after he received news that the French would join us in September. Although I was extraordinarily skeptical at first‚ I must admit that our former enemies have been vital to this war for independence. However‚ my dislike for them still holds somewhat true‚ being as they were always criticizing the not-as-well equipped Americans. It seems to me that they were not here to fight for our independence‚ but that they were here to simply see the British lose part of their empire. I’m grateful for their help
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Washington proved that he was indeed capable and resilient leader of theAmerican military forces during the war. Washington was a person of the highestmoral character‚ he did not posses a first rate intelligence‚ he also had littleexperience with leading and managing the conventional army. George Washingtonwas elected “to command all the continental forces‚ raised‚ or to be raised for thedefense of American liberty.” His commission‚ dated June 19‚ 1775‚ designated him“General and Commander in Chief of the
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The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. There wasn’t just one particular event that led up to the Revolutionary War but it was a series such as the Molasses Act of 1733‚ the Proclamation of 1763‚ Sugar Act of 1764‚ Currency Act of 1764‚ Stamp Act of 1765‚ Quartering Act of 1765‚ Townshend Acts‚ and Boston Massacre. After those events the Colonists broke ties from the British by declaring the Revolutionary War. The won the war because they were fighting for something that was important
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Ms. Mulhern APUSH Pd. 2 14 Nov. 2016 DBQ: Revolutionary War Since the French and Indian war‚ it was clear that the citizens of the New World were split between staying with the British empire‚ or leaving for potential freedoms‚ rights‚ and other possibilities that were not present under the British monarchy. The split in the people foreshadowed the waging of the Revolutionary War‚ and the eventual emergence of a new political system. Although‚ the steps to waging the revolution were in no way easy
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Since America won the Revolutionary War‚ United States history explains and interprets the war and its causes from an ethnocentric view. Had the war been won by the British‚ the views would be quite different. Both countries often threaten the other; at other times they were conciliatory. The causes for the Revolutionary War are well documented from an American perspective. But what about the British perspective? This paper will assess and analyze the causes of the Revolutionary War from the British viewpoint
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Some historians say that the turning point for the colonists during the Revolutionary War was the Battle of Trenton or Yorktown‚ but the real turning point was the Battle of Saratoga. Compared to Trenton and Yorktown based on historic records and articles‚ it makes sense that Saratoga was most likely the turning point. Saratoga is the turning point for many reasons. First off‚ according to the text of Turnaround at Saratoga‚ Saratoga was the first battle to test Benedict Arnolds proposal of “fighting
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Have you ever wondered‚” what it was like during the Revolutionary War. A lot of events occurred during the War. These are the following events: Navigation Act:1660‚ French and Indian War: 1754-1763‚ Pontiacs Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763‚ Sugar Act: 1765‚ Stamp Act: 1765‚ Declaratory Act: 1776‚ Townsend Act: 1767‚ Boston Massacre: 1770‚ Boston Tea Party: 1773‚ Intolerable Act: 1774. Each of these play an important role in the Revolutionary War. During times like these what do you think? First
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There were 15 steps that led to the Revolutionary War. These 15 actions were made up of several acts and British power movements that led to the colonists to rebel against their former homeland. These 15 actions were as follows: The rejection of the Albany Plan of Union‚ the end of the French and Indian war‚ Navigation Acts‚ Molasses Act‚ Navigation Acts enforced‚ Proclamation Act‚ Sugar and Currency Acts‚ Stamp and Quartering Acts‚ Stamp Act repealed‚ Townshend Act‚ British troops in Boston
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The thing that I think is most important in all of U.S history is the Revolutionary War. It was also known as the American War of Independence between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the thirteen British Colonies. This war lasted eight years‚ it was between the years of 1775-1783. The Revolutionary War put everything back into place and ended everything‚ things got settled all around. They were fighting for their Independence‚ and to be free‚ they were fighting for what they believed in. The colonists
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Did you know that the Revolutionary War is like a parent and child fighting? The Americans (the child) are fighting the British(the parent) and the British keep giving them punishments like more tax. By December‚ 1777 over 1800 soldiers had died and by March‚ over 900 more soldiers had died. That means a total of over 2700 soldiers died in all‚ that is quite a bit of soldiers dying! The colonists did not even have good clothes or shoes and became very sick. I have decided not to reenlist for
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