The Revolutionary War consisted of different “revolutions” for those of minority classes‚ providing these people with the opportunity of breaking past societal deference and obtaining a voice in society. The increased need for the participation of women‚ non-landowning men‚ and slaves in the war allowed increased activism for women‚ a stake in society for the impoverished‚ and potential freedom for slaves. However‚ this short term opportunity excluded Natives‚ whose struggle since European arrival
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Continental army in 1775. Even Though he was a significant figure head in the revolutionary war‚ he does not fit into the great man theory. George Washington was commander and chief of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War from 1775 to 1783. He was also elected to be the first U.S President served two terms‚ from 1789 to 1797. Before he was in the colonial army he fought in the French and Indian War from1754 to 1763. After George Washington was elected to office he realized
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Alien and Sedition Acts in 1798. The Alien and Sedition Acts took a lot of the power away from the people and gave it back to the government. These Acts were highly controversial and after Americans had just fought for their freedoms in the Revolutionary War‚ they were not willing to give them up under the new government they had just fought for. Thomas Jefferson played a large role in the opposition to these acts with the Kentucky Resolutions. Ultimately‚ when Jefferson became president in 1801
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women had a way of living society. For example‚ women took part in many activities such as raising money by going door-to-door selling things that she may have made. With that money‚ they would send it to war efforts to protect the men in their families. During the time of the Revolutionary War‚ there were a group of women called camp followers‚ who provide service for their family members that serve in the army such as being nurses‚ cooked and cleaned‚ basically anything that cared for the men.
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The war actually lasted nine years. In the end‚ France lost all of their land to the english‚ and Spain gave up florida. The Quebec act was issued to allow French law to be used in court‚ this was issued to be polite to the french. This war cost a lot of money‚ and that led to taxes! The colonists didn’t like all of the taxes they had to pay. There was a tax on; Sugar‚ Molasses
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territory or abroad‚ the major wars did not leave the black society without hope for freedom and more rights. Although initially the hopes were minor‚ and the thoughts of completely equal treatment were unrealistic‚ the black slaves and free black people recognized that political rhetoric could be used as a basis for their fight‚ and it has been used successfully through times‚ gradually leading to the abolition of slavery and emancipation of the black people. While the wars had different effects on lives
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History 2061 October 7‚ 2012 The Participation of African American in the Revolutionary War The Declaration of Independence embodied the dogma of those American colonists who were in favor of the American Revolution (1775-1783). Written by the Continental Congress‚ this document boldly endorsed and demanded “certain unalienable Rights”. Among these rights were “Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”‚ which the Continental Congress considered to be explicitly necessary for “all men”. Based
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The Role of African Americans in the Revolutionary War An estimated 100‚000 African Americans escaped‚ died or were killed during the American Revolution(Mount). Roughly 95% of African Americans in the United States were slaves‚ and because of their status‚ the use of them during the revolution was inevitable(Mount). This led many Americans‚ especially those from the North‚ to believe that the South’s economy would collapse without slavery due to the use of slaves on the front lines. However‚
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Samson Gannett‚ from Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ was one of the first American woman soldiers. In 1782‚ she enlisted under the name of her deceased brother‚ Robert Shurtleff Samson. For 17 months‚ Samson served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. When she was wounded she had to cut a musket ball out of her own thigh so a doctor wouldn’t find out she was a woman. Years later‚ in 1804‚ Samson was awarded a pension for her service. This is one of the bad things that women went through
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When we learned about the Revolutionary War in eighth grade‚ we never discussed the impact it had on black‚ Indians‚ or women which in hindsight is pretty sad because history is not meant to be one dimensional. Young white men were not the only people who played a part in the war neither were they the only ones impacted by the war. One of the marginalized groups of people‚ blacks‚ played a more subdued part of the war. Many blacks flocked to the British army in South Carolina and Georgia because
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