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