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BE LOYAL(sadly to England);

The loyalists were people in the colonies who were loyal to KingGeorge the III.The Tory were the name given to the British soldiers by thecolonists. The soldiers were well trained and had provisions,

however did not know the land.The loyalists were mistreated by the colonists because the colonistsfelt they didn t belong there, so the loyalists were mistrusted andinsultedAfter the war was over, the loyalists either fled to Canadaor Britain. Historians think there were about 80,000loyalists left, and because they were the wealthier class,the economy suffered severely.



BE AN AMERICAN

The American patriots were for the new,

independent America. They wanted to make anew country for themselves away from Britishrule.

They were poorly trained soldiers, and for themost part had little money or experience withreading and writing.

However they knew the land and were devotedto their cause. They also had the French as allies,financially and politically.



King George III was the kingof Great Britain during thetime of the AmericanRevolution.He was known for losing theAmerican colonies.

The king developed adisease called porphyriawhich is caused by achemical insufficiency.

King George passed actssuch as the Townshend Act,the Stamp Act, and theSugar Act



He went from a soldier inthe British army to theGovernor of Massachusetts in 1774As a governor he organizedraids to confiscate firearmsfrom the patriots

- In one raid he ordered700 men to raid a colonialpowder stash in Concord.His troops were stopped atLexington with the Battleof Lexington.



Charles Cornwallis; He was

a general who was left tocommand the British forcesin the southHe sailed south with 8,500men to conquer SC.For most of 1780 hesucceeded, but when he

tried to go through NC hefailed and retreated downSC.



(1729-1814)British General in theAmerican Revolution fromJuly 1775 to May 1778Commanded British troopsat the Battle of Bunker Hill1778 he was replaced by SirHenry Clinton and returnedto England.He had married in 1765 but

had no children. He died inPlymouth, England, July 12,1814.



a Prussian captain

volunteered services toWashingtontaught colonial soldiers tostand at attention, execute

field maneuvers, and fireand reload quicklywas a talented drillmastertold Washington he would

make regular soldiers outof country pumpkins



Samuel Adams was a

Harvard graduate.He and John Adams werecousins, but they werecalled the Adams brothers,and both signed theDeclaration of Independence

He was an excellentpolitician, an unsuccessfulbrewer, and a poorbusinessman.

In 1794 he was elected

Governor of MAHe was the first to proposea Continental Congress, andwas known for his highspeech skills



Born on September 6 1757, toa noble family.Called the Hero of twoworldshe defied the Frenchauthorities in 1777 by crossingthe Atlantic to offer hisservices to the ContinentalCongress at Philadelphia .Served under Washington atthe Battle of Brandywine and

at Valley Forge.Elected commander of theNational Guard on July 15,1789.



Born in 1732 into a Virginia planter familyWashington felt himself exploited by Britishmerchants and hampered by BritishregulationsServed in the Virginia House of BurgessesHe was a Virginia delegate to the secondcontinental congress, where they elected himCommander in Chief of the Continental Army



His first time being in was

was being a commanderduring the French andIndian war.When he became

commander in chief, hecreated a large andsuccessful armyWashington was the firstpresident of the UnitedStates from 1789-1797.



Governor of Virginia.U.S. Minister to France.

Secretary of State underGeorge Washington.Vice-President of the UnitedStates of America.President of the United States(1801 to 1809)Jefferson is also known for arevision of the criminal codeThe death of his wife, onSeptember 6 1782, added toJefferson's troubles

On July 4 1826, the 50thanniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson died atMonticello.



Q . Could the revolution have been prevented?

The revolution couldn t have been prevented because at some point the colonies were going to realizethe tyranny of the British rule. Once the colonies realized this a revolution would be inevitable.

Q . If so, when were the major turning points?

The turning point with the biggest effect was the interactions between the colonists and the Britishduring the French and Indian war. Other turning points the acts put on colonial trade and the end of salutary neglect.

Q . What were the underlying reasons for the call of independence?

Almost all of the underlying reasons for the call of independence were related to the Britishgovernment making decisions concerning the colonies without any colonial representation. This

taxation without representation includes acts like the stamp act, sugar act and tea act.

Q . Was the war about human rights and frustration with tyranny?

Yes, the war was a movement to end British tyranny and give the citizens their natural rights of lifeliberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Who was included in the Declaration of Independence?

A. The declaration of independence included all white males



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