Why Was The American Revolution Important
Bagos, Cedie
History 172
12/11/14
American Revolution: Saved by the French Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Great Britain is left with a growing burden of debt that had to be funded which led to the series of taxes on the colonies passed by a parliament comprised of English lawmakers from Great Britain. Angered by a war burdened on them but had nothing to do with them, the American colonies (them) stipulated a number of outrageous protests and boycotts that left a demanding Great Britain even more demanding. This led to the first shots in Lexington and Concord and ultimately the American Revolution. Fighting alone, the colonies were outnumbered and outperformed, but due to the French Britain became even more isolated from the colonies …show more content…
This is supported by many primary and secondary sources that were created during and after the Revolutionary War. My main primary source used was The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, compiled by Dr. Francis Wharton. It held a series of articles written by the actual writers themselves to explain what truly happened during war of independence. But one must take caution as always with every source regardless of whether they are primary or secondary. It is good to note that the sources where compiled by both the Senate and House on August 13, 1888 , meaning they came from an American. Differing views about the war's purpose always come out. Not everyone has the same views about the war, and sometimes only the prevailing view as supported by what the United States think, might be written and presented in the book. Some of the information might be over exaggerated, devious, or even wrong. But the information in the book seemed to be legitimate as I cross checked it with a number of articles. My second primary source was the actual reproduced version of the Treaty of Alliance with France. I thought it would be a great collection to my primary sources as it gave insight to what were the terms agreed upon by France and the United States. Understanding the terms would give light to how successful the outcome of the war was, and how important France was to America. Secondary sources along with primary sources are also important as it gives a differing more diverse view of the subject. Taking information from the Office of the Historian of the United States, I got to see many facts and interesting detail that wouldn't be present in a secondary source as it is limited only to the writer. In a secondary source, a person can get many information as secondary sources draws out information taken from a wide range of primary sources.
History 172
12/11/14
American Revolution: Saved by the French Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, Great Britain is left with a growing burden of debt that had to be funded which led to the series of taxes on the colonies passed by a parliament comprised of English lawmakers from Great Britain. Angered by a war burdened on them but had nothing to do with them, the American colonies (them) stipulated a number of outrageous protests and boycotts that left a demanding Great Britain even more demanding. This led to the first shots in Lexington and Concord and ultimately the American Revolution. Fighting alone, the colonies were outnumbered and outperformed, but due to the French Britain became even more isolated from the colonies …show more content…
This is supported by many primary and secondary sources that were created during and after the Revolutionary War. My main primary source used was The Revolutionary Diplomatic Correspondence of the United States, compiled by Dr. Francis Wharton. It held a series of articles written by the actual writers themselves to explain what truly happened during war of independence. But one must take caution as always with every source regardless of whether they are primary or secondary. It is good to note that the sources where compiled by both the Senate and House on August 13, 1888 , meaning they came from an American. Differing views about the war's purpose always come out. Not everyone has the same views about the war, and sometimes only the prevailing view as supported by what the United States think, might be written and presented in the book. Some of the information might be over exaggerated, devious, or even wrong. But the information in the book seemed to be legitimate as I cross checked it with a number of articles. My second primary source was the actual reproduced version of the Treaty of Alliance with France. I thought it would be a great collection to my primary sources as it gave insight to what were the terms agreed upon by France and the United States. Understanding the terms would give light to how successful the outcome of the war was, and how important France was to America. Secondary sources along with primary sources are also important as it gives a differing more diverse view of the subject. Taking information from the Office of the Historian of the United States, I got to see many facts and interesting detail that wouldn't be present in a secondary source as it is limited only to the writer. In a secondary source, a person can get many information as secondary sources draws out information taken from a wide range of primary sources.