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The Revolutionary War
A. N. U.S. History
The Battle of Bunker Hill
The Battle of Bunker Hill took place in 1775 between the British and the Americans. Colonel William Prescott lead over 1,000 colonists to Breed hill, which is where most of the fighting took place, and built forts that were supposed to be on Bunker Hill but were moved to the smaller Breed hill.
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As the British were marching toward the Americans, Prescott told them “Do not shoot until you see the whites of their eyes!” As the British were dozens of yards away, the Americans “let loose with a lethal barrage of musket fire, throwing the British into retreat.” After the British realigned themselves the same thing happened again. The third time they attacked, the Americans fought back as much as possible with the little ammunition they had left but ended up retreating. “By the end of the engagement, the Patriots’ gunfire had cut down some 1,000 enemy troops, with more than 200 killed and more than 800 wounded. More than 100 Americans perished, while more than 300 others were wounded.”
“The British realized that the war with the colonies would be long, tough, and
costly.”
Battle of Bunker Hillcontinued… The British won the battle of Bunker Hill
and took over Breed’s Hill and the Charlestown Peninsula. The Americans lost the battle but were taught that patriotic dedication can work very well against a large and strong British army. They were inexperienced when they went into the battle but became very well knowledgeable when the battle was over. The British also learned that fighting the American colonists might not be as easy as they thought.
Battle of Bunker Hillcontinued… •Colonel William Prescott was very important in the battle and led the colonists to believe in patriotism which made it tough for the British to defeat their American hearts. General William Howe and Brigadier General Robert Pigot lead the British in this battle but didn’t know that the Americans would defend their country so well. So many of their men were injured or killed. However, they led their troops to victory.
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The battle of Bunker Hill that took place on June 17th, 1775 will always be known as the battle that helped the Americans learn the importance of patriotism and “the high price of victory at the Battle of Bunker Hill made the British realize that the war with the colonies would be long, tough and costly.”
Samuel Adams Samuel Adams was born on September 27th, 1722 in Boston Massachusetts. “He was an excellent politician, an unsuccessful brewer, and a poor businessman.” He was good at understanding tax codes and he was a wide acquaintance with the merchants of Boston. His cousin, John Adams, and himself loved to be popular leaders in public and spent a lot of time in the public eye.
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He served as a clerk for many years for the Massachusetts Assembly. “He was a leading advocate of republicanism” and was chosen to be a member of provincial council in 1774. This was during the crisis in Boston. He then became a representative to the Continental Congress. Here he was noticed for good oratory skills and he was a passionate advocate of independence from Britain. “In 1776, as a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of Independence.”
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In 1781, Adams retired from Congress and returned to Massachusetts to become a leader in the state’s convention for a constitution. He became Lieutenant Governor for Massachusetts in 1789. He became Governor in 1794 and was always reelected until 1797. He then retired due to health issues and died on October 2nd, 1803.
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Samuel Adams supported the Americans. However, he seemed to get some ideas from the British. Such as the Declaration of Independence. Since he spent some time with the British he got some basic ideas from them.
Women in The American Revolution
Abigail Adams
Abigail Adams became the wife of John Adams in 1764. As she always stayed home on their farm when John was away, she would write him many letters. Some of the words in her letters were put in our main documents. When the declaration of independence was written, Abigail reminded John that women were important and they shouldn’t be excluded.
Betsy Ross
Betsy Ross is best known for making the American flag. Her real name is Elizabeth Griscom. She left her Quaker society to marry John Ross. The two owned an upholstery business until John was caught in an explosion while he was guarding ammunition in January of 1776. After her husband died, she met up with George Washington, George Ross, and Robert Morris and together they decided to make the American flag and Betsy finished it.
Patience Wright
Patience Wright was very good at making wax sculptures. When her wax art was melted in a fire, she took a boat to England. When she heard of the war in the colonies, she sent good information to the colonists through her wax sculptures. Also, she and others helped American prisoners in England escape. She died of a bad fall in 1786.
Catherine Moore Barry
In Cowpens, South Carolina in 1781 a battle was to be taken place between the British led by General Cornwallis and the Patriots led by General Morgan. General Morgan, however, was out-manned and needed help. So he contacted Catherine. She knew every inch of the land. Every trail, short cut, and every patriot and where they lived. She rounded up more people for General Morgan and helped him set up a trap for General Cornwallis and his troops. The British were defeated and were retreated to General Washington in Yorktown, Virginia. When they surrendered there, the colonies won independence from Britain.
There were many other women who helped in big ways with the Revolutionary war. Women like Margaret Corbin, Emily Geiger, Martha Washington, Prudence Wright, Elizabeth Zane and many others. Women weren’t recognized for there help in the American Revolution even though they helped a lot. Women helped with keeping the soldiers stocked with warm clothes, took care of them when they were sick and they even could run the cannons. They played a big part in these times. Lets give them a round of applause.
10 War Facts
1. The first shots that began the Revolutionary war sounded on April 19, 1775 in the morning in Lexington, Massachusetts.
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• About 5,000 African American men and boys fought in the war.
3.George Washington was not payed at all for his military service.
4. • Benjamin Franklin was able to get foreign support from France, Spain and the Netherlands, which helped weaken the British.
5. About one third of the colonial people supported the king and thought of themselves as Loyalists.
6. • About 100,000 Loyalists fled to Canada, England, and the Bahamas.
7. 9000 American soldiers suffered serious wounds and injuries
8. • 9000 American soldiers suffered serious
wounds and injuries
9. The soldiers used a wide range of different weapons including muskets, pistols, rifles, long rifles, knives, bayonets, tomahawks, axes, swords, sabres, pole arms and cannon.
• A total of 25,000 Americans died during the Revolutionary war. 8000 died in battle and 17,000 died of sickness, went missing in action, and other causes.
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Quotations
Patrick Henry
“…Give me Liberty, or Give me Death!”
This quote will forever be remembered and so will Patrick Henry because of the courage and pride that comes from the whole speech. He persuaded people to fight for their freedom.
Thomas Jefferson
"All men are created equal and have the right to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness.” Thomas Jefferson said this in the
Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. This quote will help Americans be proud of their freedom and their country for centuries.
Music of the Revolutionary War
Yankee Doodle
This famous song is known from pre-schoolers to elders. “A British Army surgeon named Richard Shuckburg first penned the verses during the French and Indian War to make fun of colonial soldiers. He used a traditional British tune which has been attached to many other lyrics - but in modern times, Yankee Doodle has become the most famous rendition.”
“In the tune, Shuckburg was basically calling the colonists unmanly and stupid. Yet, the colonists loved the song so much that they adopted it as one of their most patriotic songs, and would make captured British prisoners dance to it at the end of the Revolutionary War.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzRhFH5OyHo
The Battle of The Kegs
This song was written about the Battle of the Kegs which was one of the greater battles in the Revolutionary war.
Lyrics:
Twas early day as poets say, just when the sun was rising,A soldier stood on a log of wood and saw a sight surprisingA sailor too in jerkin blue this strange appearance viewingFirst damned his eyes in great surprise, then said "Some mischief's brewing."
These kegs now hold the rebels bold, packed up like pickled herringAnd they're come down to attack the town in this new way of ferryingTherefore prepare for bloody war, these kegs must all be routedOr surely we despised will be, and British courage doubted.
The cannons roar from shore to shore, the small arms make a rattleSince war began I'm sure no man ere saw so strange a battle.These kegs 'tis said, though strongly made of rebels staves and hoops, sirCould not oppose their powerful foes, the conquering British troops, sir!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1E45siJsAs
Free America
Written by Joseph Warren, a Son of Liberty, the song Free America has its name because of our free country. It was written with the tune of “The British Grenadiers”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O8Q5ZwBgGaA
Ballad of the Green Mountaineers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4KcJTP8nW8
It Was So Important
Music in the Revolutionary war was very important to the men and women during the American Revolution because it told their story and motivated them to fight. Its just like music today. It motivates us and people love it like they did back then. Also, they used music as a victory note. If they won a battle their was usually music playing. During battle there was music playing. It would push the troops and it would make them fight harder because their anthem would be blaring in the background.
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