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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families safety. Having the “home field advantage” and the skills they picked up during the war with the French gave Americans an edge that the British didn’t have. Another thing that gave the American colonist an edge was American men were readily available to fight. The American’s had the ability to replace deceased soldiers when needed. The next thing that helped the Americans win the war was that Britain was 3000-mile across the Atlantic Ocean that stretched between the British isles and the American
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of African American women during and after the war is imperative because this particular group of women played major roles during the colonial period. From spies‚ to fighting alongside other men‚ women were involved heavily‚ whether fighting as a patriots or Loyalists. A woman like Phillis Wheatley is recognized due to her heroic actions and sacrifice during the war. Phillis Wheatley is considered a hero because she is the first black author. She was a patriot and a symbol for abolitionists who
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In this time period America faced a lot with the wars. Some of our states were being targeted by British Soldiers in the war. In 1780 the patriots from America tried to push the British soldiers out of our country. The American soldiers were to tired and hungry to fight anymore. Most of the soldiers tried to escape‚ but couldn’t. According to General Nathanael Greene‚ he had never witnessed such scenes before in his life. General Greene was very discouraged when he arrived to the scene. America finally
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Mexican Revolutionary war was their ability to fulfill multiple roles in the Mexican militia. The women executed domestic obligations‚ were fierce warriors on the battlefields‚ provide medical attention for mutilated troops and acted as a secret weapon to sneak supplies across the United States boarder utilizing their flowing skirts‚ they were able to smuggle ammunition‚ medicine and other goods. They were actively involved in every aspect of the Revolution‚ where their contribution was supporting
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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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A huge “bang” overcasted the sky‚ war was coming and we all knew it. It’s really amazing to think about how all of the ten acts influenced America’s to start the Revolutionary War. The ten acts that lead to the the Revolutionary War are Navigation Act‚ French and Indian War‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion‚ Proclamation‚ The Sugar Act‚ The Stamp Act‚ Declaratory Act‚ The Townshend Act‚ The Boston Massacre‚ Boston Tea Party‚ and Intolerable Act. All these acts‚ wars‚ and rebellions started with The Navigation
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Americans were not completely united. As always‚ there were the dissenters‚ in this case the Tories‚ and many people just didn’t want to get involved. Even so‚ there were evidently enough people that the Americans could win the war (with the help of the French‚ of course). Before the war‚ practical people like Ben Franklin saw that the American people needed to come together as one in order to triumph over the evil British Empire. Ben Franklin’s drawing of the snake chopped into pieces fairly adequately
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The Revolutionary War began April 19‚ 1775 and lasted until September 3‚ 1783. During this war there were smaller battles fought throughout the colonies between the Colonial and British forces for the 13 Colonies’ liberation from Great Britain. These battles helped to steer the course of the war and eventually end the war in our favor. One of these pivotal battles was the Battle of Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill during the Siege of Boston. The battle took place in Charlestown a neighborhood of Boston
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Following the Revolutionary War‚ the American colonies were faced with uncertainty in their newfound independence. Now free from British rule‚ the people of colonial America wanted to avoid any form of government for fear that it would revert them back to the past. This left the founding fathers with an extremely difficult task. How do you govern a person who wants to govern themselves? Government is necessary‚ after all‚ for the war had left the colonies in extreme debt‚ requiring taxation that
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