ipl-logo

Why Was The Battle Of Hoxington And Concord Important To The Revolutionary War

793 Words4 Pages

The American Revolution: Battles of Lexington and Concord Jaydon Yancey P.2A 12/1/2015 Abstract The battles of Lexington and Concord were very important to the Revolutionary War. Those battles showed just how small the colonists were compared to the Europeans. The www.history.com staff (2009) stated that there were 700 British troops compared to a measly 77 militiamen .They also showed how our motivation helped us overall win the war. We had small amounts of militiamen but still fought off the British and warned people before they attacked. They finally showed us how a long term battle can happen over one battle and a bunch of taxes. The www.history.com staff (2009) noted that the British were using the colonists by throwing …show more content…

Anderson (2004) stated that the British had ten times more men and had a little chance of being defeated. Although this was true we still fought back and managed to only wound one of their soldiers in the Lexington battle. Then the British kept on marching to Concord to seize colonist weapons. www.history.com staff (2009) stated that in Concord the colonist’s numbers were up to two thousand. These numbers increased so quickly because we established a militia in most of the towns. www.history.com (2009) stated that the militiamen were known as minutemen because they could respond on moment’s notice. This is why the numbers of the armies were so significant and affected the outcome of the war. Next I will talk about how the colonists had way more motivation than the British in the early …show more content…

Anderson (2004) stated that the first thing the British did to anger the colonists was place the Sugar, Townshend, and the Stamp Acts. This then led to the Boston Massacre, then the Boston Tea Party, and then finally to the battles of Lexington and Concord. www.history.com (2009) stated that the main point of the battles in these areas was for the British to confiscate weapons to stop them from attacking them in that area. This action caused the colonists to become even angrier and resist the British. This was the significance of how the British’s actions caused the colonists to hate the British and

Show More
Related

  • Is The Patriot Movie Historically Accurate Analysis

    1000 Words  | 4 Pages

    In The Patriot there a few scenes showing the Britain lining up into different squads all neat, orderly, and marching, then the colonists start jumping up and out of trees, bushes, and grass; therefore, surprising the British, giving the colonists an advantage for a little while. The scene from The Patriot shows that during the Revolutionary War the British fought like you were supposed to: in squads and properly, while the colonists just showed up out of nowhere and used the element of surprise to their advantage. “Americans during the Revolutionary War adopted many of the guerilla warfare tactics.... The militias would go on the occasional drill, but they were by and large farmers, artisans, and merchants...not professional soldiers” ( War In the American Revolution).

    Read More

  • First Continental Congress Dbq Essay

    220 Words  | 1 Pages

    In the first continental congress was a response to the Intolerable Acts. Which states in USHistory.com that the act was the reaction to the Boston Tea Party (Pre Columbian to the New Millennium, 1). The harbor was close for trade because the owners wanted their money for the tea (Pre Columbian to the New Millennium, 1). The battle of Lexington, the British probably assume that the rebels would’ve just given up.

    Read More

  • Compare And Contrast The Battle Of Hoxington And Concord

    711 Words  | 3 Pages

    The british suffered only one casualty. The militia was greatly outnumbered and they had to retreat to Concord. The british proceeded to move to Concord when they got to Concord the british army split into groups to search Concord for the munitions and weapons. At the north bridge in Concord precisely 400 minutemen engaged the british regulars from three groups of the king's army at the time of 11:00 both sides suffered heavy losses and

    Read More

  • How Did Bunker Hill Win The American Revolution

    449 Words  | 2 Pages

    The Battle at Bunker Hill, which occurred on June 17, 1775, lasted no more than two hours, yet it was one of the bloodiest and most important battles of the American Revolution. Despite being defeated by the British, American forces held their own, wounding or killing nearly half of the Redcoats who fought in the battle. The Americans had significantly less soldiers than the British and were running low on ammunition by the end of the battle. However, the Battle at Bunker Hill is significant to the American Revolution because it gave Americans the confidence they needed to continue fighting, eventually winning the revolution, and made the British realize that American forces were stronger than they had originally assumed. During the Autumn and Winter of 1774 tensions between the British and American forces grew.

    Read More

  • Celia Garth's Role In The American Revolutionary War

    731 Words  | 3 Pages

    This was one of many battles that the American Army would win. One of the biggest battles of The American Revolutionary War was the Battle of Yorktown. “You are not aware that Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington, Cornwallis surrendered to General Washington on the nineteenth of October, in Virginia, at the port of Yorktown” (Bristow 382). The British were trapped at Yorktown, Virginia and British General Lord Cornwallis surrendered 8,000 British troops (Citation). This was a tremendous victory for The American Army!

    Read More

  • Peter Snow's When Britain Burned The White House

    1437 Words  | 6 Pages

    It wasn’t until the battle for Washington at Bladensburg that they received any serious damage by the Americans. During the battle, the Americans had the advantage of numbers having around 6,000 men while the British Army had around 4,500 (82). The British were outnumbered by the Americans, but the British were also veterans with more experience, while most of the Americans were inexperienced and untrained (84). Another advantage for the British was the ineffectiveness of the American’s defense strategy, which had many weaknesses. The American’s defense was made of three lines that were widely separated, so they could not give each other support, and were easily susceptible to being outmaneuvered by the British (83).

    Read More

  • Battle Of Trenton Essay

    792 Words  | 4 Pages

    This time, throughout both of these battles, the British had 86 killed or wounded and 200 captured, whereas the Americans has 40 killed or wounded and 0 captured.

    Read More

  • Pros And Cons Of The Declaration Of Independence

    1578 Words  | 7 Pages

    This advantage allowed the Americans to have replenished supplies and additional soldiers ready in various regions. The British had to wait for supplies to be shipped from Britain. In addition, they were not prepared for the varying terrains and changing weather patterns. The Americans struggled through many victories and losses across the colonies. However, the Americans suffered their first major loss at the battle of Long Island with 1,500 dead and wounded and 1,000 more captured.

    Read More

  • Battle Of Saratoga, A Turning Point In The American Revolution

    715 Words  | 3 Pages

    The two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution. Fought for 18 days in the fall of 1777. On September 19th, British General John Burgoyne achieved a small, but costly victory over American forces led by. Horatio Gates and Benedict Arnold. Though his troop strength had been weakened, Burgoyne again attacked the Americans at Bemis Heights on October 7th, but this time was defeated and forced to retreat.

    Read More

  • Examples Of The Intolerable Acts

    389 Words  | 2 Pages

    Lexington and Concord Responding to the Boston Tea Party in 1774, the Parliament of Great Britain implemented a series of laws and regulations known as the Coercive Acts/Intolerable Acts over the colony of Massachusetts. These Acts took away many of the rights that the colonists believed they should have under British law. One of the Acts that probably caused the greatest tension between Patriots and Loyalist was the Massachusetts Government Act. British Parliament wanted to control and assert authority over Massachusetts, by taking away their political rights. Although the Intolerable Acts were meant to cause fear throughout the colonies and ostracize Massachusetts, these Acts sparked greater distrust towards Great Britain and caused colonies

    Read More

  • How Did The Revolutionary War Influence The Outcome Of The American Revolution

    1090 Words  | 5 Pages

    The American Revolution was one of the most important wars that was fought in the history of the United States. The Patriots and the British had two different views on how things should be run in America. Many people have different opinions on why, where and how the war was started. There were a few key battles that helped to influence the outcome of the war. The outcome of the American Revolutionary War influenced the United States way of Freedom and the way the American people live today.

    Read More

  • Colonial Unity Dbq

    904 Words  | 4 Pages

    Upon arriving at Jamestown in 1607, English colonists began their experience towards achieving colonial unity. As much of the old world established dominion over the new colonies, they encountered more competition and continued the struggle to reach colonial unity. Legislation, such as The Mayflower Compact and the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut enabled the colonies to expand upon themselves in such a way that enabled a sense of national identity, and eventually, colonial unity. The start to colonial unity at the colonies began in 1620, when forty-one men signed the Mayflower Compact.

    Read More

  • Argumentative Essay: The Revolutionary War

    685 Words  | 3 Pages

    And at length proceeded on our way to concord which we then learnt was our destination, in order to destroy a magazine of stores there.”. In the Sworn Affidavit by a British Officer named Edward Gould, there was more evidence to support this claim, too. He noted, “...from whence we proceeded to Lexington; on our arrival at that place, we saw a body of provincial troops armed, to the number of about sixty or seventy men; on our approach.”. Both of these selected quotes support the claim. They explain how the British’s departure that day was intended for going to Lexington.

    Read More

  • Revolutionary War Dbq Analysis

    685 Words  | 3 Pages

    Soon after the Seven Years’ War, the British and the colonists learned that victory came with a rather expensive price (Kennedy, Cohen, & Bailey, 2010). Great Britain tightened its grip on the colonies in North America, expecting colonists to pay for their financial struggles. In order to make colonists pay for the war, Great Britain reminded the North American colonies who had authority by controlling the colonists to submit to various ordinances ratified by British Parliament. This action only showed that arrogance leads to rebellion socially, economically, and politically. Socially, a lack of communication between Great Britain and the North American colonies was to blame for the Revolutionary War.

    Read More

  • The Minuteman Statue Analysis

    784 Words  | 4 Pages

    The Battle of Lexington was one of the very first military engagements during the Revolutionary War. Despite the British’s victory, the battle still represents the beginning toward independence and has been deeply imprinted on the Americans’ hearts. Sir Henry Hudson Kitson was an English born American sculptor, who sculpted many great representations of American heroic figures throughout his career. One of the most well recognized pieces of his sculptural is a public statue--The Minuteman Statue, which was modeled after the colonial “military officer”—John Parker. This statue currently resides in Lexington, Massachusetts.

    Read More

More about Why Was The Battle Of Hoxington And Concord Important To The Revolutionary War

Open Document