american revolution?

Question

what are some key events of the american revolution?

Answer 1

1 The Siege and Fall of Cornwallis's Army At Yorktown
2 The Defeat of Burgoyne's Army At Saratoga
3 George Washington Assumes Command Of The Continental Army At Boston
4 The French Ally With America
5 Dan Morgan's Crushing Defeat Of Col. Banastre Tarleton's Forces At The Battle Of Cowpens
6 The US Navy Is Born When The Bonhomme Richard Defeats The British Frigate Seraphis
7 Benedict Arnold's Stunning Defection To the British
8 Ben Franklin's Work At the Court Of Louis The 14th
9 The Battles Of Princeton And Trenton Instill Confidnece In the American Cause and Inspire Fear in the British
10 Baron Frederick Von Steuben Trains The Continental Army In The Style of The Prussian Army
Just A Few Pivotal Events In The American Revolution

Answer 2

Top Ten Reason Americans won Revolution:


French kept surrendering; Brits tied up taking prisoners;

British marched on the left of the road, Americans on the right; never made contact;

Too may tea breaks!

Cricket takes so long to play ( versus baseball ) most British troops never got into battle;

Reinforcements coming from Europe got lost in Bermuda Triangle;

Never got those Red Coats back from the cleaners.;

Stayed in towns, watching BBC America on cable and getting homesick;

Didn't have exact change for GW Bridge, Jersey Turnpike, etc...

Patriots had Brady and Belicheck;

and the Number One Reason:

Thought they were fighting the NEW YORK Yankees; spent their time in the Bronx booing A-Rod

Answer 3

The colonists deciding to raise an independent army, Declaring Independence, some militias and states arming slaves and free blacks to fight the British, the alliance with France and Spain, and the fact that we won over inconceivable odds that were stacked against us.

Answer 4

Battle of Yorktown (end of war), Battles of Concord and Lexington. Washington's winter at Valley Forge.

Answer 5

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Answer 6

The Start and the End

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Answer 7

OBVIOUSLY!! Do some research and reading and find the answers yourself. Stop relying on others to do your work!!

Chow!!

Answer 8

The passing of the intolerable acts. This was the basis for the war as the Americans organised the first continental congress in 1774 in response to these acts. They decided to boycott British goods because of it. This increased tension and ultimatly lead to the revoluationy war in 1775.

The ‘Intolerable acts’ were a series of acts imposed upon the colonies by King George the 3rd in response to the Boston Tea Party. (American Colonists dumping British tea overboard disguised as Indians in revenge for Britain putting a tax on tea). Enforcement of the ‘Intolerable acts’ played a major role in the outbreak of the American Revolutionary war and the establishment of the First continental Congress.

So, what were the ‘Intolerable acts’ comprised of? And how did they effect the economy?

The Boston Port Bill – Imposed June 1 1774

This act effectively closed the port of Boston until damages for the Boston tea party had been paid for (however they never were). This basically shut off Boston from all trade and caused many Bostonians to go with out due to the obvious absence of trade. The act also encouraged smugglers in the area to make up for the shortage of goods.

“… it shall not be lawful for any person or persons whatsoever to lade, put, or cause to procure to be laden or put, off or from any quay, wharf, or other place, with in the said town of Boston, or in or upon any part of the shore of the bay, commonly called The Harbour of Boston…any goods, ware, or merchandise whatsoever, to be transported or carried into any other country, province, or place whatsoever…”

The Administration of Justice Act – Imposed May 20, 1774

British officials could not be tried in colonial courts for crimes. They would be taken back to Britain and have a trial there. That basically left the British free to do whatever they wanted in the colonies and to the Colonist as the trials in Britain were very biased. This act was imposed in an attempt to assert control over the colonies. This indirectly effected the economy because greedy British officials could get away with atrocities and take land and goods without the fear of retribution.


“…if any inquisition or indictment shall be found, or if any appeal shall be sued or preferred against any …of his majesties subjects…, for murder or other capital offence, in the province of the Massachusetts’s Bay… the trial shall be appointed to be had in Great Britain”


The Massachusetts Government Act – Imposed May 20, 1774

The British Governor was in charge of all town meetings in Boston. There would be no more self government in Boston.

"…the persons so annually elected [to the Governor's Council], hath, for some time past, been such as had the most manifest tendency to obstruct, and, in great measure, defeat, the execution of the laws; to weaken and, in great measure, defeat, the execution of the laws; to weaken the attachment of his Majesty’s well-disposed subjects in the said province to his Majesty’s government, and to encourage the ill-disposed among them to proceed even to acts of direct resistance to, and defiance of, his Majesty’s authority and to encourage the ill-disposed among them to proceed even to acts of direct resistance to, and defiance of, his Majesty’s authority; And it hath accordingly happened that an open resistance to the execution of the laws hath actually taken place in the town of Boston, and the neighborhood thereof, within the said province." In other words, this act was passed to suppress rebellion. This effected the economy because people could now not band together in opposition to economic sanctions and this was supposed to cause all sense of communal direction to disappear.

The Quartering Act – Imposed May 20 1774
This act required troops to be housed not only in commercial and empty building but in occupied dwellings as well. The colonists had to feed, house and entertain the British soldiers at their own expense. This put financial pressure on families and fostered more resentment towards the mother country.
“it shall and may be lawful for the persons who now are, or may be hereafter, authorized by law, in any of the provinces within His Majesty's dominions in North America, and they are hereby respectively authorized, empowered, and directed, on the requisition of the officer who, for the time being, has the command of His Majesty's forces in North America, to cause any officers or soldiers in His Majesty's service to be quartered and billeted in such manner as is now directed by law where no barracks are provided by the colonies.”
The ‘Intolerable Acts’ (or Coercive acts/Punitive Acts as called by the British), were extremely influential in causing the establishment of the First Continental Congress. The economic and social restrictions brought upon by the ‘Intolerable Acts’ ultimately caused America to declare war on Britain. So it can be said, that the economic effects during the Revolutionary period were responsible for the Revolutionary war.