american revolution acrostic poem

american revolution acrostic poem

Hessians

Hessians were hired to fight alongside the British. Americans call them mercinaries. They are paid soldiers. They came from Germany.

Independence achieved

British

Independence achieved at Yorktown. It was a terrible blowto the British. The americans sent delegates to Paris to work out a treaty. The first draft of the treaty april 1783.

British soldiers are called red coats. The British were apart of the boston massacare. Britan taxed the colonist. The colonist thought the british were unfair.

George washington

Continental army

ambush

Deborah Sampson

The continntal army was led by George Washington.The troops were very limited. Local militias made up a key part of the patriot forces. They placed great value on liberty and personal freedom.

George Washington was leader ofthe continental army. Washington reached the boston area in july 1775. He was preparing to lead 2,400 troops across the Deleware river. He asked for soldiers to sign up a longer time.

Deborah Sampson joined the war. She disguised herself as a man. A woman was not allowed to join. She was very brave.

Jhon paul jones

ambush is a attack in which the attacker hides and suprises his enemy.they were experts at wilderness fighting.the americans knew how to lay a ambush.they thought ambushing could help them.

Early british success

Navtive americans

France

Early british success happened in 1778. The British occupied the costal city. They also controlled most of the state. South Carolina surrendered.

France they were allies with the colonist. Benjamin Franklin convinced them to help in the war. France gave them money but never fought. The colonist were fighting in the south.

Jhon paul jones was a daring american naval officer.He won his first success raiding british ports. He got in a boat battle with the british. The victory made him a hero.

KOSCIUSZKO THADDEUS

Loyalist

some native amerians sided with the patriots but most with the british. They raided american settlements. The war was of great intrest to them. They capyured vincennes that december.

kOSCIUSKO THADDEUS SIDED WITH THE PATRIOTS. He helped build important defenses. He won promotion to the rank general. He died in 1778.

Loyalist were the ones who sided with britian. They did not think unfair taxes was enough for a rebellion. They thought britin would win the war. Some changed sides during the war/

militia

Vally forge

Sarogota

Unitedstates

The green mountain boys

militia was a group of volunteer soldiers.

Following lexington and concord more signed up. They were lead by william prescott. They were called the mountain men.

Writing the articales

The green mountain boys allied with Arnold. Together they took the British by suprise. Later Arnold betrayed them. They were a militia.

october

Sarogota is where the british fought the Americans. On october 17,1777 general burgoyone surrendered. A local militia group defeated them. They were leaded by general horatio.

George washington took his army to vally forgr after theyve been defeated. It was the winter of 1777. The men were thrained and learned how to be a professional army. Many suffered from frost bite and starvation.

Quakers

October was a bad month for the british. Thy tried to divide the country. They sended an army south from Canada. They were defeated in sarotoga.

yorktown

Revere

Patriots

Quakers were nuetral in the war. They would not take part of the war. They opposed all armed conflict. They did not support the struggle for independence.

Patriots did not seem to be a match for the british. They did not have a regular army. They lacked experience. They were in miltia groups.

Revere was a silvesmith from Boston. He was captured then released. He rode to concord to warn the colonist. He then warned sam adams to leave town.

united states and britian is where the war was held.the 13 colonies fought so they could be free. Thats why we dont have a king in uniyed states. British king was george.

In yorktown Cornwallis surendered. We won the america that day. Then we wrote the treaty of paris which meant America was thiers. So yorktown is very important.

It occured at the second continental congress in 1776. It created a new form of govermnent for the colonies. Included one branch. included one represenative from each colony.