1 00:00:03,890 --> 00:00:12,630 Oh, say can you see by the dawn's early light 2 00:00:12,630 --> 00:00:20,309 What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming 3 00:00:20,309 --> 00:00:25,269 Welcome to this marvelous report about one of the starting points of the American War of Independence, 4 00:00:25,649 --> 00:00:26,690 the Bunker Hill Battle. 5 00:00:27,809 --> 00:00:30,609 This interesting theme may attract any listener of this podcast 6 00:00:30,609 --> 00:00:33,549 because of its easy way to understand for every range of age 7 00:00:33,549 --> 00:00:39,710 knowledge about history. Also, if you have an exam coming soon, tomorrow, or even in 8 00:00:39,710 --> 00:00:44,049 a few hours, this could help you to pass your test successfully. 9 00:00:44,049 --> 00:00:48,250 We have to introduce this report detailing more about the context of the War of Independence, 10 00:00:48,250 --> 00:00:52,250 how it started, when, and of course the main actors who developed the timeline of these 11 00:00:52,250 --> 00:00:56,689 dark times, but ended happily taking into account the consequences to the American economy 12 00:00:56,689 --> 00:00:57,689 and its population. 13 00:00:57,689 --> 00:01:02,270 The American War of Independence started due to the revolution of the 13th British Colonies 14 00:01:02,270 --> 00:01:05,310 because they were tired of having to pay a bigger amount of taxes 15 00:01:05,310 --> 00:01:08,129 and the prohibition to buy any kind of products to other countries. 16 00:01:09,049 --> 00:01:13,590 So they proclaimed its own independence from Great Britain on July 4, 1776. 17 00:01:14,170 --> 00:01:18,930 Before that, he was a lawyer and a political activist. 18 00:01:19,930 --> 00:01:26,890 Later, he was the vice president of the first ever president of the nation, George Washington. 19 00:01:26,890 --> 00:01:38,230 He was later elected as the second president and, after that, he was a U.S. senior diplomat in Europe. 20 00:01:39,230 --> 00:01:43,930 Before that, he was a lawyer and a political activist. 21 00:01:44,950 --> 00:01:51,909 Later, he was the vice president of the first ever president of the nation, George Washington. 22 00:01:51,909 --> 00:02:03,250 He was later elected as the second president, and after that he was a U.S. senior diplomat in Europe. 23 00:02:04,629 --> 00:02:15,370 The battle we are most interested in is the Battle of Bunker Hill, June 1775, in Boston. 24 00:02:15,370 --> 00:02:23,770 Before the combat, the province of the Bay of Massachusetts was under martial law and the 25 00:02:23,770 --> 00:02:31,569 soldiers of the British General Thomas Gage were surrounded by American militant directed by the 26 00:02:31,569 --> 00:02:40,849 General Artemas Ward. William Prescott was a United States colonel that commanded the forces. He also 27 00:02:40,849 --> 00:02:45,409 participated in the Saratoja battle and was represented in a painting named 28 00:02:45,409 --> 00:02:52,949 General Burgoyne at Saratoja from John Trumbull. On the night of June 16th he 29 00:02:52,949 --> 00:02:59,270 took 1,500 soldiers to the peninsula. They didn't agree where to locate their 30 00:02:59,270 --> 00:03:05,030 defense but in the end they decided that Bridge Hill was the best place. They also 31 00:03:05,030 --> 00:03:09,710 constructed a huge trench with annexation to the Charles River. The 32 00:03:09,710 --> 00:03:15,150 The British army attacked the construction of the U.S. without permission of the Admiral, 33 00:03:15,150 --> 00:03:18,189 but in the end he agreed with the assault. 34 00:03:18,189 --> 00:03:21,669 They attacked three times until they got the land. 35 00:03:21,669 --> 00:03:25,889 The consequences were that they lost a lot of soldiers. 36 00:03:25,889 --> 00:03:32,569 This was a battle that was very relevant inside the war, I thought it happened in the beginning. 37 00:03:32,569 --> 00:03:38,150 I hope this report was interesting to everyone who spent their time listening to it. 38 00:03:38,150 --> 00:03:44,030 And good luck to the students that have any tests or assignments soon. 39 00:03:44,030 --> 00:03:47,030 Short Assisted Maths, we hope you liked it.