HIST 2055 Chapter : The American Revolution Or The War For American Independence
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The american revolution or the war for american. Reality of war, 1776-80: british strategy, the great fabius or washington"s military strategy, congress vs. 1780-83: war in the south, the political legacy of the revolution, the social legacy of the revolution. Benjamin rush (1787) the american war is over: but this is far from being the case with the american revolution. On the contrary, but the first act of the great drama is closed. The coercive acts were a response by parliament to the boston tea party: massachusetts bay placed under martial law, general sir thomas gage. The colonists are provoking the british, the british aren"t allowed to fire unless they are fired upon. May 10th 1775=second continental congress: meet in philadelphia, calm plans go out the window once everyone hears about. British were known as the strongest army in the world) He"s been a delegate at the 1st and 2nd continental congresses.
