The American Revolution

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DID YOU KNOW...?

...the Americans fought for freedom from Great Britain during the American Revolution?
...people who did not want to go to war and remained faithful to Great Britain were called Loyalists?
...people who wanted independence and were willing to fight for it were called Patriots?
...the American army consisted of farmers, fishermen, store owners, and many citizens who were not trained to fight.
...the British had well-trained soldiers?
...France entered the war as America's ally?
...Marquis de Lafayette was a famous Frenchman who came to America, and at the age of twenty, became a leader of the Patriot army?
...Germany and Poland also sent men to America to help fight Great Britain?
...Baron Friedrich von Steuben came to America to help train the American Patriot soldiers?
...the biggest British victory of the war was at Charleston, South Carolina?
...a Patriot fighter, Francis Marion, nicknamed "Swamp Fox", became well-known for his surprise attacks on the British.
Facts courtesy of http://www.kidinfo.com/American_History/American_Revolution.html

 

 

 

 

 
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