At Lexington, they met armed colonists who
were called Minutemen because they could be
ready to fight in a minute. The Minutemen
planned to protest silently and not shoot unless
the British shot first.
The British ordered the Minutemen to leave but after British troops attacked the Minutemen
with guns and bayonets.
Fighting broke out in other places along the way
as the British soldiers in their bright red uniforms
returned to Boston. More than 250 “redcoats” were
killed or wounded. The Americans lost 93 men.
Colonial representatives hurried to Philadelphia
for the Second Continental Congress. More than
half voted to go to war against Britain.
George Washington of Virginia became
the commander-in-chief.
At the same time, they sent King George III a
peace resolution to try to avoid a war. The king
rejected it. On August 23, 1775, the king said the
American colonies were in rebellion, the desire for independence increased in the
next few months.
Thomas Paine, he described two possible conditions for
America. The people could remain unequal citizens
under a king, or they could live in an independent
country with hopes of liberty and happiness.
The Second Continental Congress created a committee
to write a document that outlined the colonies because the reasons
were based on French and British ideas.
The Declaration of Independence told the world
of a new nation and its beliefs about human freedom.
It argued that political rights are basic human rights
and are universal.
The colonies and Britain went to war. British soldiers
defeated General Washington’s forces in New York
and took control of Philadelphia, forcing the Second
Continental Congress to flee. The Continental Army
won at Saratoga in New York and at Princeton and
Trenton in New Jersey. In 1778, France recognized the United States as
an independent country and signed a treaty of
alliance.
The Revolution affected more than North America.
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