American revolution 1775-1783
secondary sources
pbs: liberty and history.com
primary sources
internet mondery history book
quote
be contentious to all, but intimate with few, and let these few be well tried before you give them your confidence -George Washing
who revolted in the American Revolution?
colonist rebelled against Britain
why did they revolt?
They revolted because they had no rights and were taxed very heavily, they were denied there rights, they were also treated very badly.
How did they organize?
they had leaders of the group, those were George Washington, John Adams,Samuel Adams,and John Henry and they battled York town and won
How did the people overthrow the government?
There were wars and fights to revolt back
How did the government respond?
The British decided that they would fight back, they used military force to fight back, they fought back for three years.
How was the government the same or different following the revolution?
a democracy emerged, to give the rights back to the people, they created the bill of rights and constitution