War of Independence
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American War of Independence
Main causes of the Revolutionary War
The British controlled the trade of the US (13 states)
The colonists (US) wanted free trade
The British put taxes on products – the disagreement with the Colonists resulted in:
The Boston Tea Party (1773)
Disguised Americans threw 340 cases of tea into the sea
As a result, the British passed “Intolerable Acts”, closed the Boston Harbour and sent more soldiers to keep order
The Continental Congress
Colonial leaders formed the First Continental Congress to fight the British oppression
The Second Continental Congress began to act as the American government
The SCC set up an army under the command of George Washington
Sent representatives to seek aid from France
July 4, 1776 the Congress cut all ties with the UK
July 4, 1776 the Congress issued the Declaration of Independence
The Declaration of Independence (1776)
The most important Document in American history
Written by Thomas Jefferson
“The 13 colonies were now free and independent states”
Named them “the United States of America”
George Washington
American statesman and soldier
The first President of the United States (unanimously elected)
One of the Founding Fathers of the US
Born into a wealthy family in Virginia
Commander in Chief of the US armed forces during the Revolutionary War
The Battle of Yorktown
The most important Battle of the Revolutionary war
George Washington’s army (Americans + French) surrounded British troops under gen. Cornwallis at Yorktown
The British were expecting British ships to arrive and rescue/help them
Instead French ships arrived and gen. Cornwallis was trapped
1781 the Cornwallis’ army surrendered to George Washington
Since then the British started to withdraw their forces from the US
The Treaty of Paris
Was a peace treaty signed in 1783
Britain officially recognized her former colonies – the US – as an independent nation
Main effects of the Revolutionary War
The 13 colonies were recognized as the United States of America
Britain granted the US the region from Canada to Florida and from the Atlantic coast to the Mississippi river (roughly 1/3 of today’s US)