American revo hn us history

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The Continental Army used a system of

"alarm and muster" to spread information about troop movements.

Colonists remaining loyal to the British crown were known as

'loyalists'.

Abigail Adams

, the wife of John Adams, undertook a lengthy correspondence with her husband - writing support for the Independence movement and helping to recruit for the cause.

In 1776, the population of the

13 American colonies was estimated at 2.4 million. 85% of the white population was of British descent, with 9% of German origin and 4% Dutch.

The American Revolution was a struggle between 13

American colonies and Great Britain.

Surrender of General Burgoyne at

Battle of Saratoga

The 13 colonies were

Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia, Connecticut, Massachusetts Bay, Maryland, South Carolina, New Hampshire, Virginia, New York, North Carolina, and Rhode Island.

Boston Massacre (1770):

Four colonists protesting against custom laws were shot by British troops.

The American Commander in Chief was

George Washington.

These riders included people like silversmith,

Paul Revere, who became a hero after warning of British troop movements.

The Battle of Saratoga -

Sep 19 to October 7, 1777 - was a major turning point in the war, with nearly 6,000 British troops surrendering.

The British military commander at the start of Revolution was

Sir William Howe, though he was later replaced due to failures in the British war effort.

Compared to the ratio of the population,

The War of Independence was the second-deadliest American conflict after the Civil War.

British soldiers were known

as 'redcoats' or 'devils.'

The American Revolutionary War lasted for eight years -

between April 1775 to September 1783.

The American colonies wished to attain independence and

create a new sovereign nation - the United States.

Tea Act (1773)

designed to help the East India Company unpopular in America.

American colonies also had

difficulties raising troops due to the economic need to stay on a farm. 90% of the American population worked on farms.

During the war, the majority of people living in the American colonies were '

fence sitters' not taking either side.

Betsy Ross

is credited with making the first American flag. Presenting the new flag to George Washington in 1776.

In 1779, Spain secretly

joined the war as an ally of France and America, hoping to capture Gibraltar and British colonies in the Caribbean.

French generals like Marquis de Lafayette

offered military advice to the new Continental Army.

Due to the German connection of British King George III,

one-third of British troops were German soldiers. (They became known as Hessian)

The Stamp Act (1765)

required a tax on official documents to help raise revenue for Great Britain after the expensive British-French war of 1763. The tax was unpopular and created resentment against British rule from London.

King George III led British

resistance to American independence.

Molly Pitcher

served as water carrier to Patriot troops during battles. After the death of husband in battle, she took his place firing the artillery gun.

The American army was known as the Continental Army after

the Continental Congress of 13 states.

Battle of Yorktown -

the final major battle of the Revolutionary War from September 28 to October 19, 1781. George Washington's army defeated the British army under Lord Cornwallis.

Martha Washington

the wife of George Washington toured camps with her husband and became the first 'First Lady' of the United States.

During the war American forces

travelled to Quebec, hoping to spark an uprising against the British in Canada, but it failed.

The British Prime Minister

was Lord North (a Tory)

Benjamin Franklin

was a major influence in encouraging the French King to supply troops, money and support to the American colonists.

The Sons of Liberty

was a secret society of people from the American colonies who wanted to protect the rights of colonists.

The British army was

weakened by needing to also fight in the Caribbean.

The American colonists supporting independence

were named Patriots.


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