Evolution+of+Weapons+&+War+Techniques


 * Evolvement of weapons and war techinques**

__What I already know__ What- Battle strageties improved from previous wars. Where- American Colonies When- Early Republic; Late 1700s Why- The colonists wanted Independance and they needed new ways to beat Great Britian. How- idk**
 * Who- weapon builders and war leaders.

__Research Questions__ Who- who were some important weapon makers and who trained the soldiers and came up with new techniques. What- How did war change from previous wars. Where- Where were weapons built and where were soldiers trained. When- When did they decide they needed to do something different in order to win. Why- why did they need to use new strategies. How- how were weapons and strageties developed.

Stragety Who- social studies teachers When- during or after school Where- Library or computer. How- use topic to search for books and computer websites made by experts on my topic.

Key words- "American Revolution" " weapons of the revolution" "New Strategies in the Revolution"

DRAFT

The Battles of Lexington and Concord, Saratoga and Yorktown served a great role in forming our country by helping us win the Revolutionary War. **Write more to complete intro**

 The battles of Lexington and Concord were the battles that stsrted the American Revolutionary War. " The battles marked the outbreak of open armed conflict between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its thirteen colonies in the mainland of British North America."(The American Revolution- (Battles). ) The Colonists were brave to go against such a large power as Great Britian. They knew that war was needed in order to gain their Independence from their mother country.**Transition sentence** The colonist formed these militias to protect against indian attacks and they improved them when they heard of British attacking. Making militias was a good idea when they couldn't form an official army because they didn't have their government sorted out yet. **Transition needed**The British Forces outnumbered the Colonists by hundreds of men and the only backup the colonists had was some 80 minutemen and other colonists who had been warned by Paul Revere on his midnight ride. The Colonists were brave to go into a battle when they knew they were outnumbered but if they hadn't gone through with it we probably wouldn't be the country we are today.

**Sentence here to start paragraph** " Fought eighteen days apart in the fall of 1777, the two Battles of Saratoga were a turning point in the American Revolution."( “American Revolution.” History.com. ) The Colonies proved that they stood a chance against Britian and that they could hold their own. Because of this battle France saw that the America might win the war and they joined the war on the Colonist's side. "The most significant result of Burgoyne's capitulation was the entrance of France into the war"( “American Revolution.” Encyclopaedia Britannica.).  With France on there side they had a stronger and more experieced army and they had a greater chance of defeating the British and gaining independance. **Add more sentences giving info and transitioning to the next paragraph** 
 * intro paragraph** "It proved to be the last major land battle of the American Revolutionary War, as the surrender of Cornwallis's army prompted the British government eventually to negotiate an end to the conflict."(“The American Revolution- (Battles).”) The American victory at Yorktown caused Britian to surrneder and agree to a treaty. **Transition** The soldiers wouldn't leave Maryland and march to Yorktown until they were paid for one month. If Congress had not agreed to pay the soldiers, we might not have won the victory at Yorktown which could have changed the outcome of the entire war. This battle was important because it initially ended the Revolutionary War.

Each Battle of the Revolutionary War was important but these wars served the most purpose to the outcome of the war and without victories at these battles we might not have won our independence from Great Britian. **More sentences to finish conclusion**

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