Republican Mothers

As the American Revolution faced its ending, Americans had already won the respect of many countries. They were not considered anymore a mob or a throng, they were now recognise as an independent country. Several things change when the war ended. The patriots were the winners, the triumphant, the victorious. But not only them won honor, at the end women also won reliability in America. In the other hand, another population had the unfortunate to be abandon after the war, remaining with their hands empty. But why exactly did women won reliance in America? And what happen to the indians when they were abandon by the british?

In the war not only soldiers fought, yet women also contributed to help. Even though only few of them adventure to fight, the rest of them showed their usefulness in other aspects. As you must have read below, women aided the army translating water, fabricating clothes, healing the sick or the injured soldiers. They made an essential job for maintain the small Continental Army. After the war ended the Congress starting creating and establishing laws. The woman of John Adams, as well as the rest of the American Women, wanted to have more rights such as men. In those years women weren’t treated equally as men, so they couldn’t achieve what they wanted. But their effort made other women continue fighting for their rights until they finally did.

Moreover, we had other populace who weren’t celebrating as the Patriots. This were the Indians. When the Revolutionary war started, they decided to ally with the British in order to defeat the Patriots. But after the war ended, and the british were seized, their alliance was over. Indias were left in a complex situation. They had no one to help them or protect them, and they were neighbours of their powerful enemies. They didn’t had any other choice rather than let themselves submit by the americans. The americans took advantage over their position and made an  important exchange. The indians had to give their lands to the Americans, and they would remain in peace. The indians didn’t had other choice than to accept, so they lost their lands and their honor. 

The Revolution brought power and satisfaction to the Americans. Some of them celebrated out loud their victory, but others cried in silence. For women, this was a time in which they won respect. Women were more useful and discovered they were as capable as men. But indians had to accept their defeat and follow the instructions of the patriots. A radical change occurred after the war. The most important mentioned in this post.

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British Abandon Their Allies

As the Americans surrendered the British, the war made it's way to the end. The Americans became officially independent and the British shipped back to Britain. Now that everything had ended, loyalists and Indians were in a complicated situation because they were allies of the British. The loyalists believed that patriots were dangerous, they were afraid that their mob would attack them at any moment. The Indians in the other hand, were scared of losing they lands and belongings. In this moment the British made a key decision for the future of the loyalists and the Indians. In the following post we are going to talk about how Britain abandon their allies.

  First off the British tired to protect the loyalist by setting conditions in the treaty of Paris. There were now new laws and they also had violent mobs so the loyalist were unable to return back and they were also scared. There were about 90,000 loyalist and about 20,000 former slaves. These 20,000 former slaves became refuges so they could not go back home. Many of these salves had to move to Canada while others were enslaved again in the West Indies.

   After the revolution it made two new nations that were Canada and American Republic. Later in the future it was called the Dominian of Canada. When the British abandoned the Native Americans they were very stunned. They weren't even mentioned in the Treaty of Paris and this made them vulnerable for revenge of land. The patriots could come back and attack them for land again and they wouldn't be protected anymore. 

  After this America made two treaties with the Indians: Fort Stenwix and Hopewell.
In this Americans forced Indians to give massive tracks of land in exchange of peace. New settlers moved westwards, more than 100,000 moved to Kentucky and Tennessee in 1790. As you can see the British were very selfish in leaving their allies. The Indians suffered a lot because of this meanwhile the British weren't as bad.

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The Effects of the American Revolution

After the great acquire of the Patriots, they became independent and free. The british had no more influence on their lands or on their government. A perplexing situation was exposed to the Loyalists, they were now exposed to any harm from the Patriots and had no one to protect them. British abandon their allies in America, which were the indians. Indian were now mastered by the Patriots, their land was seized and they had no rights to defend them. The society in America had a total alteration. The Americans were now the owners of their land. They had no one to depend from. They became winners and proprietaries. But as you know, not only North America was already independent. Central and South America were govern by Spain, Portugal, France, etc. So did this revolution open the eyes of the other Americans?

The American Revolution not only open the doors for the Patriots. It became an essential example for other towns that were seized by other conquerors. Not many decades passed, when many countries started fighting for their own freedom. The Patriots ideas were shared or copied. Many countries in America and in Europe developed their own revolutions. One important example was the French Revolution in 1789. France was conquered by kings, and they became seized by the same french people. Another example is Latin America, which included Central America and some countries in South America. In other countries of the world revolutions were also occurring and still are.

Thomas Pain predicted that the revolution could affect the rest of the world. Each country claimed their own rights and their own freedom. The American Revolution was not only pleasurable for the Patriots, but as we saw for the rest of the world. After 3 centuries Americans could finally celebrate their victory. Some countries took less time and some other have taken more. But the nature of humans always claims for freedom. And that was the reason that Patriots fought for their own. Britain is considered unwise for losing a war which had a solution, and for their own pride they didn’t take it seriously having a fatal ending for them. 

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Colonel Henry Kox

Colonel Henry Knox

In the American revolution there were many important men one of them was Colonel Henry Knox he contributed in the army and served as secretary of war. He was born in Boston on 1750 his parents came from North Ireland. He first was a shipmaster who carried on trade in the West Indies. He had some financial problems so he started working on a bookstore he learned a lot so he opened his own shop. Since the beginning he supported the American causes he was part of the sons of liberty  some years later he join the Boston Grenadier Corps their he started using his knowledge on wars and artillery. The first big war he served was in the Battle of Bunker Hill which take place in 1775. When Washington became the general he had a close relationship with Knox. He gave great advices to Washington one of them was to use the cannon from the captured Fort Ticonderoga. Then Knox became a colonel and he was in charge of artillery and  successfully he brought fifty cannons to the city.

When the time passed he was contributing more with the american army he became colonel in the Continental Army. And Washington immediately sent him north as winter was rapidly approaching. And he had a rough time with his soldiers in winter but he made it and  succeed to evacuated the British out of Boston. Knox was sent to Rhode Island and Connecticut to check the construction of fortification. He was succeeding and every time getting more power he became Washington's chief of artillery. In the Christmas attack on Trenton, Knox was given the key role of overseeing the army's crossing of the Delaware River. With the assistance of Colonel John Glover Knox succeeded in getting the attack force across the river. For his service he was promoted to brigadier general.

In March 1776, Washington seized Dorchester Heights (the key to Boston) and Knox placed the cannon in position there. Howe realizing the danger of an impending American bombardment, withdrew his troops from the city. On March 17, he embarked his troops for Halifax. Boston was entered the following day by triumphant Americans. He played a very important role with all his techniques and weapon construction. But he finally retired in June 1784 but he continued helping as Secretary of War until January 2, 1795 when he finally retired. And he dedicate time to his family and special interest until he died on October 25, 1806.

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The Battle of Saratoga

  In the American revolution, many battles made a difference for America. In each one of them many soldiers died, but victories were achieved. One of the most greatest battles that change entirely the war was the battle of Saratoga. The Battle of Saratoga was basically the Turing point of the whole Revolutionary War. This was the battle that gave so much hope for the patriots. This was the battle that practically made everyone believe that Britain would loose the war.  

  So it started out with General John Burgoyne was in Saratoga. The thing that changed was that he later found himself trapped in there because of the patriots. There was later a battle here because of this and it was called the Battle Of Saratoga on October 1777. This was the greatest victory that the patriots had. The thing was that because of this victory other countries wanted to help them win the war. France and Spain were the most important ones.

  The Battle of Saratoga made France realize that this was a true war so then they decided to enter and get into the war. There was even a man who's name was Marquis de Lafayette and he trained the patriots. He would give tactics and strategies which were good. Finally on February 1778 they were officially an alliance. Now the power in each side of the war was more equal. The British became very weak when Spain entered the war as well as an ally of France.



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Women in the American Revolution

When people talk about the american revolution, they most of the time talk about the soldiers, the wars, the generals, etc. But the don't mention the women. Even though no all of them fought in wars like Molly Pitcher, they help in such a way that they save the patriot's army several times. Some of them help with clothes, some others with supplies, some others with food, and some others who were more scandalous and brave replace their husband in wars. Their main job was to maintain their families and homes without their husband. When the Boston port act was applied, they had to produce their own materials and supplies to survive. After the Coercive Acts, Patriots were focused on independence, and women were now capable to contribute their help. The help of women was key to succeed in the war and they fortunately made it. 

Many women stand out from the rest for their effort and their actions. One of the most known was Molly Pitcher. When his husband was sent to the Revolutionary War, she went with him. They fought in the Battle of Monmouth. She was known for carrying pitchers of water for cooling the cannons used for fighting. That is why she is called Molly Pitcher. It is supposed that his husband collapsed and she had to take his place heroically. Unfortunately she died in 1832. Another important woman who was recognise as a hero, was Deborah Sampson. She is remembered because she join the army as a male soldier secretly. Before fighting in the American Revolution, she worked as and indenture servant and as a local school teacher. An interesting fact was that Deborah wasn't the only nor the first woman to make this brave choice. 

As you could read, not only man fought in the American Revolution. Not all of them were as brave as Molly Pitcher or as Deborah Sampson; but they also collaborated in their own way. Another way woman helped was as nurses, they save and cured many soldiers. Another important chore women had was as spies, they would work for the British and listen to their conversations or plans for wars. This was useful to be prepared for some of their attacks and ideas. Now when you talk about the American Revolution, don't forget to mention women, because they did a great job. They fought the same war but in different ways and areas.

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GENERAL WILLIAM HOWE

Throughout the American Revolutionary War, we had many important people that marked a difference in history. They are known for their mentalities, their cleverness, their intelligence, etc. One of these unforgettable persons was General William Howe. He was a british general that worked in the american revolution. He made a good job as General, he won several wars vs. Washington. 

William was sympathetic to colonists, but when the war started he had to fight towards them.. He was a good leader, the troops respected him and followed his orders. He took Britain close to the victory in the war, but the colonists took the step before them.

William Howe was born in August 10, 1729 and died in July 12, 1814. He was from England, United Kingdom and he lived his last days at Plymouth, United Kingdom. His father was Emanuel Howe and his mother was Sophia von Kielmansegg; he was the youngest of three sons. His moth was an acknowledged illegitimate sister of King George I, this help him and his brothers to develop a better military career throughout their lives. His elder brother  who was a General, died in a battle at fort Ticonderoga.  His other brother, in the other side, became one of the Britain's leading naval commanders. He entered to the army at an age of 17. In his first years, he meat James Wolf.

In the revolutionary war, he became one of the most well known english commanders. He was known as a good trainer, since he was young until he was older. He had ups and downs through his career, as most commanders would have. Sometimes he won towards the patriots, but other times we failed or made mistakes. The problem was that at the end he lost many battles, and that damage his reputation as leader. One of the reasons he lost many battles, was because France alley with the patriots, so that made their military power equal. In April 4, 1778 he took the decision to release from his position as general, and he never took it back. 

He died while he was the governor in Plymouth, at an age of 84 years old. 

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Second Continental Congress

Before the declaring of independence the colonists develop several continental congresses. The  first continental congress happened in October 26, 1774. In which  all of the colonies except Georgia sent delegates to discuss how they oppose to the coercive acts. The second continental congress was on May 1775. It was a convention of delegates from the 13 colonies and the result was the Declaration of Independence. They ask George Washington to be the supreme commander he accept to work without any pay.  Then it was no longer the Congress dealing with more grievances, but it was a governing body.

In the continental congress the majority of delegates were not looking for independence from Britain. But in the other hand the radicals like John Adams were looking for independence. But then the Congress approved the Olive branch petition, it was a direct appeal to the king. The American delegates talk with George III to attempt peaceful resolution and declared their loyalty to the Crown. But the King refused to receive this petition and instead declared the colonies to be in a state of rebellion. When the king respond in this way then their desire of becoming independent grew stronger. For them the summer of 1776 they where at the point of no return when they do the Declaration of Independence.

They began making provisions to form the American Continental army to defend the colonies. George Washington was appointed as Commander-in-Chief over the newly found army. This was a huge step towards what would become an amazing new nation. To finance the new military, Congress also voted to start printing money. Congress had officially taken charge of the war effort. It was at the meeting of the Second Continental Congress that the Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson, Benjimen Franklin, John Adams, Robert Livingston, and Roger Sherman. This amazing document has defined America for over two centuries. Congress approved the first resolution of independence on July 2, 1776. On July 4th, they approved the final declaration. As president of Congress, John Hancock was the first of the delegates to sign the document. In summary, this second meeting of the Continental Congress was he cause that changed the minds of the citizens to take a completely radical idea and brought a nation known as the United States of America.


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Patriots and Loyalists Disagree

Throughout the history of the United States of America, several important event occurred. Before their independence, the colonists were divided. In one side we have the patriots, who wanted to declare themselves independent from Britain. And in the other side we had the loyalists, who were loyal to Britain and were opposed to the independence. Since their thoughts were different they had several contradictions that produce chaos. When the events became worst and the patriots started focussing on independence, they had several disagreements that led to revolution.

  So most colonist supported Continental Congress and Boycotts of British imports, but the majority were loyalist. The loyalist favored the laws and order but they were afraid of the patriots. They would view committees illegal and brutal. They would picture patriots as vermin. This produced tension between both of them and problems. These disagreements caused many skirmishes which killed many people.

  Many loyalist oppose British taxes, but they had to obey parliament and the crown. Loyalist feared the resistance would lead to a deadly war and they doubted that the colonist would be able to defeat an empire but they were wrong. Jonathan Sewel who was a loyalist was talking with John Adams who was a lawyer. Jonathan Sewel warned Adams saying that they (loyalist) would not change. One fifth of the colonist remained loyalist while many more wanted to remain neutral. Loyalist were seen as wealthy people but most of them were regular farmers who feared oppression of patriots. Loyalist would hate what patriots would do to them. The Indians sided with the loyalist because patriots would take there land. 

  This was the reasons why the loyalist and patriots disagreed. Many problems happened because of these disagreements. Basically, since the patriots wanted to separate from Britain and the loyalist didn't think that it was necessary, patriots wanted them to be part of this so they fought.

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Declaration of Independence

 One of the most important events in the history of the United States of America is the Declaration of Independence. This event made or built the United States of America as it is today. The Declaration of Independence actually was created because the colonist wanted to be separated from Britain. I'll try to talk about this event a little more and explain something's. I hope you learn some interesting content from this post.

  The patriots did not like Britain and wanted to separate from them. The loyalist on the other hand were people who did not like patriot and disagreed with them. They would have serious problems because they were seriously different. The loyalist actually were afraid of the patriots. There was an event that occurred which was very important as well. There was a man who's name was Thomas Gage and this man wanted to arrest John Hancock and Samuel Adams. He also wanted to take away the weapons of them. This leads to skirmishes and this was when things change a lot.

 After this a book named "Common Sense" by Thomas Paine came out. This book was based on radical changes for the colonist but was actually everything they believed in. This book changed colonist minds a lot. In the book it talked about declaring Independence from Britain, make a republican state government, and union of the states. He would mention things in the book saying the king and the aristocrats were frauds and parasites, he wanted common people to elect their government, that they would have rewards as a republic, they would trade with anyone in the world, and they would inspire people from all around the world. 

  In Spring of 1776 people read this special book by Thomas Paine. The congress noticed this and named a committee declaring American Independence and a document had to explain the reasons. Later on July 2, 1776 congress voted that America was free but until July 4 they approved the Declaration of Independence. These ideas drew from Pains book and Thomas Jefferson wrote most of it. Most of the content were complains but declaration advanced that "all men are created equal." It drew on the enlightenment and said they were allowed to triad with any country.  I hope you learned some important events from this post.


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THE BATTLE OF LEXINGTON AND CONCORD

After many events that created a strong tension between Patriots and the British, some rebel actions from the patriots occurred. They weren't too interested anymore on having representation on the parliament. Instead they wanted to become independent from Britain. Some man who were interest on finding their freedom, was Samuel Adams and John Hancock. They saw themselves as americans, rather than colonists. As Britain saw that the colonists were becoming more serious, they started providing more attention to the situation. And even though colonists sent a peace message, it was denied by the king. That was probably the main reason for their revolution, since they thought that the king was by their side.

Fighting towards Britain was a challenging decision. They had one of the most powerful armies, and the colonists had barely a militia. It was almost impossible for them to complete their task. One of the main obstacles they had were loyalists, because they were loyal to Britain. 

Most of the Colonists weren't sure if it was worth to become independent. But as time went by they were clever and found their way. They fought several wars in order to get what they wanted, in this case one of the most famous was The Battle of Lexington and Concord.

The battle started when the british knew the plans colonists had, which was to form an army, so they were recollecting weapons.  The british decided to go and take away their weapons, but unfortunately they sent some men to alert the colonists. That way colonists found their time to scape while the army came. Even though the destroy all the weapons, the rebels were still out. When the were going back to Lexington, the "soldiers of the colonists'' called minutemen, were there ready to fight. They killed around 200 british soldiers, even though they were less. They used different techniques in order to confuse and manipulate the british soldiers. By then Britain saw that the colonists were serious on this issue, and by that time, the revolution started.

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