 | Unit five independence and New Government "All men are created equal" A young Virginian named Thomas Jefferson wrote these words in one of our country's most important documents. On July 4, 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved. It explained to the world why the American colonies were breaking away from 113.87 Kb.  1 | read |
| Date 21 October 1805 The Battle of Trafalgar (21 October 1805) was a naval engagement fought by the British Royal Navy against the combined fleets of the French Navy and Spanish Navy 8.03 Kb. 1 | read |
 | The Battle of Bunker Hill: Now We are at War! Directions: Read and answer the questions Remember… Biased broadsides and newspaper reports fostered enmity. Tensions came to a head on April 18, 1775, when British General Thomas Gage, appointed royal governor of Massachusetts 36.23 Kb. 1 | read |
| Battle of Bunker Hill Reading 1: Setting the Stage for a Battle Mystic and Charles Rivers and in nearby Roxbury. Early in the evening of June 16, 1775, about 800 Massachusetts and 200 Connecticut troops assembled and marched in review on Cambridge Common past patriot commander Col 9.54 Kb. 1 | read |
| Leverett saltonstall Whereas, the Government of the United States acting through Lieutenant General Hugh A. Drum, Commanding General, Eastern Defense Command and First Army, has ordered the promulgation of regulations for such purposes effective February 17 58.01 Kb. 1 | read |
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