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seize of ft ticonderoga: On April 19, 1775 the Revolutionary War had begun with the skirmishing at Lexington and Concord Massachusetts. Once the British detachment retreated to Boston, the Siege of Boston began. As the rebels continued to gather around Boston, they realized that they did not have the munitions or cannon to carry out successful siege or military operations.Fort Ticonderoga, which is located on Lake Champlain, became an objective for its stores of munitions and the strategic position of control that it held over the waterways to Canada.As a result, expeditions began to be planned to capture the fort. At the request of the Connecticut Assembly, Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys of Vermont (then a disputed territory of New Hampshire) set out from Hartford on April 28. Meanwhile, Benedict Arnold, who had been on his way to participate in the siege at Boston, convinced the Massachusetts Committee of Safety to authorize his expedition. When Arnold learned of Ethan Allen's expedition, he left his men behind and hurried to catch up with Ethan Allen. Arnold caught up with Allen and tried to take command of the expedition on the authority of the Massachusetts Committee of Safety, but since he had none of his own men and the Green Mountain Boys would not follow him, it was agreed that the two men would share command. On the night of May 9, 1775, about 100 men crossed Lake Champlain and at dawn on May 10, slipped into the Fort. Most of the dozen British soldiers garrisoned there were still asleep. As they entered the officers' quarters, Allen is said to have yelled, "Come out of there, you damned old rat!" Although in his memoirs, Allen later wrote that he had said, "in the name of the Great Jehovah and the Continental Congress." The commander of the fort appeared and quickly surrendered the fort. Both American leaders were ordered to take the approximately 100 canons stored in the fort. They did not arrive in Boston until January 1776. ﻿My Opinon: I love how the picture of Fort Ticonderoga goes 100% with your section!!!! =Battle at Bunker Hill = =June 16,1775 =

June 16 1775 "Don't fire til you see the whites of there eyes"said by colonel William Prescott.When the British decided to drive out the American's from there planned locations. They assembled at the bottom of Breeds hill. The American's fired making the British retreat.Then the Red coats didn't give up and charged 2 more times receiving furious gun fire before the American's ran out of gun powder and had to withdraw. The British one but suffered many losses like 1,ooo deaths and injurys. "A dear bought victory, another such would have ruined us." Read from a British officer's diary. Then the British had learned that defeating the Americans on the battlefield would not be quick or easy.

﻿My Opinion: Battle at Bunker Hill should be catagorized as won by the Patriots the only reason they didnt win was because they didnt have enough gun powder.!!?? What if they did? wouldn't that make the Britsh at a lost? =﻿ = =Fighting in New York:= Most of the early battles had less troops. At Bunker Hill 2,200 British men fought 1,200 Americans.Britain still did not win a big battle over the Americans. They thought they should have more troops to end the war soon. Britain sent 32,000 troops across the Atlantic ocean to New York during the summer of 1776. General William Howe hoped that the huge size of his army would scare the Americans into surrendering but that had failed.



﻿﻿Defeat on Long Island﻿: Americans only had about less than 20,000 troops, they fought on long islands, out numbered and over worked the contental army suffered a horrible defeat and the work of British forces. Nathan Hale was a long island hero, a teacher from connecticut Hale said he would be a spy on British troops and desguised himself as a Duch school teacher. British figured out and hung him, he last words where "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my contry. America ran short on supplies, Patriots on long island killed had no shoes, socks, or jackets, they where in great want for for blankets. Washington retreated to Manhattan pursued by British. By November thet retreated to Pennsylvania.



=﻿African Americans Join: = The need for soliders grew, and some states ignored the ban and enlisted African Americans. Rode island raised all African American regimentin 1778. By the end of the war every state except South Carolina enlisted African Americans to fight. There were about 5,000 African americans join the patriots. Lemuel Hayes and Peter Salem (fought in concord). They fought because they believed in the patriots cause or they needed the extra money. Some soliders that were African Americans were fighting because they ran away from there slave holds and others to fight for there own freedom.

﻿My Opinion: Not only does this help the patriots a lot but it helps the African Americans too! Its a win win situation!!! It helps the patriots gain there rights they deserve and let African Americans that want to be free or need more money get what they want !!!!!



Peter salem and Lemuel Hayes

=﻿<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 190%;">﻿America wins in New Jersey: = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 150%;">﻿ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">The British army settled in New York for the winter. 1776 leaving some troops in New Jersey, Trenton ,and Princeton. Armies usually call to a hault in the winter, but the Americans didn't stop so they surprised the British didn't and the British had no idea what was coming to them. Washington was stationed by the Delaware River which was across the British's camp. On Christmas night 1776, Washington took 2,400 troops across the river and surprised the British at Trenton the very next day. The Americans captured more than 900 Hessians. The British sent reinforcement under lord charles Cornwallis's men. Then Washington brought the troops away to Princeton where he drove out the British. "A few days ago (the Americans) had given up the cause for lost. Their late success have turned the scale and now they are all liberty mad again." Written by a British solider. = =<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">﻿My opinion: = =<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I think without George Washington the patriots wouldn't have had the = =<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">determination to go out in the winter to go and trap the British!! It takes a GREAT leader and = =<span style="color: #000080; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">GREAT allies!!! = =<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;"> = =<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;"><span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">﻿ ﻿patriot gains:washington pleaded with the continental congres for more troop,he asked to enlist african americans but they felt uncomfortable giving the african americans a gun. =