The American Revolution

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There are several reasons that the 13 colonies tried to gain their independence from Britain. First off, Britain taxed all imports and exports from the colonies, and the taxes were unreasonable high. Second, the British used the Americas to send all their criminals to, which in turn started to pollute the states with crime. Third, the British government was not applied to the states in a way that it could be enforced, due to the lack of government officials. British soldiers were also very hostile towards the new colonies, and the population as a whole was being suppressed. This is when all the colonies came together and decided to revolt against Britain for their freedom.
The first battle started after the governor of Massachusetts, ordered by the British, sent 700 troops to Concord to destroy the colonialists’ weapons on April 18th 1775. Paul Revere and William Dawes went to Lexington to warn Sam Adams and John Hancock about the attack. The next morning about 70 militiamen prevented the British from invading the town. April 23rd 1775, the colonial army, with a force of 13,600 men, starts a yearlong attack on the main British port of Boston. May 10th, the Second Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia, and five days later, they unanimously vote for George Washington to be the commander-in-chief of the continental army.
The first major fight was the Battle of Bunker Hill. The fight might have been won by the American is they had not run out of ammunition. Overall 400 American troops and over 1,000 British died during the battle. July 3rd 1775, George Washington takes control of the 17,000 men in the American Army. November 28th, the American Navy is established, and John Paul Jones is appointed top lieutenant.
John Paul Jones did daring raids along the British coast and the famous victory of the HMS Serapis, when after his ship started sinking and caught fire, said, “I have not yet begun to fight”, and eve...