoga but that plan was immediately changed when Benedict
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Doux-commerce; A Blessing or a Curse?! Commerce educates people ethically chiefly through its communicative aspects‚ and it encourages conversations among equals and exchange between strangers. Commerce was supposed to civilize humans‚ to make them more sociable and to lead them to collaborate. However‚ their collision and lack of social skills and the strife to gain and excel held them back from exchanging and possessing wealth‚ as it is set in market society. Increase in commerce and growth of
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Robby Held Hr.3 Rough Draft 9-17-12 The American Revolution The American Revolution had many drastic affects on various aspects of life. The revolution took place in the 18th century‚ involving the thirteen colonies breaking free from the British Empire‚ and forming the United States. The American Revolution radically changed three areas of life being social‚ political‚ and economic. Furthermore‚ one are drastically being affected by the revolution was social life. Women were obtaining
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