87 CH 19 BENEDICT ARNOLD 83 CH 20 NATHANAEL GREENE 86 CH 21 THADDEUS KOSCIUSKO 89 CH 22 ETHAN ALLEN 92 CH 23 NATHAN HALE 95 CH 24 LYDIA BARRINGTON DARRAGH 98 CH 25 SYBIL LUDINGTON I00 110 CH 26 JOHANN KALB I02 CH 27 LAFAYETTE 104 CH 28 MOLLY PITCHER 109 CH 29 JOHN BARRY 11 CH 30 JOHN PAUL JONES I13 CH 31 ANTHONY WAYNE II7 RELA CH 32 CASIMIR PULASKI 20 CH 33 FRANCIS MARION I22 130 CH 34 JOHN SEVIER 125 CH 35 GEORGE ROGERS CLARK I27 CH 36 ROCHAMBEAU 129 CH 37 DEBORAH SAMSON 132
CoNCLUSION 134 GLOSSARY 136 FOR MORE INFORMATION 139 BIBLIOGRAPHY 142 INDEX 143
INTRODUCTION he path to freedom freedom from tyranny oppression or injustice is rarely straightforward and is often riddled with obstacles Individuals world around the and throughout the centuries have fought bravely for liberty and for what they believe to be justly theirs many never living to see the fruits of their labors The story of the independent American nation begins with a number of such men and women including future presidents international freedom fighters and ordinary Americans from all walks of life whose lives and contributions to the American Revolution are chronicled in this volume The seeds ofthe American Revolution had been planted around the time of the French and Indian War several years before the Revolution broke out in 1775 The British who then governed the colonies that would one day become the United States had unjustly begun to tax the colonists and interfere with their trade and industry in order to help pay for the earlier war Colonists increasingly began refusing to comply with such unfair tax practices as the Stamp Act and pushed more and more for full independence from Britain 8
INTRODUCTION FREEDOM IS A LIGHT FOR WHICH MANY MEN HAVE DIED IN DARKNESS IN UNMARKED GRAVES WITHIN THIS SQUARE LIE THOUSANDS OF UNKNOWN SOLDIERS OF WASHINGTON S ARMY WHO DIED OF WOUNDS AND SICKNESS DURING THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR THE INDEPENDENCE AND LIBERT YOU POSSESS ARE THE WORK OF JOINT COUNCILS AND JOINT EFFORTS OF COMMON DANGERS SUFFERINGS AND SUCCESS INGTON S EAREWELL ADDRESS SEPT he The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Washington Square in Philadelphia Pa honors George Washington and the many unknown soldiers who gave their lives during the American Revolution and helped make possible the colonial victory against the British mary981 Shutterstock com
