The American Revolution
6/01/2010
The Declaration of Independence - We Are Americans
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Declaration of Independence-Drafting in 1776
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Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin and John Adams
Opinion Swings towards Independence
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In January 1776, a short but powerful book swung popular opinion towards independence, called "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine, who ...
Patriots and Loyalists Disagree
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Most colonists supported the Continental Congress but many preferred British rules. These were called Loyalists; they favored law and order....
Second Continental Congress :)
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The Second Continental Congress was a convention of delegates from the Thirteen Colonies that met beginning on May 10, 1775, in Philadelphia...
Concord and Lexington Poem
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On this date in 1775, the first shots in the Revolutionary War were fired at Lexington and Concord. "By the rude bridge that arched the...
5/14/2010
Battle of Lexington and Concord
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The first shots starting the revolution were fired at Lexington, Massachusetts. On April 18, 1775, British General Thomas Gage sent 700 sold...
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