Secrets of the American Revolution

By Tyler Omoth

The American Revolution was a war that allowed the birth of a new country. Secrets of the American Revolution reveals little-known stories of the people, weapons, and battles that have affected the maps on our walls and the allegiances in our hearts.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Capstone Young Readers
• Release date: May 1, 2019
• ISBN: 9781496665478

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Top Secret Files: Secrets of the American Revolution by Tyler Omoth

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER

TITLE PAGE

INTRODUCTION: A REVOLT STARTS A REVOLUTION

CHAPTER 1: REVOLUTIONARY HEROES

CHAPTER 2: REVOLUTIONARY WEAPONS

CHAPTER 3: REVOLUTIONARY BATTLES

GLOSSARY

CRITICAL THINKING USING THE COMMON CORE

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INDEX

COPYRIGHT

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INTRODUCTION

A REVOLT STARTS A REVOLUTION

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George Washington

The United States of America began as a British colony, but the colonists became increasingly angry. The British government made the colonists pay high taxes. It also refused to acknowledge the colonists as full British citizens. The American colonists grew tired of being taxed without representation in the British government and longed for their own identity. In 1775 the colonists revolted against the British government, starting the American Revolution.

The American Revolution produced many of the greatest heroes of American history. George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams were brilliant and well-known leaders in the war