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Road to Peace: From the Disarming of the Great Lakes to the Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
From War to Peace: The Story of Great Britain and the United States
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From War to Peace:
The Story of Great Britain and The United States
The American Revolution
Imagine living in a small colonial town outside Boston, Massachusetts in the year 1775. It is a cool April night and you have turned in for the evening after a long hard day’s work. You catch a few hours’ sleep before you are awakened by a noise coming from outside. You stumble out of bed, very groggily, to see what’s happening. The noise appears to be coming from up the road that goes by your house. With each passing second it gets louder and louder. Something is moving out there!! You thrust open your window to see what is heading toward you. A full moon lights up the night sky. Around the bend of the road a large mass begins moving toward you and your home. It is the British army (or the Regulars) on the march!!!
Their mission on this night is to capture military supplies being stored by the colonists in the town of Concord.
Paul Revere on his midnight ride to alert the colonists of the British troops march to Concord. Revere was instrumental in organizing a system of riders who alerted all nearby towns of the British march!
British troops are met by the colonial army. Shots are fired at Lexington and then Concord. A full scale battle ensues and British troops are shot at on their retreat back to their base in Boston. The American Revolution begins!!
American troops camp at Valley Forge during the winter of 1777-1778.
George Washington praying at Valley Forge. The harsh winter was devastating to the poorly supplied colonial army.
Baron Von Steuben training the colonial army at Valley Forge, PA.
The Treaty of Ghent ended that war but conflicts still remained between the two nations. One of these conflicts was over the Oregon Territory. Both sides coveted this territory and this could have set the stage for another war. But cooler heads prevailed and the Great Britain and the United States signed the Oregon Treaty of 1846.
Mini picture of The Oregon Treaty
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