American History: How The US Got Their Independence
American History
10/12/11
How the U.S Was Won America is known as the land of the free, and home of the brave, but that was not always the terms of its existence. America started off like any other country, poor, in debt, and under another countries rule. Luckily, the country that they were under was Great Britain, who underestimated the power of the fight for freedom. The U.S got their independence because of the colony structure, the French support, and their passion for liberty. The American colonists first landed in Virginia, and from there they spread southwards and northwards over time. The British could not control all of the colonies at the same time. The colonies in the north began resisting taxes and mercantilism,
10/12/11
How the U.S Was Won America is known as the land of the free, and home of the brave, but that was not always the terms of its existence. America started off like any other country, poor, in debt, and under another countries rule. Luckily, the country that they were under was Great Britain, who underestimated the power of the fight for freedom. The U.S got their independence because of the colony structure, the French support, and their passion for liberty. The American colonists first landed in Virginia, and from there they spread southwards and northwards over time. The British could not control all of the colonies at the same time. The colonies in the north began resisting taxes and mercantilism,