The Revolutionary by

Declaration Of independence

sarailipscomb5599 — 2016-10-12 19:25:48 UTC

The Declaration addressed a worldwide audience, its language was made simple and direct so people everywhere would understand and sympathize with the colonists' cause.

Valley Forge

sarailipscomb5599 — 2016-10-12 19:28:17 UTC

,Pennsylvania encampment occupied by the American army from December 1776 to June 1778. The winter was particularly harsh, and the army was short on food, clothing, and supplies. But they hung on

George Washington and the Continental Army

sarailipscomb5599 — 2016-10-12 19:32:21 UTC

On this day in 1775, George Washington, who would one day become the first American president, accepts an assignment to lead the Continental Army.

French Alliance

sarailipscomb5599 — 2016-10-12 19:34:07 UTC

Another turning point in the war was the decision by France to support the American cause.

American Victory

sarailipscomb5599 — 2016-10-12 20:13:32 UTC

The British plan to counter the French-American alliance was for General Charles Cornwallis to move the war to the southern states to try to separate those colonies from revolutionary forces in the North.

sarailipscomb5599 — 2016-10-12 20:21:31 UTC