The American War of Independence
George Washington
The Declaration of Independence
Causes
Outcome
Congress July 4 1776
13 colonies
Thomas Jefferson / Thomas Payne
Hold the British enemies in war and friends in peace
Government
Common sense pamphlet
Allegiance to God.
States should be free
Rights
Right to liberty and the pursuit of happiness
Movement of people
King George
Tyrant
Standing armies
Repeated injuries (laws)
All men are equal
They pledged to each
other their lives, fortunes and sacred honour.
Trade
Taxes
The secession of the United States from Great Britain
Anti English document
The Stamp Act
Boston Massacre
The Boston Tea Party
The Battle of Lexington
The First Continental Congress
Early Life
Main events during the revolution
A tax put on all official documents
5 were killed
18th April 1775
12 of 13
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Rebels dressed as native Americans
Born on 22 of February 1732
Fought in the French Indian War
Battle of bunker hill
Philadelphia
American products such as sugar and tobacco could only be sold to Britain called the Navigation Acts
No taxation without representation
First shoots fired
Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army
1774 and 1775 he went to the international congress in Philadelphia
Wealthy farmer
Declaration of Independence
Victories at Boston, Trenton and Princeton
After defeat in Philadelphia, Washington spent the winter of 1777 at Valley Forge
Battle of Yorktown
Served in British Army
Treaty of Paris
Inspired the French Revolution
The US later expanded to fifty states
The US Constitution
Creation of a Republic
Defeat of a mighty empire
Elected Goverment
Effects felt around the World
Anti English document