American+Revolution+A-H

= Adam Cousins **:**  =

John Adams is Samuel Adams younger cousin. John Adams was born on October 30, 1735 in Braintree, Massachusetts and Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722 in Boston. They both graduated Harvard and were out of the 56 men who signed the Declaration of Independence. John Adams was the lawyer of the soldiers who were accused of killing Crispus Attucks in the Boston Massacre. He married Abigail Smith and was the second president of the United States of America. On July 4, 1826 he died. Samuel Adams was a tax collector and then the governor of Massachusetts. He died on October 2, 1803.



= Battle of Lexington and Concord ** : ** =

The Battle of Lexington and Concord was the first battle of the American Revolution which was on April 18, 1775. It took place in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The cause of the Redcoats coming was because they wanted to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. The colonists and minutemen were warned from Paul Revere, Billy Dawes and Samuel Preston that the British were coming.When the British reached Lexington, the minutemen were ready to fight. When one bullet was fired, everybody started shooting too. The British burned some of the British supplies and headed to Boston. On their way, the minutemen attacked them. 73 of the British were dead and 174 were wounded.



= Continental Congress :  =

The first Continental Congress was in Philadelphia on September 5, 1774. Delegates were sent from 12 out of 13 colonies. Some of the delegates were John Dickinson, John Jay, Richard Henry Lee, Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams and George Washington.The cause of the first Continental Congress was because the unfair rules that were made by the British. The Second Continental Congress was on May 10, 1775. There were new delegates like Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson. It was about the Battle of Lexington and Concord.



= Declaration of Independence :  =

The Declaration of Independence was a part of the Second Continental Congress. It was accepted on July 4, 1776. 54 delegates signed it and John Hancock was the first person to sign. We celebrate July 4th until this day. The Declaration of Independence has made major effects like freeing slaves, making the American Dream, that all men and women were treated equal and the bill of rights which were ten laws.



= The Enlightenment :  =

The Enlightenment was known as the Age of Reason. The Age of Enlightenment was when people started to doubt and think by themselves. Some of the Enlightenment ideas were them challenging the old ways of thinking and taught people they should be happy and have social justice. Thomas Paine had ideas, which was that independence was the only way. The colonists agreed to his ideas, they felt like they had no rights. Without Enlightenment the revolution wouldn't have happened.



= Battle of Fort Ticonderoga :  =

The Battle of Fort Ticonderoga was on July 6, 1777 in Ticonderoga. Ticonderoga is on lake Champlairy in New York. The colonels in the batle were Col. Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold. In the battle the colonists made a surprise attack, and they had about 100 cannons. In result, they defeated the English.



= Guerrilla Warfare :  =

Guerrilla Warfare was an ambush of hit and run. In the beginning, they couldn't beat the British in normal wars so they used guerrilla warfare to succeed. It frustrated the British army.



= **Hancock, John :** =

John Hancock was born on January 12, 1737. While he was a child he was an orphan until a wealthy mercant adopted him. He graduated at Harvard for business education. Hancock was elected president in the Continental Congress and he was elected governer of Massachusetts. John was in the Stamp Act congress and signed the Declaration of Independence. John died on October 8, 1793. An interesting fact about his signature in the Decleration of Independence was his signature was the largest out all the delegates.