Here is my presentation Mr. Scullion. If you want to you can download the presentation.

1. The Revolutionary War

3. British put a three-cent tax on imported sugar, coffee, indigo and some wines.

4. The sugar act banned rum and French wines.

5. Sometimes the British would raise the taxes even higher without even telling the Americans first.

7. The B.M. was the name given to the event when 5 American citizens were shot by armed Colonial troops.

8. But..., according to the soldiers, the citizens had been throwing rocks at them.

9. Who's telling the truth?

10. The British did have guns, and they opened fire on unarmed civillians.

12. It didn't matter if the Colonies didn't want the tea, they were practically forced to buy it from the British.

13. So on Dec. 16th, 1773, the Colonists dumped 342 crates of tea into the Boston harbor.

16. The only colony that didn't send representatives was Georgia.

17. The continental congress was held in Philadelphia on the September of 1774.

18. They met in secrecy to not let Great Britain know that they were united.

19. This lead to the 2nd Continental Congress which also leads to the beginning of the war.

21. The British then marched up to Concord because it was an arms depot.

22. Those weapons belonged to the Americans but the British planned on taking the city.

23. The British marched all the way up there until they met face to face with the Americans.

25. But, while the Revolutionary War was going on the Americans took it very easily as it wasn't garrisoned very well but still held British weaponry.

26. The Americans captured Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775.

27. The capture worked in favor of the Americans because when they took it, it stalled a planned British invasion from Canada.

28. As a result this allowed the Americans to invade Canada easily as well. British Soldier Invasion Fail

30. The battle took place on June 16th, 1775 in Charlestown.

31. The first day the Americans defended, and the 2nd day the British attacked with full force.

32. The British won but suffered a lot of deaths.

33. To save ammunition, William Prescott told his men, "don't fire until you see the whites of their eyes."

34. Even though the battle was fought on Breed's hill, everyone remembers it as the Battle of Bunker Hill.2nd day: 1st day:

36. The Declaration of Independence was a document declaring independence from Great Britain.

37. The D.O.I. came into effect on July 4, 1776.

38. Many important American leaders signed it.

39. These names include John Hancock, John Adams, and Samuel Adams.

40. But Great Britain responded by ignoring it and continuing with the war anyway.

42. King George was born in Germany, so this makes sense that he would call for help from his homeland.

43. There almost 30,000 Hessian soldiers!

44. They usually fought in the Northern Campaign.

45. But, most of them were defeated by George Washington's army on December 25th, 1776.!

47. George Washington tried to stop British forces from reaching Philadelphia.

48. General Howe's army of 18,000 was a sure win against America's 11,000 soldier count.

49. Long story short, the Americans failed.

52. An American/French army tried to take back the city on October 9th, 1779.

53. In charge of the American army was General Benjamin Lincoln.

54. The deaths of the American/French army was an enormous proportion of the soldiers.

55. Some Polish count was cought in the battle and his horse was shot and the fall from

56. the horse gave him majorinjuries.(then he died)

58. But on the year 1780, the British army came and took Charlestown.

59. It wasn't a big victory but it gave the British a big advantage over the Americans.

62. Many people refferred Nathan G. as a first aid to Washington.

63. Greene replaced General Horatio Gates as a commander of the southern army.

64. He thwarted the attack of Cornwallis on Virginia.

66. It was supposed to focus on creating a state governement.

67. The state had more power over the entire U.S. government.

68. But for anything to get approved of, at least 9 out of the 13 states had to agree on it.

70. Soldiers under Cornwallis' control routed Americans under Horatio Gates.

71. Even though the Americans outnumbered the British, they still lost.

72. During the battle, General Gates(USA) flees the field of battle to never command another army again.

73. The battle helped Great

74. Britain keep control of

76. The Americans lost this battle and retreated.

77. British won but were still weakened by battle.

78. General Charles Cornwallis chose to abandon South Carolina and North Carolina.

80. His army surrendered at Yorktown.

81. After winning so many battles he was placed in command of the southern British forces.

82. His biggest success was the win at Camdem.

83. But, he was cornered by the Americans and the French.:(

85. It was signed in Paris by Ben Franklin, John Adams, and John Jay.

86. The treaty clearly stated that Britain recognized the 13 colonies as an independent nation.

87. All prisoners were released in Great Britain and in America.

89. Many of the states voted on a declaration of this document.

90. The form of government this describes resembles the Virginia Plan.

91. James Madison came up with the Virginia Plan.

92. It was supposed to focus on a strong central government.I think I have a plan...