Chapter+8+Places+and+Events

The Declaration sets forth thoughts of freedom and equality. The Declaration of Independence explains why colonies should be free. It took to weeks for Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independance. After Thomas Jefferson​ wrote it Mary Katherine Goddard printed the first official copy. John Hancock and a number of other men signed the Decloration of Independance. John Hancock wrote his name the biggest and on the top middle. The Declaration of independance was signed in july 4th 1776. The delegates knew that signing the declaration of independance was dangerous.The Declaration of Independence declared the freedom and rights of the colonist.The first paragraph talked about human rights, the second paragraph it listed complaints against King George the third, and in the third paragraph it declares independence.
 * __ Declaration of Independance __:[[image:http://www.solarnavigator.net/history/explorers_history/USA_declaration_of_independence.jpg width="257" height="323" align="right" caption="Declaration of independance"]] (shown to the right)**

named //Common Sense. **Common sense was printed in january,1776. Common sense pushed for Independance. The pampphlet was breif, inexpensive, and easy to read. Tom Paine wrote that the king treated the colonies unfairly and that the only way to stop it was to become independant from Britan. Colonist bought over 100,000 copies of Common Sense in only a few months. George Washington said that " I find Common Sense is a working powerful change in minds to many people". In writing Tom Paine wrote what most of the boldest patriots were already saying**//
 * Valley Forge:** During the winter of 1777-1778, Washington's army suffered from cold and hunger. there was no huts for the American soldiars, only tents. The men had to sleep on the frosen ground. there was not a lot of food for them. a lot of soldiers died while they were at valley forge. the soldiers work very hard to find food and get supplies.
 * Battle of Trenton:** George Washington and his soldiers had planned a surprise attack on an enemy camp in Trenton, New Jersey. On the night of December 25, 1776, Washington and his soldiers rowed across the icy De;aware River to New Jersey. george washington wanted to win the battle but if he did not win the battle because his soldiers would give up.
 * //Common Sense//:** In January 1776, Thomas Paine wrote a pamphlet
 * Battle of Saratoga: After the battle of Saratogo France joined the war against Britain. An army of americans prepared to stop the british near Saratoga. One important french solider came to America even before The Battle Of Saratoga. The victory at saratoga was good news for americans, but there was also troubleing news. The Battle of Saratoga started in 1777.**

__ American Revolution __: The American Revolution started because the king of england (King George the third) taxed the colonist to much that they had a big war the colonists were outnumbered and they didn't have good trained soldiers they had a volunteer army instead of the trained soldiers the British had the army they had was the Milisha. The colonists also didn't have as much money or supplies. The first battle was in Lexington, Massachusates there were many battles in massachusates and pensylvania.

 The Boston Tea Party was a group of angry colonist that wanted the British to stop taxing them. So they dumped 342 crates of British tea into the harbor. The colonist dressed up as natives so the British would not know it was them. The natives that they dressed up as were the Mohawk Indians. .