The Continental Army in the Revolutionary War [Dedicated in memory of Feldwebel Johannes Seipp, Infanterie-Regiment Leib, Hesse-Kassel] In 1775, there were not enough uniforms in the Continental Army to distinguish the officers from their men. The Continental Congress tried to standardize a uniform of brown, but without any authority to raise money this was easier said than done. Officers wore remnants of old military dress; with no thought given to similarit ...

Copy Email This Show Close Window 1 of 14 Causes of the American Revolution In 1763, the French and Indian War, known in Europe as the Seven Year's War, ended with the Treaty of Paris. Under the treaty, France gave England the French territory east of the Mississippi River, except New Orleans. The Spanish gave up east and west Florida to the English in return for Cuba. The war had cost Great Britain a lot of money, and the people of Great Britain were already being heavily taxed ...

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Fee Information View all Fees » Daily Ranger Programs. May 27 - October 29, 2006 » Education Programs! » Facilities Available for Public Use » At Minute Man National Historical Park, the Battles of Lexington and Concord are brought to life through the preservation, restoration and interpretation of significant sites from "that famous day and year" when Colonists took up arms in defense of liberty and touched off the American Revolution. (For mor ...

The American Revolution Play Yankee Doodle Dandy Lesson 1 ConflictActivitiesQuiz Lesson 2 The King of England tries to Tighten his ControlActivitiesQuiz Lesson 3 Sons of LibertyActivitiesQuiz Lesson 4 The Boston Massacre & The Boston Tea PartyActivitiesQuiz Lesson 5 The First Continental CongressActivitiesQuiz Lesson 6 The Minutemen - Paul Revere & The Battle of Concord and LexingtonActivitiesQuiz Lesson 7 Bunker HillActivitiesQuiz Lesson 8 Who Would Win the Revolution ...

Military ScienceAbout ROTC Programs Faculty & Staff News & Events Resources Contact Us About WPI Battle of Breed's Hill / Bunker Hill A Brief History After retreating from Lexington in April, 1775, the British Army occupied Boston for several months. Realizing the need to strengthen their position in the face of increasing anti-British sentiment in and around Boston, plans were developed to seize and fortify nearby Dorchester Heights and Charlestown peninsulas. The peninsulas offered a comm ...