The American Revolutionary War was fought and won by the Colonists because of an idea. The idea was freedom. There are many reasons why freedom became a pertinent idea to the colonists and in this paper I shall discuss what events lead up to this idea. I shall examine the British theory of mercantilism‚ the French-Indian War‚ and many of the acts that Great Britain sought to make the Colonists to abide by. Through these three events‚ the idea of freedom blossomed within many Colonists ’ thoughts
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The Turning Point in The Revolutionary War The Revolutionary war took place in 1775 to 1783. This was a war between the British and the Americans. The colonists were fighting for their freedom‚ they wanted to become their own. Wrote the Declaration of independence to gain their. But they needed to Fight for it. During The Revolutionary war‚ most of it was one sided towards the Britishes favor‚ they were winning all of these small battles against the colonists such as the Boston campaign and
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rebellions as well as create a popular support for the rule of a new leadership. If we look at the American Revolution in this way‚ it was really a work of genius. The Founding Fathers certainly deserved the award tributed to them over the centuries‚ for the creation of the most effective national control system that is still in use today. During the Revolutionary War it seemed that all of the advantages went to the British when it came to military. They had an immense navy and superior equipment for
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went to war‚ the only people left were women and children. Women were in charge of keeping the family and business together till their husbands or sons return. During the war‚ just daily tasks were switching for women‚ whether it was chopping wood to keep the house warm to becoming a nurse to aid the injured soldiers. Some even took on more dangerous roles such as becoming a secret soldier or spy during the Revolutionary War. Prime examples of outstanding women who played key wars in the war can be
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The American revolutionary war‚ the war that started on April 19‚ 1775. The thirteen Colonies vs Great Britain for the Battle of freedom‚ independence and the new world. These people during the American revolutionary war helped made the success of the revolutionary war‚ these people consist of George Washington the general of the continental army that led them to victory‚ Marquis de Lafayette a french noble that helped the colonies by supplying them with money‚ supplies and french troops‚ Baron
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The Revolutionary war‚ beginning on 1775‚ involving Great Britain’s and her 13 colonies lasted 8 years and culminated ot the battle of Yorktown‚ in which Britain was forced to surrender. However‚ victory could not have been achieved without the aid of the French and Spanish‚ who provided troops‚ weapons and a navvy able to match Great Britain’s robust army of redcoats. The French first took interest in the Colonies‚ following the Battle of Saratoga in which the colonies forced Britain to surrender
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in the American Revolutionary War created a new nation‚ while British failure tore away a part of their empire. Such consequences were inevitably going to have effects‚ but historians debate the extent of each compared to that of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars which would test Britain soon after their American experience. Modern readers might expect Britain to have suffered greatly as a result of losing the war‚ but the fact is it’s possible to argue that the war was not only survived
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There were quite a few significant events that led up to the Revolutionary War. The Americans relied on the British Empire to turn there raw product into sellable goods but they became so fed up with all the taxes they had to pay and all the rules the royal government was imposing on them. The Americans were getting tired of the British pushing them around and trying to dictate their lifestyle. The Americans became frustrated and disgruntled when they imposed all their acts on them such as the
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the eighteenth century had very different roles before the Revolutionary War than after‚ and the movement of gender equality can be attributed to their increased importance in wartime. Before the war‚ women had primarily one job: manage and care for her household. While men were responsible for a family’s income‚ security‚ and overall leadership‚ women were responsible for the well-being of her home and children. Having many children was considered a wife’s duty‚ as sons would help their father‚
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The Revolutionary War was a period of time when America would free from its constraints of Britain‚ and become their own independent nation. The men‚ the soldiers in the war were credited mainly for the pathway to freedom‚ but what about the women who also made efforts? Most of the women who stepped forward to help out and pave the way for freedom were looked past‚ or down upon because women were looked to be subordinate to men. Though the Revolutionary War opened opportunities for minority groups
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