All thirteen of the colonies met in Philadelphia. The second continental congress was still seen to be conservative, and want to obtain peace with the British. This is significant because During this meeting, they persuade the colonies to declare independence and run the war. The colonies also appointed George Washington as general and asked him to raise the army. Battle of Bunker Hill- This battle took place in 1775 on Breed’s Hill MA. The colonists where led by General George Washington. The colonists
An armed conflict between the American colonies and Britain was the basis for the American Revolution. The battles fought between the two were for the independence of the colonies. Radically, America was breaking away from the past and moving on towards the future of liberty and freedom. On the conservative side, the colonies were trying to protect their status quo from the British. All together, the American Revolution represented the idea of freedom through the radical and conservative changes
KEY TERMS: Conciliatory Proposition- Plan whereby Parliament would “forbear” taxation of the Americans who were in the colonies whose assemblies imposed taxes considered satisfactory by the British government. Committee of Safety- Any of the extralegal committees that directed the revolutionary movement and carried on the functions of government at the local level in the period between the breakdown of royal authority and the establishment of regular governments. Minute Men- Special companies
restrictions changed the mindset of the colonists from being loyal subjects to being annoyed with England. Although the colonists may have started to become annoyed with England, they never thought of declaring official independence until 1776 with the Declaration of Independence which serves as a continuity of the mindset of British subjects. A continuity that later sparked protests against the British was the phrase “no taxation without representation”, which represents the colonist ideology of
The ideas Paine incorporated in “Common Sense” appealed to the rebellious colonists. At war already in 1775, the people of the future United States may have not wanted independence, but they did want fair treatment. After the intolerable acts in the year 1774, as well as the previous quartering and stamp acts, the colonists were annoyed with the ways Britain was controlling them. No taxation without representation played