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American RevolutionABC’s
A book about the American Revolution
By Tom Arndt and Evan Boltrushek
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A is for America
America fought against the British forces. Also, the Americans won the American Revolution. The War took place in 1775 and ended in 1783.
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B is for Boston Massacre
The Boston Massacre was during the war. The Boston Massacre was also one of the bloodiest battles during the American Revolution.
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C is for Countries
There were five countries in the war. The U.S., Britain, France, Spain, and England.
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D is for Declaration of Independence
During the war, Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence said that all men had the same rights.
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E is for England
England was part of the war. The people of England were the British army.
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F is for Fort Ticonderoga
Fort Ticonderoga was one of the forts in the American Revolution. It is located in Ticonderoga, NY.
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G is for Gaspee
The Gaspee was a schooner that was set on fire. Later that night, it sunk.
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H is for Hiding
The army would hide and wait for the enemy to come to them. The British would not wait but charge them.
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I is for Irish
Trained Irish soldiers were hired to fight for the British side. The British lost.
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J is for Thomas Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.
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K is for Knowledge
American soldiers had no knowledge for fighting in open land. They would usually hide and wait for the enemy to come.
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L is for Lexington
Lexington, Massachusetts was one part of the battle. It was also the last battle.
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M is for Minute Men
The Minute Men were part of the war. During the war the Minute Men fought in Lexington.
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N is for Newport
Newport is the site for one of the American Revolution Battles. It was called the Quaker Hill battle.
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O is for Opposites
The Americans and the British were opposites in the war. The Americans were fighting for freedom from the British.
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P is for People
A lot of regular people would fight on the American side because the American Army was weak.
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Q is for Quartering Act
The Quartering Act declared that the colonies had to house and supply the British soldiers.
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R is for Rhode Island
Rhode Island is famous for the Black Regiment that took place during the Revolutionary War.
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S is for Sugar Act
The Sugar Act said that all imported sugar was taxed. It made many colonist mad.
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T is for Tea Act
The Tea Act said that there was taxes on tea. That really made colonists mad.
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U is for Underground
Some times the American Soldiers would hide underground. Then they would wait.
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V is for Victory
The American Army won the battle. The British surrendered to the Americans victory.
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W is for Washington
George Washington led the troop across the Delaware River.
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X is for Xavier Cathedral
The Xavier Cathedral was where the men killed in war on the American side was buried.
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Y is for Yorktown
In Yorktown, the British Surrendered to the Americans. When they surrendered, the war was pronounced over and the Americans were victorious.
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Z is for John Peter Zenger
John Peter Zenger was born in Germany and came to America in 1710. He was born in 1697 and died in 1746.