Valley Forge
The soldiers couldn’t last much longer in this freezing wasteland!
General George Washington and his troops set up camp at Valley Forge, November, 1777. It was a cold winter night, and the troops were running out of supplies. The 11,000 soldiers that were left started talking about mutiny, but they were held back by their loyalty to Washington and the thought of freedom.
However, the troops weren’t properly trained. So Washington sent for someone to train his troops. After a long time of training, the soldiers were finally ready to go into battle.
When the French agreed to help them, and they won the battle of Valley Forge, there was a huge celebration and parade. Although many died, after many battles, they finally drove the British back!
America was theirs now! Even though many had died from hunger, and starvation, cold and sickness, it was worth it.
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The Boston Massacre
The colonists would never forget what happened that fateful day.
The Boston Massacre was a brawl turned violent that eventually triggered the American Revolution. It happened because the British were staying in the houses of the American colonists. This was a problem because the British were eating their food, which they needed to supply the American army; it also meant that the British were going to take over.
Then, one night, under the light of the full moon, some of the colonists began throwing snowballs at a British sentry. Panicked, British soldiers at the scene responded by shooting into the angry crowd. Three people were killed during the shooting, and two died afterward.
Later, the British troops were tried for murder. John Adams—future president of the United States--defended them as their lawyer. The leader of the troops and six of his men were acquitted, but two of his men were found guilty, punished, and discharged from the army.
The colonists would never forget what happened that fateful day.
The Boston Massacre was a brawl turned violent that eventually triggered the American Revolution. It happened because the British were staying in the houses of the American colonists. This was a problem because the British were eating their food, which they needed to supply the American army; it also meant that the British were going to take over.
Then, one night, under the light of the full moon, some of the colonists began throwing snowballs at a British sentry. Panicked, British soldiers at the scene responded by shooting into the angry crowd. Three people were killed during the shooting, and two died afterward.
Later, the British troops were tried for murder. John Adams—future president of the United States--defended them as their lawyer. The leader of the troops and six of his men were acquitted, but two of his men were found guilty, punished, and discharged from the army.
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