american revolution: war of independence
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American Revolution:
WAR OF INDEPENDENCE
By: Ty Klarner
Who was Involved?AMERICA VS. BRITAIN
Americans
British
THE AMERICAN BLUE COATS
13 colonies consisted of: New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, N. Carolina, S. Carolina, Georgia.
AMERICAN BLUE COATS:THE MINUTEMEN
First people to arrive at the battle, and always prepared
The British Redcoats
WHEN DIDTHE WAR START?
Fight started on April 19 1775
WHY DID THE WAR START?
‘Shot heard round the world’- Ralph Waldo
Emerson
Who fired first- British redcoats or the Lexington Colonials?
WHERE DID THEFIGHTS OCCUR?
First fight broke out in Lexington, Massachusetts and nearby Concord
Battles took place in Bunker Hill, Lexington, and Concord, and many other places along the east coast
BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND
CONCORD
First battle of the Revolutionary War
Starts April 19 1775
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
Takes place on June 17, 1775
229 British soldiers killed and 800 wounded
HOW DID THE WAR END?
General Cornwallis is captured, September 28, 1781
Treaty of Paris is approved legally on January 14, 1784
TREATY OF PARIS
The 10 Articles
John Jay, John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Laurens, and William Temple Franklin, the signing of treaty of Paris
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Treaty of Paris: Wikipedia
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American Revolution
Wikipedia contributors. "List of American Revolutionary War battles." Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, 28 Mar. 2010. Web. 6 Apr. 2010
List of American Battles: Wikipedia