Faster access than browser!
17 relations: American Revolutionary War, Civil service, Continental Army, Controlled burn, Fire protection, Firefighting, George Washington, List of New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire towers, New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, New Jersey Forest Fire Service, New Jersey State Park Police, Rural area, Suburb, U.S. state, Wildfire, Wildfire suppression.
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (17751783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a global war that began as a conflict between Great Britain and its Thirteen Colonies which declared independence as the United States of America. After 1765, growing philosophical and political differences strained the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies. Patriot protests against taxation without representation followed the Stamp Act and escalated into boycotts, which culminated in 1773 with the Sons of Liberty destroying a shipment of tea in Boston Harbor. Britain responded by closing Boston Harbor and passing a series of punitive measures against Massachusetts Bay Colony. Massachusetts colonists responded with the Suffolk Resolves, and they established a shadow government which wrested control of the countryside from the Crown. Twelve colonies formed a Continental Congress to coordinate their resistance, establishing committees and conventions that effectively seized power. British attempts to disarm the Massachusetts militia at Concord, Massachusetts in April 1775 led to open combat. Militia forces then besieged Boston, forcing a British evacuation in March 1776, and Congress appointed George Washington to command the Continental Army. Concurrently, an American attempt to invade Quebec and raise rebellion against the British failed decisively. On July 2, 1776, the Continental Congress voted for independence, issuing its declaration on July 4. Sir William Howe launched a British counter-offensive, capturing New York City and leaving American morale at a low ebb. However, victories at Trenton and Princeton restored American confidence. In 1777, the British launched an invasion from Quebec under John Burgoyne, intending to isolate the New England Colonies. Instead of assisting this effort, Howe took his army on a separate campaign against Philadelphia, and Burgoyne was decisively defeated at Saratoga in October 1777. Burgoyne's defeat had drastic consequences. France formally allied with the Americans and entered the war in 1778, and Spain joined the war the following year as an ally of France but not as an ally of the United States. In 1780, the Kingdom of Mysore attacked the British in India, and tensions between Great Britain and the Netherlands erupted into open war. In North America, the British mounted a "Southern strategy" led by Charles Cornwallis which hinged upon a Loyalist uprising, but too few came forward. Cornwallis suffered reversals at King's Mountain and Cowpens. He retreated to Yorktown, Virginia, intending an evacuation, but a decisive French naval victory deprived him of an escape. A Franco-American army led by the Comte de Rochambeau and Washington then besieged Cornwallis' army and, with no sign of relief, he surrendered in October 1781. Whigs in Britain had long opposed the pro-war Tories in Parliament, and the surrender gave them the upper hand. In early 1782, Parliament voted to end all offensive operations in North America, but the war continued in Europe and India. Britain remained under siege in Gibraltar but scored a major victory over the French navy. On September 3, 1783, the belligerent parties signed the Treaty of Paris in which Great Britain agreed to recognize the sovereignty of the United States and formally end the war. French involvement had proven decisive,Brooks, Richard (editor). Atlas of World Military History. HarperCollins, 2000, p. 101 "Washington's success in keeping the army together deprived the British of victory, but French intervention won the war." but France made few gains and incurred crippling debts. Spain made some minor territorial gains but failed in its primary aim of recovering Gibraltar. The Dutch were defeated on all counts and were compelled to cede territory to Great Britain. In India, the war against Mysore and its allies concluded in 1784 without any territorial changes.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and American Revolutionary War · See more »
Civil service
The civil service is independent of government and composed mainly of career bureaucrats hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leadership.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Civil service · See more »
Continental Army
The Continental Army was formed by the Second Continental Congress after the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War by the colonies that became the United States of America.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Continental Army · See more »
Controlled burn
A controlled or prescribed burn, also known as hazard reduction burning, backfire, swailing, or a burn-off, is a wildfire set intentionally for purposes of forest management, farming, prairie restoration or greenhouse gas abatement.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Controlled burn · See more »
Fire protection
Fire protection is the study and practice of mitigating the unwanted effects of potentially destructive fires.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Fire protection · See more »
Firefighting
Firefighting is the act of attempting to prevent the spread of and extinguish significant unwanted fires in buildings, vehicles, woodlands, etc.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Firefighting · See more »
George Washington
George Washington (February 22, 1732 –, 1799), known as the "Father of His Country," was an American soldier and statesman who served from 1789 to 1797 as the first President of the United States.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and George Washington · See more »
List of New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire towers
In order to aid its efforts in wildland fire suppression and fire protection, the New Jersey Forest Fire Service operates a system of 21 fire towers at locations throughout the state of New Jersey in the United States.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and List of New Jersey Forest Fire Service fire towers · See more »
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the Northeastern United States.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and New Jersey · See more »
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) is a government agency in the U.S. state of New Jersey that is responsible for managing the state's natural resources and addressing issues related to pollution.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection · See more »
New Jersey Forest Fire Service
The New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) is an agency within the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry, a division of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and New Jersey Forest Fire Service · See more »
New Jersey State Park Police
The New Jersey State Park Police patrol and protect the State’s 54 parks, forests and recreation areas which encompass more than and are visited by more than 17 million people each year.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and New Jersey State Park Police · See more »
Rural area
In general, a rural area or countryside is a geographic area that is located outside towns and cities.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Rural area · See more »
Suburb
A suburb is a mixed-use or residential area, existing either as part of a city or urban area or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Suburb · See more »
U.S. state
A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and U.S. state · See more »
Wildfire
A wildfire or wildland fire is a fire in an area of combustible vegetation that occurs in the countryside or rural area.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Wildfire · See more »
Wildfire suppression
Wildfire suppression is a range of firefighting tactics used to suppress wildfires.
New!!: New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry and Wildfire suppression · See more »
Redirects here:
New Jersey Conservation and Economic Development Department, New Jersey State Park, New jersey division of parks and forestry.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Jersey_Division_of_Parks_and_Forestry
