response to leon liang's post about america

        Before the quote, Leon was talking about how England came to the New World and established a colony known as the thirteen colonies. The colonists however did not escape the grasp of the English government at first and the laws still applied to the colonies. The parliament passed unfair laws such as the townshend act and the proclamation of 1763. The colonists then decided to fight a war and they won. Thus the united states was born. I will explain in detail about the American Revolutionary War which was a civil war. Here's the quote:

After the war, the colonist was free from the control of the British. They create their own laws that were righteous. That was how the United State of American began. This was all Thanks to the most important leader, George Washington.

The war started with the battles of Lexington and Concord. The British were ordered to seize ammunition supplies and stop the rebellion. The minutemen however had other ideas and defeated the British and forced a retreat back to England. After that, King George sent a whole fleet to invade the colonies. They were headed toward New York City and ended up taking the city. The British had overwhelming firepower and Washington was forced to retreat.
        It wasn't all bad in the North. At the Battle of Saratoga, the Americans routed the British and forced a whole army to surrender because they were cut off. The Battle of Bunker Hill was a victory for the British, but caused heavy casualties for them. The war was going much better in the South. Although the British took Charleston, the British had trouble winning wars inland due to southern terrain. There are many forests and swamps that hinder the British. Their bright red uniforms didn't blend in with the landscape and were easy targets.
        Washington's army camped out at Valley Forge and were whipped into shape. They reemerged in the spring and heard that Cornwallis's army was camped out at Yorktown. the circumstance was right. The French agreed to trap the British by destroying the British navy. Washington and the French army decided to trap the British on land. Bombardments began on Yorktown and Cornwallis called for reinforcements. The reinforcements were too late because the British surrenderd at Yorktown. That marked the end of major events in the war.