AMERICAN REVOLUTION
SIX SIGNIFICANT EVENTS FROM 1765 TO 1783
REVOLT AGAINST GREAT BRITAIN
The American Revolution period is known as the war of independence which was carried out by American colonists seeking separation from Britain. A series of events lead to this war. The Americans believed that they were entitled the same rights as Englishmen. Britain, however believed the American colonies were just colonies and could be used in whatever way Great Britain saw necessary. The war between the two groups was inevitable.
General George Washington
The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor
Boston Massacre
Boston Tea Party
Battle of Saratoga
British and German troops forged an ally campaign against the Americans colonists. The Battles of Saratoga were a sequence of conflicts that evolved into the Battle of Saratoga and ultimately the surrender of the British. The Battle of Saratoga, October 17, 1777, was a victory for the Americans and considered a turning point during the American Revolution.
Sons of Liberty
Thursday, Dec 16, 1773, 10:00 AM
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Battle of Yorktown
The Proclamation of 1763
EDITORIALS
JOIN, or DIE
by Benjamin Franklin Cartoon in the Pennsylvania Gazette
May 9, 1754This cartoon shows a snake cut into eight pieces, each labeled with the name of one of the colonies. The position of each colony in the snake corresponds to the geographic position of the colonies along the American coast, with the snake's tail pointing south and the head pointing north. The colonies, from tail to head (south to north), are: South Carolina, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York, and New England (New England refered to the colonies of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Hampshire). The caption reads, "JOIN, or DIE."
The cartoon appeared along with Franklin's editorial about the "disunited state" of the colonies, and helped make his point about the importance of colonial unity. At the time, there was a superstition that a snake which had been cut into pieces would come back to life if the pieces were put together before sunset.