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The Revolutionary Era 1750-1783
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The French and Indian War
The war fought between the French and the British for contro; of North America. -
The Proclamation of 1763
The king forbade colonists from moving west of the Applalacian Mountins with this new law. -
Declaration of Independence
he Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence consists of a preamble of Independence According to the Declaration of Independence, people form governments in order rights that cannot be taken away The Declaration of Independence lists grievances against King George. —The Declaration of Independence Benjamin Franklin created this illustration encouraging colonists to band in 1754 Revolution. Independence The last part of the Declaration announces that the colonies are the United -
Battle of Long Island
On August 27, 1776 the British Army successfully moved against the American Continental Army led by George Washington. The battlewas part of aBritish campaign to seize control of New York and thereby isolate New England from the rest of the colonies. Washington’s defeat could have led to the surrender of his entire force, but his ingenuity instead allowed him to escape and continue the fight. -
Washington Crosses the Delaware
George Washington crosses the Delaware river and leads a surprise attack aainst the Hessians in Trenton New Jersey -
Battle of Saratoga
This battle was a major turning point in the war. -
Valley Forge
it was the turning point of the Revolutionary War. It was here that the Continental army was desperately against the ropes — bloody, beaten, battle-weary — and ready to quit. Even General Washington conceded, "If the army does not get help soon, in all likelihood it will disband." -
Battle of monmouth
Departing Valley Forge in June 1778, General George Washington moved his army across the Delaware River with goal of attacking General Sir Henry Clinton as his troops marched from Philadelphia to New York. On June 28, Washington dispatched Major General Charles Lee with 5,000 men to assault the British rear guard near Monmouth Court House, NJ. Lee mismanaged the fight and was forced to retreat with the British in pursuit. As Lee feel back, Washington advanced with the main army and rallied the -
Battle of yorktown
On this day in 1781, General George Washington, commanding a force of 17,000 French and Continental troops, begins the siege known as the Battle of Yorktown against British General Lord Charles Cornwallis and a contingent of 9,000 British troops at Yorktown, Virginia, in the most important battle of the Revolutionary War. Earlier, in a stroke of luck for the Patriots, the French fleet commanded by Francois, Count de Grasse, departed St. Domingue (the then-French colony that is now Haiti) for th
