American Revolution: War of Independence

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