https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk Honors American History I en-us 2016-10-04 13:39:19 UTC 2016-10-05 14:51:05 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Diskette.png samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128169899 Fought on April 19, 1775, this battle 'kicked' off the Revolutionary War. 

British men went from town to town searching to seize fire arms. However, Paul Revere warned the colonists beforehand, leading to the assembly of minutemen. These minutemen pushed the British back, eventually having them retreat.]]> 2016-10-04 13:55:24 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128169899 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128173366 This battle was one of the turning points in the war, since this convinced the French to ally with the colonist in their pursuit of freedom.

General Burgoyne surrendered to the might of Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnolds ]]> 2016-10-04 14:02:13 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128173366 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128174233 These places are testimonies of the those in the past and their struggle in the battlefield. ]]> 2016-10-04 14:04:01 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128174233 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128176121 Taking place in Yorktown, Virginia, this battle lasted from September 28 to October 19, 1781.

From the combined attack of the American and French forces, the British forces quickly surrendered which led to the British government negotiating terms to end the conflict. ]]> 2016-10-04 14:07:53 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128176121 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128186457 These famous battles were fought through sweat, blood, and tears. These battles each had a important impact on how the Revolutionary War ended. Saratoga convinced the French to ally with the colonist, Lexington and Concord started the war, Yorktown ending the war. ]]> 2016-10-04 14:27:46 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128186457 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128485686 Paul Revere never shouted the legendary phrase later attributed to him (“The British are coming!”) as he passed from town to town during his midnight ride on April 18, 1775. The operation was meant to be conducted as discreetly as possible since scores of British troops were hiding out in the Massachusetts countryside. Furthermore, colonial Americans at that time still considered themselves British.

]]> 2016-10-05 13:57:55 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128485686 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128487029 2016-10-05 14:01:11 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128487029 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128487232 To celebrate the American victory at Saratoga, the Continental Congress issued a proclamation for a national day "for solemn Thanksgiving and praise," the first official holiday observance with that name.]]> 2016-10-05 14:01:39 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128487232 samcjorge https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128508602 General Cornwallis, himself, did not go to the formal ceremony of surrendering. He instead sent his aid, which resulted in George Washington being infruriated.]]> 2016-10-05 14:49:27 UTC https://padlet.com/samcjorge/wh2131u3opkk/wish/128508602