By Noelia And Stephane A- acts B-British army C- Cornwallis D- Declaration of independence E- England F- French and Indian war G- Green mountain boys.

ABC’S OF THE REVOLUTION

By Noelia And Stephane

A- acts

B-British army

C- Cornwallis

D- Declaration of independence

E- England

F- French and Indian war

G- Green mountain boys

H- henry

I- Indian

J- john Hancock

k- king George III

L- Loyalist

M-Minute men

N- no taxation without representation

O - Opiates

P- patriots

Q- Quebec

R- Revolution

S- second continental congress

T-thirteen colonies

U- united

V- valley forge

W- Washington

X- Xavier cathedral

Y - York town

Z zeal

A IS FOR ACTS

After the British had victory against the French In

the French and Indian war, they were in tons of

debt! After the

War they owned they land, so they taxed the people

Who lived there. The British taxed on sugar, molasses,

Pamphlets, paper, stamps, tea, cards, goods, newspaper,

ink, and much more! This angered the colonist a lot.

B IS FOR BRITISH ARMY

The British army was full of well trained

Professional paid soldiers (full time job), that

Was the best military in the world. Their equipment

Was top class and ready to go. Not just that but they

Had thousands of troops! However, the British did

Have disadvantages, like their bright red coats which

Stood out battle. Also, they marched while they were in

battle.

C IS FOR CORNWALLIS

C Marls Cornwallis was a British general. He was

in charge of the

Battle of Yorktown, Virginia. He was defeated by

general George Washington partially because of

of James Armistead a

Fake American spy.

D IS FOR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE

In the morning of July 4, 1776, the Declaration

Of Independence was written on a parchment. It

Was split into 3 parts the introduction, the preamble,

Then the grievances. In all, it was an important

document wanting

Independence for Britain.

E IS FOR ENGLAND

The country who was at war with the thirteen

Colonies. It was ruled by selfish ruler, King George

III. England was the place that most loyalist were

Eager to live in out of all the thirteen colonies. The

British uniforms were bight to red, easy to notice in

battle. This country was over confident and proud.

F IS FOR FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR

The French and Indian war was long and cold Time

Time when people fought. The war lasted 7 years, It was a

war between The Weak British and the powerful French.

The French was doing well until……. The British captured

Quebec which made them win the war! The positive news for

the British was that they gained tons of land, but the also

were in a lot of debt. So I guess that the English had a

positive and negative thing about the war.

G IS FOR GREEN MOUNTAIN BOYS

The green mountain boys were a militia organization First

establish In the 1760’s. they were also known as new

Hampshire giants (because they were located at new

Hampshire). They served in the revolutionary war, they

captured fort Ticonderoga (a British fort) on Champlain

lake on may 10th 1775. this was a big help during the war.

H IS FOR PATRICK HENRY

Patrick henry was an attorney, planter and

Politian who had a strong feeling for

independence. He is famos for a wonderful

speech that included a quote “ give me liberty, or

give me death!”. Out of all the people in the war,

I think that Patrick Henry was the one that cared

about independence, he stood up for what he

believed in!

I IS FOR INDIANS

The Indians were a very big help for the

Patriots during the revolutionary war. The

Indians taught them that during the battle

Instead of standing in the middle of nowhere

Seen, you could hide behind objects. They

Call it “Indian tactics”. “if there were no Indians,

Who knows what would happen.

J IS FOR JOHN HANCOCK

John Hancock was a merchant, statesman, and prominent

patriot during the revolutionary war. He served as president

of second continental congress, as well as being governor of

Massachusetts. He signed the Declaration of independence in

fairly large and stylish letters. Before the war, Hancock was

one of the wealthiest man in the 13 colonies. He was a man

the world will never forget.

K IS FOR KING GEORGE III

In 1760, King George III took the throne of

England. He became more and more powerful

while owning the 13 colonies and Great Britain at

the same time. Many of the colonists thought he

was unfair and a cruel leader (partially because

of the unaffordable acts). Soon enough, it led to

war and Britain lost which gave the colonists

independence.

L IS FOR LOYALIST

A Loyalist was a colonist who lived in the 13 colonies and

opposed for independence and wanted the colonies to

remain under British control. They were the people who

agreed with King George III. Apparently, many of them

were very wealthy.

M IS FOR MINUTE MEN

A patriot who volunteered to fight the British

during the Revolutionary war. They were paid

and trained to be ready in a minutes notice.

Many of these people started out as poor farmers

and only had hunting experience. These men

were brave, and very risk taking. 

N IS FOR NO TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

“No taxation without representation” was a quote written by Thomas

Pain in his pamphlet “common sense”. It was a slogan that was

summarized a primary grievance of the British colonist in the Thirteen

colonies, which was one of the major causes of the American revolution.

In short, many in those colonies believed that as they were not directly

represented in the distant British parliament, any laws it passed taxing

the colonists (such as the Sugar act and the Stamp act) were illegal under

the Bill right of 1689, and were a denial of their rights as English men

O IS FOR OPPOSITES

The British and the Colonist were very different.

One way they were different is that they had

different clothes and weapons. Another thing is

hat the British were rich, and the colonist were

not because they gave all their money to the

British. In many ways the British and Colonist

Had Opposites.

P IS FOR PATRIOT

Patriots where those who wanted to break away

from Great Britain. They wanted independence,

they did all these things to get independence

from Great Britain, but by doing these things,

they got punished or even killed! But in the end

everyone was happy, so it was all worth the risk.

Q IS FOR QUEBEC

Quebec was a big part of the French and Indian

war, it helped the British a lot. At first British lost

many battles from the French but after a long

while, in 1759 they captured the city of Quebec

and won the war! Quebec was a big advantage

for the British

R IS FOR REVOLUTION

A revolution is a fundamental change in power or

organizational structure. But in this case it is a

war of the colonist (fighting for independence)

VS. British (fighting to still have control over the

colonist). Otherwise, it is an overthrow or

repudiation and the thorough replacement of an

established government or political system by

the people governed

On may 10th, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

soon after the revolutionary war begun the

second continental congress was in business. It

was a convention of delegates from the 13

colonies (except Georgia). John Hancock was

president of the continental congress. This was a

meeting that changed history of America.

S IS FOR SECOND CONTINENTAL CONGRESS

T IS FOR THIRTEEN COLONIES

The thirteen colonies were in the British colonies

on the Atlantic coast of North America. These

colonies were discovered between 1607 and

1733. although in the year 1776 (year of the

declared independence) the colonist declared

independence from Britain to form the united

states of America.

U IS FOR UNITED

After we won independence from the war, we

became united, (united states of America) which

means we because one. Now we are all together,

now we all have the same thought, not no

independence or independence, but now we are

thinking of how being free is great. Now we are

all tighter.

V IS FOR VALLEY FORGE

Valley Forge, Pennsylvania was a military camp

for the American continental army over the

viscous winter of 1777-1778 of course the

American revolution. There was a hardcore

battle held at that area as well.

W IS FOR WASHINGTON

General George Washington was the general of the continental

army. He was born in1732 in Virginia. General Washington

fought in battles such as new york city, valley forge, and

Yorktown. During this he signed the declaration of

independence. After he helped make united starts of America,

he became the first president of the U.S.A. Sadly, he died in

1799 on mount venom, although he did live a good life.

X IS FOR XAVIER CATHEDRAL

Xavier Cathedral was a church establish by the

Jesuits 1732. the present church was built in

1826. this church was very popular during the

revolutionary war.

Y IS FOR YORKTOWN

In the year 1781, the last battle of the war was in

action. The location was Yorktown, Virginia.

What General Washington did was make siege to

trap the British with the help of the finch fleet.

After the victory of the battle, the colonist won

the whole war.

Z IS FOR ZEAL

During the long, difficult, and hard war, the

patriots had a feeling. They felt zeal. Zeal means

the eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of

something. The patriots were zeal of winning the

revolutionary war which would lead them to

independence. They did!

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