AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775-1783 Darina Petrova 11 B. - презентация

1 AMERICAN REVOLUTION Darina Petrova 11 B

2 The meeting of the colonies was held in Philadelphia in 1774 and it was called the Continental Congress.

3 That meant an open conflict. Fighting broke out at Lexington and Concord.

4 Loyalists might be covered with tar and feathers

5 George Washington was commander.

6 On July 4, 1776 Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence.

7 American soldiers

8 The Battle of Yorktown marked the end of the fighting.

9 The new nation was called the United States.