HIS263Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Moses Hazen, Henry Alline, Lower Canada
Document Summary
In 1775 british troops attempting to raid arms depots in massachusetts were fired upon by. From the vantage point of the american leadership they were involved in a revolution to secure their rights against the authority of the british crown. From the vantage point of the british government the americans were involved in a rebellion against duly constituted authority. The americans moved quickly in 1775 to organize an alternative government and raise an army, under the command of george washington. The americans were not that well organized and soldiers from different clans were always feuding with each other. On december 31 they tried to storm quebec although their army was suffering from smallpox and low morale. The british garrison held strong and general montgomery"s body was found outside the barricade. In may 1776 british reinforcements arrived at quebec and by mid june the americans had completely surrendered.
