considered more of a loss for the redcoats? 13. Why did the colonies result to an Olive Branch petition? The Patriots Declare Independence 14. Why was Common Sense so effective? 15. Name at least THREE basic principles Jefferson argued for in the Declaration of Independence Americans Choose Sides 16. Describe/generalize the Loyalists AND the Patriots? What were their jobs/background? Struggling Towards Saratoga: The War Moves to the Middle States 17. What was
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Is Dead‚ written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. To begin with‚ Sam‚ Tim Meeker’s brother and mentor‚ decides to fight as a Patriot in the Revolutionary War. Sam’s decision causes a huge dilemma in the Meeker household because the family is Loyalists. Loyalists were the people who stayed loyal to the British king‚ whereas the Patriots wanted to break away from the King. Several months after Father got kidnapped by cowboys‚ Tim and his mother find out Father has been killed.
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While you might might hear people rebelling against the government in the news‚ what you might not know is that this has been occurring worldwide for many years. There are many protests happening all across the globe‚ but with these protests comes intentions. The intentions of those rebelling against their government might be different from place to place‚ but the same ideas still remains. People worldwide rebel and protest mainly to incite change within what they believe to be a corrupt system.
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My Brother Sam is Dead is about a family where the oldest son is a patriot and is fighting in the Revolutionary War. The parents and the younger brother consider themselves to be Loyalists. Of course they disagree on the oldest brother’s‚ Sam’s‚ actions. This story takes us through daily life with Sam away. Some major events are the dad‚ Life‚ being taken away by cowboys‚ Sam dying and Tim‚ the youngest brother‚ witnessing many gory things and having to step up and be a leader in his family. The
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7 The Road to Revolution‚ 1763–1775 Chapter Themes Theme: The American Revolution occurred because the American colonists‚ who had long been developing a strong sense of autonomy and self-government‚ furiously resisted British attempts to impose tighter mercantilist imperial controls and higher taxes after the French and Indian War in 1763. The political ideals of “republicanism” and “radical Whiggery” (the latter focused especially on liberty) caused Americans to see British actions in the worst
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women still had very few rights‚ and only landowning white males could vote. However‚ society did radically change because as the loyalists fled to Canada after the war‚ political and social structures were opened up to new people. Slave emancipation also gave strength in the North. Also‚ a large mass of people mobilized for battle‚ as 1/3 of the colonists were patriots. The other two definitions do not fit the American Revolution. The
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town of Redding‚ Connecticut. Their story begins in April of 1775 during the American Revolution. Sam was Tim’s older brother. Sam had been away at Yale University for a year‚ but he decided to join the Patriots army. This caused any problems for the Meeker family‚ especially since they are Loyalists and side with King George the Third. When Sam left for the war everything got harder on the family and the tavern wasn’t making enough money. Sam came back and visited Tim and Betsy Reed‚ his girlfriend
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unionize to become a perfect union under their own control. The events that precede the shots heard around the world near Lexington and Concord would conjure up a sense of rebellion‚ tension‚ and irritability. The colonists‚ whether divided by loyalists‚ patriots‚ or neutralist‚ turn the tide and revolutionize America. Over the course of the twelve years following the Seven Years War the colonist would grow tired of the sentiments of being solely British subjects and at their beck and call. The most
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How did equality become a stronger component of America freedom after the Revolution? The revolution released public debates and political and social structures that expanded the scope for freedom. It also challenged inherited structures of power within America. In result of rejecting the principle of hereditary aristocracy‚ Americans also rejected the society of patronage‚ privilege‚ and fixed status. Men who led the revolution from start to finish were considered the most prestigious men of the
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stand up to the British Parliament‚ who were known as the Sons of Liberty. John Hancock and Samuel Adams were wealthy merchants that established the Sons of Liberty in Boston in 1765‚ who were also known as the Loyal Nine. They were a well-organized patriot political organization filled with major colonists. The five prominent members of this organization included John Hancock‚ Benedict Arnold‚ John Adams‚ Samuel Adams‚ and Paul Revere. The Sons of Liberty have shown selfish qualities that were used
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