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As everyone may have heard, recently the war between England and America has Just ended. Through all the battles America has stayed strong and pushed through. We showed England that as an army, we could beat them and gain our independence. We persevered in the face of strong opposition and the might of the British. But how did this all begin and why did we, as a colony want to put an end to this? One of the main reasons the colonists started rebelling was because they felt they were not being represented fairly in Britain.
They wanted to have a say in how their lives were being impacted by laws set forth by the Brits. In 1765, colonists were forced to pay taxes on all sorts of printed materials. They refused to do so and took to the streets to protest. Then a band of colonists decided to form a group and called themselves the Sons of Liberty. A couple of years ago, in 1773, some of our compatriots managed to sneak into the Boston Harbor and threw crates of British tea that was being taxed, overboard. I think this event was the main cause that got people thinking to rebel gainst Britain.
By this act, Boston set the tone for rebelling against Britain and became the focus of mid April 1775, the British sent in troops to the colonies to curb the activities of the colonists by all means possible. There was a shot fired, no one knows for sure who fired it, the colonies or the British soldiers and this was the shot that began the American Revolutionary war. 3 months later, in June 1775, the battle at Bunker Hill took place where the British lost close to 2,000 soldiers whereas the colonists lost 400.
Even though the Declaration of Independence was completed on July 4, 1776, the American Revolutionary War lasted from 1775 to 1783. I believe that America, now as an independent country deserves their independence. ended. Through all the battles, America has stayed strong and pushed through. We But how did this all begin and why did we want to put an end to it? One of the main reasons the colonists started rebelling was because they felt they were not being represented fairly in England. They wanted to have a say in how their lives were axes on all sorts of printed materials which came to be known as the Stamp Act.
They refused to do so and took to the streets to protest. Another example was taxation of tea. Then a band of colonists decided to form a group and called themselves the Sons of Liberty. In mid-April 1775, the British sent in troops to the colonies to curb the activities of the colonists by all means possible. There was a shot fired, no one knows for sure who fired it, the people from the American colonies or the British soldiers and this was the shot that began the American Revolutionary ar.
But what ended the war was the last great battle at Yorktown, Virginia. The French and the American army teamed up and faced the wrath of the British, whose army is known to be the strongest in the world. The main fighting started on October 6th, 1781 and the Americans and their allies decided to build a trench from the start of Yorktown all the way to the York River. The British were surrounded by American and French soldiers but they were not yet ready to admit defeat The British eventually became close enough to shoot and did shoot.
But, the Americans and French got their guns and artillery ready and showed the British they were better than them. The battle went on for 11 days and finally General Conrwallis of the British army raised a white flag in surrender. On Oct 19, 1781, General Cornwallis signed a document attesting the surrender of the British army. In the end, the American and French armies were stronger than the British due to new defense tactics as well as persevering in the face of strong opposition and the might of the British.