...Revolutionary War Taylor Hunter ENG/101 October 26, 2014 The battle of Trenton and Princeton began to erupt in the same year of the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War had started because the Americans wanted the same rights the as the British citizens had. The British refused to give Americans the same rights because they (British) didn’t think the Americans shouldn’t be represented as a part of the British Parliament, instead their (British) minds were more focused on building revenue. The British had ignored the Americans demands in which the British thought the Americans demands were a cause of outrage. There were so many different wars that had erupted during the Revolutionary War. The battle between Trenton and Princeton had begun on December 25, 1776. The battle between Trenton and Princeton had taken place in Trenton, NJ on the Delaware River. Before the battles between Trenton and Princeton in 1776, even with the weather being bad with snow storms. General William Howe had driven the Continental Army out of New York. After the Continental Army was driven out of New York, they were forced to retreat. George Washington had learned about the Continental Armies expiration of their enlistment and decided to attack the British before the army dispersed. George Washington was adamant about crossing the Delaware and across the river above Trenton and attack the Hessian garrison. George Washington had over twenty four hundred men from different...
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...Reason for the America Revolutionary War Revolutionary War, what really cause it? Many believe it was because americans didn't want to pay taxes to king George III, but they were many reasons on what really brought America to be independent. For example the Boston Massacre, The Boston port act, The Massachusetts government act, The administration of Justice Act and The quartering act. All this were few of the reasons that brought the revolutionary war into the 13 colonies. We American decided not to be bully by the British authority so we decided to take matters into our on hands. It was not easy for us do that Britain out number us x6, but we never quitted and decided to keep fighting. The Boston massacre, one of the most bloodiest event in US history. This was a event that shook America apart. In March 5, 1770 the presence of the British troops in Boston was very unwelcome. Citizens were feeling treating by the increase amount of troops. This all began when 50 citizens attacked a British sentinel. They were throwing snowballs, stones and sticks, they started firing in-defend, 5 citizens died that night. John Adams took this case defending the British soldiers, he won the case and they were release. The Boston Port act, many confuse this act with the Boston tea party, one event led to the other. The Boston port was close on June 1, 1774 due to the destruction of the tea for the Boston tea party...
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...Final book paper David Schools HIUS 221-006 1 December 2014 INTRODUCTION The Revolutionary war began in 1775 for America’s Independence from Britain. With this war lasting until 1783, there were countless battles won and lost for both sides as well as detrimental casualties. With America being able to establish their independence amidst a war in 1776, it was inevitable that a price would have to be paid. The war was fought and won by the bravery and the true patriotism that its soldier’s had and put forth in every battle they faced. If this had not been the case, the soldiers may not have been able to endure the harsh conditions provided by the war and the outcome may have resulted in a very different way. Thanks to the account written from the perspective of a soldier named Joseph Plump Martin in the book Ordinary Courage: The revolutionary war adventures of Joseph Plumb Martin poeple are able to read a first had experience to the life of these soldiers, why they would even be attracted to or willing to join, and understand the general life of what it was like to have to go through this kind of war and endure one of America’s most important and greatest wars. BODY The Revolutionary war was started due to the rule that Britain was insisting on having over America and the resulting need for independence. America was tired of the countless taxes and unfair rules that Britain forced upon the country with the selfish desires of making money and gaining power through...
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...Not everyone who lived in the American colonies wanted to leave from the British. Some people actually wanted to stay. There were a lot of people who wanted to stay part of Britain and stay British citizens. These individuals were called loyalists. These people were colonists who fought for Great Britain and the Monarchy during the war and also after the war. During the War, Loyalists made up 15–20 percent of the population.Their enemies were the Patriots. They were the colonists who were also group of people who fought. The british and canadian believed that the loyalists are the magnificent ones. The Revolutionary War lasted right about 10 years. Many loyalists lived in New York. The loyalists started the Revolutionary War because the colonists were tired of all the games they were playing. All they wanted was just freedom. So the Patriots fought for freedom....
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...Doranda Chambers U S history to 1877 2110-240 Assignment: Extra Credit Critical Essay The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) The American Revolutionary War was one of the most crucial events of history. The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain's 13 North American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. France entered the American Revolution on the side of the colonists in 1778, turning what had essentially been a civil war into an international conflict. After French assistance helped the Continental Army force the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia, in 1779, the Americans had effectively won their independence, though fighting would not formally end until 1783. For more than a decade before the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1775, tensions had been building between colonists and the British authorities. Attempts by the British government to raise revenue by taxing the colonies with the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariffs of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773 caused great tension and resulted in a heated...
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...The Revolutionary War The Patriots are the people who wanted American colonies to be free from Britain. The Loyalists are people who stayed British citizens. As well, I feel if I was in the Revolutionary War I would choose to be on the Patriots side. Not only did the British have no right to tax the Patriots but they took away their right. The war gave Great Britain a huge local gather in North America, however disagreements about paying the war costs and eventually started the American Revolutionary War. I picked to be with the patriots because the patriots have rights and the government can not take take away their property. Many colonist fought in the French & Indian War The colonists...
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...factors must be considered when discussing the causes of the American Revolutionary War. In July 1776, American colonists, who 13 years before, had considered themselves loyal Englishmen, took the unprecedented step of seeking a political separation from the British Empire. A “perfect storm” of economics, politics, society, philosophy, and communication technology helped create a situation in which it was possible for the colonies to not only separate from the empire but create a functioning government to take the place of the one from which they had separated. Economically, the colonies and England were extremely close. The colonies provided a source of raw materials for the Empire as well as a marketplace to sell goods produced by...
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...Causes of the Revolutionary War 1754-1763 French and Indian war A war that would go on to last for a total of seven years broke out between the British and the French over the Ohio River. The war ended with the British being victorious but also with a debt that was too deep to fix alone. The demanded more revenue from the colonies by taxing anything they could. The colonies had to pay money for the debt of the French and Indian war. A lot of the colonist didn’t want to pay the money because they thought that they should pay less if they lived in small colonies. So the king would send troops to the colonies to kill who ever didn’t pay. 1763 – Proclamation of 1763 This stated that nobody could settle beyond the Appalachian Mountains. Many of the colonists where upset with this order but they British said that they never intended to hurt them. The colonist became upset with the law because they couldn’t get to the fertile soil along the Ohio River valley. A lot of the colonist had already bought land west of the Appalachians and it was a waste of their money because they weren’t able to use it. In result the colonist didn’t respect the Native Americans and did not keep their land healthy. The ignored the law and continued to move up and about the Appalachians. 1764 – Sugar Act It was passed by the English parliament to pay off the war debts from the war. The act raised revenue by taxing all sugar from the West Indies that was being imported. The Sugar...
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...The causes of the Revolutionary War Imagine your country being controlled by another country. They control you economically, socially and politically. For about 150 years, tension had been mounting between Great Britain and the American colonists. The British government had passed a series of laws in an attempt to increase control over the colonies. The colonists were in every right aspect and mind. It was about time that they stood up and took action against the British. The choice of going to war with them was the only choice they had. The colonists were justified in wanting to gain independence from the British. The Proclamation of 1763, Navigation Acts and the Sugar Act contributed to the anger that the colonists felt toward the British. These laws limited the amount of money that they could make and it didn’t allow them to have any privileges. The trading laws prohibited the colonists from trading with other countries which led to an economic issue; it caused them to lose a lot of money. This made the colonists very angry. The colonists then traveled to the Americas in hopes to make money, but it was very difficult because the British were preventing them from doing so. The British created laws that were very inequitable which made it very hard for the colonists to live a normal life style. The British forced the colonists to pay very high taxes on different type of products, which caused financial issues. The British appointed British...
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...When people talk about the Revolutionary War almost anyone can name a few battles. In this paper I will look into three key battles: Battle of Lexington/Concord, Battle of Bunker Hill and the Battle of The Chesapeake Capes or Yorktown. “ The American revolution did not begin with the ‘shot heard round the world.” It started when tens of thousands of angry patriot militiamen ganged up on unarmed officials and overthrew British authority throughout all of Massachusetts outside Boston.”(Ray Raphael p. 69) Before we begin to understand the battles of the Revolutionary War we must first look into some of the causes. One main cause happened more than two-hundred years before anyone even thought of an independant America, that was the colonization...
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...other for what the other person had, or they were very suspicious that one of them was a loyalist (this being before the revolution of course). But once they started fighting in the war for independence from Great Britain, once again as I said in the beginning, some of those feelings probably went away. Which in cases war sometimes does that, for example; the bombing of Pearl Harbor (I know it’s not a war, but it was the start of one) And even though during that time we were struggling, it created an immense unity. Just like the revolution did for the colonies. That struggle they endured helped their dream of being free from great Britain strive. And since none of them could have done it alone, it was imperative that the colonies worked together, forgetting about their differences and any hatchet (just like in the French and Indian war). So to get the colonies more united Benjamin franklin created a cartoon named “join or die” which was published in Philadelphia in 1754 (doc. a). Granted the cartoon was made specifically for the French and Indian war, im pretty sure they used it for the revolution too. The cartoon depicts the thirteen colonies as a broken snake. This in some way, got people to join the war; and lead them to victory. As a result of being victorious in the French and Indian war, colonists felt as if they could start their own nation and also expand territory. Since Great Britain was three-thousand miles away, and the American colonies had somewhat of a lax...
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...Name: Basil Mbuba Course code: HIST-1301 Causes of the Revolutionary WarTop of Form Bottom of Form There are several factors that brought to the rise of independence and American Revolution can be discussed from the most important, to the moderately not important. One of the most significant factors was the limitations of the colonist's civil liberties which were imposed by the British. While the less important was how the British parliament implemented the taxation also how the British military actions that the British took to suppress the Lower still was the British American nationalist. The least factor was the because of the political ideas and legacy of colonial religious. One of the most vital factors that contributed to the American rebellion in 1776 was the limitations of the colonist's civil independence by the British. This took away their freedom unlike other factors. By seizing their absolute rights e.g. pursuit of happiness, life, and liberty this led to rebellion. The British took their jobs, food and their home as well. They also took their government's money by means of the navigation acts that was enforced in 1763. The 1765 act (quartering act) states that the colonists had to offer food, supplies and shelter, food to British troops. In conclusion, there are many other factors that led to the rebellion in America in 1776 but some factors are seen to have more weight than others. As the statement or declaration of Independence...
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...Revolutionary War The Revolutionary war was so radical, people were killed and the new settlers fought against their King George. The American revolution also called the war for independence, took place between 1775 and 1783. It was a fight between 13 British colonies and the home England. The revolutionary was so radical in document one the people who were living in the new land were trying to take down King George’s statute because all of their money were going to the motherland instead of supporting the settlers. If people didn't have war the world will be peaceful. Even though African-Americans were freed the still couldn’t get jobs one one wanted to work with a colored man. In document 6 it's a speech made by a young African-American...
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...The Revolutionary War was a major turning point for the American Colonies. It was not until the American Colonies acquired the ability to manufacture their own artillery that they had a chance to defeat the British. This paper will discuss how artillery made its way into the ranks of the Continental Army and transformed into the artillery used by the Army of today. Before the start of the Revolutionary War, there was only a small amount of militia artillery companies within the Colonies. These companies brought their expertise and guns to the Patriots upon the start of the Revolutionary War. Henry Knox, who was self-taught and eventually formed the American artillery branch, re-organized the companies into four regiments of Continental Artillery. At the onset of the American Revolutionary War, the Continental Army had little to no artillery of their own, until May 1775, when Benedict Arnold joined forces with Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys from Vermont to attack Fort Ticonderoga. The attack was small, surprising the British garrison while they slept. This...
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...in the Revolutionary War. The colonists that settled in North America were fighting for their independence from Great Britain in the Revolutionary War. The Hessian soldiers joined forces with Great Britain to fight against the colonists in present day North America. The Hessian name was derived from their original location of Hesse-Kassel, Germany. They were involved in the war because Landgraf Wilhelm II, the prince of Hesse-Kassel, was paid an amount equal to thirteen years’ worth of tax revenue for their services. Each soldier services equaled twenty-five cents a day payment to the prince. The prince enforced this policy so that he could keep taxes low and public spending high. As a result, the soldiers were not paid directly for their services to fight in the war. The Hessian soldiers made up one-fourth of the British Army. There were over 30,000 Hessian soldiers sent to North America to fight in the war. This was not an uncommon practice for an army to hire soldiers from another country. There were 535 Hessian soldiers killed in the action of the war. There were 900 Hessian soldiers captured at the Battle of...
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