By Jack, Ian, Ammanuel and Ryan.

With a name like that, how many people do you think died because of this? Well, it was actually only 5 people that died. One day, the colonists got annoyed at the British soldiers and started throwing insults at them. Then out of nowhere a snowball hit a soldier and he opened fire in self-defense. The rest followed. Among those who died was an African-American named Crispus Attuck.

In April 1775, a man told the British general that the colonists were hiding supplies at Concord, so he decided to head there and take them. When they got to Lexington, they were greeted by colonists with weapons. They were told not to fire unless fired upon. Then, a shot rang out, no one knows from who, and the British opened fire. The British won this battle, and headed toward Concord.

After the battle of Lexington, the British soldiers headed toward Concord to seize the supplies. However, when they got there, they were nowhere to be seen! The colonists had taken the supplies and hid them elsewhere! In their rage, the soldiers found some wooden tools and Gun cartages and set them on fire. The colonists saw this and attacked the British soldiers at Concord. At the end of the battle, there were 74 dead British soldiers, and 49 dead colonists. The colonists had won this battle.

The Battle of Bunker Hill didn’t even take place on Bunker Hill! It actually took place on Breed’s hill and it was almost like a game of King of the hill. When Americans climbed up the Hill to create a fort, the British soldiers gathered 2000 troops and started going up the hill. However, when they got up they were shot by American soldiers with their guns ready. When different soldiers came back up, they were shot again! They went up a third time and the Americans were not to be seen. It turned out the Americans did not really care about what happened to the land as it was not important to them.

Common Sense was a pamphlet written by a man named Thomas Paine. In this pamphlet Thomas Paine urged Americans that didn’t want independence from Great Brittan to think otherwise. The pamphlet said we owed nothing to the British and that we should break free from them.

The British had abandoned Boston. The Continental Congress appointed a committee to write a declaration of independence. Thomas Jefferson, a great writer did the job. He explained to the world why the colonies were choosing to separate from Britain. The colonies were fine with this, except for one part about slavery. People still had disagreements about slavery back then, so after some revisions to the slavery part, they finalized it. On the fourth of July, it was approved, which is why we celebrate The Fourth of July.

The Colonies of America (U.S.A.)• Nicknames: Rebels, Patriots, Americans, Minutemen

Great Britain• Nicknames: Redcoats, Lobsterbacks, Loyalists, British Soldiers

France (American Side) Spain (American Side) Germany (Mercenaries called Hessians on Britain's side)

American: Americans had patriotism. They were

willing to give their lives to defend their liberty and their homes.

The Americans had help from France and Spain. They supplied the Americans with supplies and clothing.

The Americans had a good commander, George Washington, who you probably know as the first President of the United States.

Americans knew the land better. (Home-field advantage.)

Americans had help from close distances

British Professional Army of 50,00 troops and

30,000 mercenaries.

They out numbered the Continental Army.

The Troops were trained.

They did not lack supplies

American: The Continental Army was always short

of men.

Few Americans were trained to battle.

The army was scarce of gun, gunpowder, food, shoes, and uniforms.

British: Help over sees. The distance was to far.

Sending supplies and troops across the ocean was costly.

Not that good of a commander.

Poor leadership

British did not know the land as well, it is a foreign area to them.

Late on Christmas Night, December 25, 1776, Washington’s army crossed the icy Delaware River in small boats, ready to fight. The Americans persevered through it. When the Americans arrived at Trenton, the Hessians were sleeping, not worrying about an attack because it was Christmas night. Americans caught them by surprise and the mercenaries surrendered. No American men were lost.

A British General, General Burgoyne had been taking his army a very long route through the wilderness. His army had to build bridges, chop down trees and carry bunch of baggage along the way. Burgoyne finally reached Saratoga Springs on the Hudson River, but when he got there the area was filled with American rebels. The Americans won, and it raised their spirits. They felt hopeful.

George Cornwallis led the war for the British in the south. He said he was tired of all the marching of his army so they decided to settle in a town called Yorktown. France had sent nearly 5,000 troops to join Washington's army in New York and another 3,000 troops were coming from French warships. Washington moved the American army south, where they joined the French and surrounded Yorktown where the British were settling. The British surrendered.

Representatives from the United States signed a peace treaty in Paris. There were 3 important parts. The U.S. gained their independence, Britain gave up all its land between the Atlantic Coast and the Mississippi River, and the U.S. agreed to return stolen property taken from the Loyalists during the war.

Patrick Henry – A leader from Virginia who urged Americans to unite.

George Washington – A great leader and general in America. He led the soldiers that won the Battle of Trenton and Yorktown.

Paul Revere – One of the people who told the Americans that the British were coming to attack during the Lexington and Concord wars.

General Howe- A British general who won Breed’s Hill after The Battle of Bunker Hill. He later abandoned Boston after fearing another blood-bath.

Thomas Paine – Wrote the Common Sense Pamphlet. King George – The King back in Britain making all the acts. Thomas Jefferson – Drafted the Declaration of Independence. Marquis de Lafayette, who helped raise the American troops’

spirits and uses his own money to prove for soldiers.