American Revolution
Published on Nov 22, 2015
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
BATTLE OF BUNKER HILL
- Was the start of he Revolution
- Proved to the colonists they could do it
- The battle took place in June 1775
- The British ended up taking over Bunker Hill after their third try
Photo by Aaron Frutman
COMMON SENSE
- First Appeared in 1776
- Written by Thomas Paine
- Used to help motivate the colonists
- It was important because this too boosted American spirit
Photo by pirateyjoe
DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
- Written on the 4 night of July 1776
- Wasn't signed and published until two days after
- Stated the colonists freedom of the British
- Natural Rights, British Worngs, and Idenpendence were all chapters in the Declaration
- Of Independence
Photo by kyteacher
BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND
- 1,400 Americans were killed
- The British goal was to capture Washington
- We lost the battle and retreated to Manhattan
- Washington didn't have a navy to help fight along side his militia
- The battle took place in August of 1776
Photo by The National Guard
BATTLE OF TRENTON
- Americans surprised Hessians early morning in Trenton, December 26, 1776
- They attacked at 8 A.M. when the Hessians had 1,408 troops waiting
- At 9 A.M. Hessians had 0 troops we had defeated all of the Hessians
- Washington fooled General Cornwallis by leaving fires burning
- the British attacked, not realizing that the colonists were the ones attacking
Photo by Marion Doss
BATTLE OF BENNINGTON
- Battle was fought in August of 1777 as well
- The Americans had a victory, but it was decisive
Photo by Marion Doss
FORT STANWIX
- The siege happened in August of 1777
- The result in the battle was the Americans taking a victory
Photo by Dougtone
BRANDYWINE & GERMANTOWN
- Two major battles of the American revolution fought in Pennsylvania
- Fought in September of 1777
- After many mishaps by the colonists Washington's army finally retreated
Photo by rbglasson
BATTLE OF SARATOGA
- Saratoga was a major turning point in the war
- It ended the threat of British to New England
- American spirits were boosted after this war
- Convinced France to become allies with the colonists
- Battle was in October of 1777
Photo by peterjr1961
FRANCE BECOMES AN ALLY
- The French were eager to defeat the British at once
- In February 1778 was when the colonists became allies
- French was the country who basically won the war for the colonists
- The French shipped a fleet of soldiers to America to stop Cornwallis
- Before the French joined us we still received soldiers from all over Europe to help
Photo by Werner Kunz
WINTER AT VALLEY FORGE
- The years of 1777-1778 was when this event took place
- It was a makeshift camp were the colonists stayed
- It was a harsh winter for the colonists struggling of frost bite a scarcity of food
- Many colonists had to sleep on the frigid ground
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BATTLE OF VINCENNES
- Took place in the year of 1779 in February
- The Americans added another victory to their list after Vincennes
Photo by Kookaburra2011
BATTLE OF KING'S MOUNTAIN
- A battle between the Patriots and the loyalists
- Took place in October of 1780
- Patriots won the battle and raised Patriot morale
Photo by joseph a
BENEDICT ARNOLD BETRAYS AMERICA
- Arnold turned to a traitor in September of 1781
- This made the Americans even more determined to defeat the British
- This turned the Americans into a rage to fight and win the battle for their freedom
Photo by larry&flo
BATTLE OF COWPENS
- General Morgan led the colonists in this battle
- In January of 1781 Morgan won the colonists the battle
- He told the colonists to fire fire two volleys of shots and then retreat
- Leaving the British to think they were retreating only to be attacked by the second
- line
Photo by Marion Doss
BATRLE OF GUILFORD COURTHOUSE
- Battle fought in March of 1781
- British won the battle
Photo by fotogrl7D
BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
- General Washington led the colonists into the victory of our revolution
- Cornwallis surrendered when he was surrounded by the Americans on land and the French
- by sea. On October 19, 1781 British surrendered their weapons and we won the Revolution making us free
- We already had the Declaration of Independence ready for this moment
Photo by peterjr1961
