I believe the revolutionary war was revolutionary the colonists gained new ideas and became violent against the king when he started to take away their rights of englishmen and life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Document one shows that the americans were changing their state of mind by using a statue of the king to make bullets to shoot the british soldiers with. This shows that the colonists were gaining new ideas and were starting to become violent after the olive branch petition failed and were prepared to overthrow the king. Document two states that all men are created equal and given the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness, which are our inalienable rights. This supports the position that the revolutionary was
during the revolutionary war and the affect it had on the states. The government had no money and no one was willing to loan a country money who showed that they were not able to pay the already owed debt. Congress depended on the states to give voluntarily donations which were not much. Central government had to control over the states and they were all their own under the Confederation and it was unstable. The relationship among states were no good, instead of helping one another they were in competition and sabotaging each other by closing off trade ports and putting regulations of their own. All hope for a good future did not seem to exist, the only way that the country would be able to construct a good county was to fix it’s problems. At the time the founding fathers were
For many, after the dreadful seven years’ war all thought it could only get better. Britain sustained a massive debt leaving them in a hole so deep you could not see light. Britain had sought to acquire all nessary funds to help lessen the debt as much as possible, leaving the people angered, especially people from the colonies. Britain began to impose an abundance of unsanctioned taxes on them. The American colonist were infuriated with such actions, arguing that they it was not consulted. In accordance to all these events many had took it up themselves to express their opinion with action.
Although there were times where the soldiers would freeze in their huts and starve due to lack of supplies (Document C), if I were a solider in the American Continental Army I would have re-enlisted. Deciding this decision as of right now was hard, so for the soldiers that did choose to quit actually during the revolution, I completely understand because there were hard times (Valley Forge Mini- Q).I would have re-enlisted because as a Patriot quitting and giving up the duty of being a solider would be one of the most terrible mistakes I would have made my whole life. One quote that really helped me to decide my decision to if I would have quit or re-enlisted in the American Continental Army was a quote that Nathan Hale was credited for saying and that quote was “I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my Country” that quote
The French and Indian war, fought from 1754 to 1763, negatively altered political, economic, and ideological relations between Britain and its American Colonies. Most of these issues can be connected to the large influx of land in North America, nearly everything to the East of the Mississippi River ( as seen in the maps of North America in 1754 and 1763 found in Document A), conquered by Britain and the Colonies by the end of the war. With the colonies rapidly increasing in size, it became more and more difficult for Britain to control them an entire ocean away. North American began to take on a life of its own as in became increasingly apparent to both sides that they had conflicting goals. Further complications ensued with Britain’s attempts to properly
All we heard were shots being fired. All we saw was blood spilled over my fellow soldiers. All we could smell was the scent of defeat. If fighting the Revolution wasn’t helping the colonies, why were we tolerating the harsh conditions and brawling for a strong cause? After the Battle of Lexington, Bunker Hill, and Saratoga, George Washington and his soldiers decided to build a winter camp in December of 1777. Being called the Continental Army, they settled down in Valley Forge, about 18 to 20 miles northwest of Philadelphia. While the British were sitting in their luxurious homes, the soldiers tolerated the 16’ by 14’ huts with problems such as the cold and smoke. However, George Washington had a serious complication on hand. The soldiers’
The American Revolution changed the american society through social, political, and economic effects from the time period of 1775 to 1800.
The Revolutionary War was fought for around eight years. It was a war between Britain and the Patriots. To the Patriots, it was a war fought for freedom. The war demonstrated the democratic ideals of the Patriots by fighting for freedom and to be free, but those are ideas were not upheld because the Patriots owned slaves and would not let them be free. The first slaves that were brought to America came around the year of 1619.
Those foreboding shots released on the fields of Lexington and Concord on April nineteenth, 1775 meant the presentation of bona fide American opportunity. From this moment on, the debilitating outing of securing and extending adaptability to all began, an outing not yet wrapped up. Opportunity for the pilgrims was not won on the bleeding edge, nor was it gotten when ink stamped material; rather, the start of authentic adaptability for America began from a noteworthy move of characteristics and wishes significant inside the structure holding the framework together. The American Revolution, from 1775 to 1787, was not only a triumph of guns on the battle zone, moreover a triumph of social, fiscal, and political qualities, essential societal changes,
I am doing a synthesis write on what I know about the revolutionary war. My claim is: you may think that the colonists and loyalists were different because they were fighting against each other, However in many different ways they are the same.
The Revolutionary War can be interpreted differently depending on if it is being told from the White American perspective or the Black American perspective. From the White’s perspective the Revolutionary War was primarily about the oppression of the colonies by the British nation and the fight for freedom. During the war the White Americans fought against the British and used any person including slaves who was willing to fight in the battle against the British including those who supported the British cause. Once the colonies were free there was discrepancy over if the slaves should be given freedom or not. When taken into account the Black American population contributes a whole new dynamic to the Revolutionary War. The beginnings of
The American Revolutionary War divided the country almost in half, with the loyalist and the patriots. Both sides had valid arguements for the reason of staying true to Britian or rebelling. Loyalist wanted to in every way stay with Britian because they felt as if Britian could always provide for them, but patriots wanted to break away from an oppressive government.
Patriotism defines America like no other continent. The victory of the Seven Years’ War evoked the patriotism in the inhabitants of North America, however, the aftermath of the war led to a series of events that would create a domino effect, resulting in the Revolutionary War. The outset of this domino effect was the taxation passed by the Parliament to reduce the debt after the war, named Stamp Act. The impact of this taxation was extremely poignant since it was the first direct taxation applied to the population of the colony. Through the employment of boycotts as a form of rebellion, Americans manifested that the tax seemed outrageous since it was meant to collect a profit rather than to regulate trade.
As a result of the American Revolutionary War, American society was altered economically, politically, and socially.
In my opinion the Boston Tea party, The Intolerable Acts, and The Proclamation were the three main causes of the Revolutionary war. The Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable acts caused some friction but not the most. The main cause that started the war was the intolerable acts.
During the late 1700s, it was the start of the American Revolution and people were taking sides. The American Revolution started due to different beliefs in how to govern the colonies. Majority of the Americans were not appeased with the way British government were governing. However there were still several who were satisfied with the way Parliament ruled. Although, the colonies were not a united nation, and did not follow same customs or cultural aspects. Today, America is a free, independent country which would not be here if it were not for the Patriots vigorous determination. Americans are rather grateful for what the Patriots did as they can live in peace as other countries could not be afford the joy of freedom. Yet, one must think on