American Independence - Comic
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- In 1773 three British ships delivering tea from the East India tea company were ambushed by colonists disguised as American Indians they dumped all the tea into the harbor this act of aggression went down in history as the Boston Tea Party.
- Tea
- throw them away
- Boston Harbor
- East India Tea Company
- The British were steamed and started assembling troops to move against the American colonists.
- We have to attack the american colonist!
- WELCOME TO
- Lexington
- On April 19 1775 the first attacks from the colonists against the British happened in Lexington Massachusetts with the shot heard around the world. This marked the start of the American Revolutionary War.
- On July 4th 1776 in Philadelphia Congress signed the Declaration of Independence the United States of America was born the 13 colonies became 13 States.
- HAS BORN!
- While the American colonists waited for help to arrive the war continued and later that year they lost control of New York General George Washington knew they needed to start winning some battles or else the French would not help them.
- We need to start winning some battles!
- On Christmas night he led his fleet across the Delaware River to sneak up on the British allies they braved the icy River and arrived in Trenton New Jersey the next morning the groggy British allies were taken by surprise to find the town was surrounded.
- Merry Christmas!
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