tyranny (Schultz‚ 2014‚ 99). The Revolutionary War consisted of a group fighting for a place they want to call their own and a group fighting for the people they once called their own. The freedom the Colonists fought for was not easy coming though. There were many steps that lead into the battle that determined their freedom. By looking at the causes‚ the course of the war‚ the outcomes‚ and its influence on the American Identity‚ the reality of the Revolutionary war and its major battles will show
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The American Revolutionary War fought between Great Britain and the colonists was justified under Christian faith. This war was not only fought for economic reasons‚ but also for fundamental Christian beliefs. England’s strong contempt over the colonies and the series of actions by the British pushed our Founding Fathers over the edge and towards independence. Even though leaders on both sides held valued Christian beliefs‚ the British gave the colonists too many obstacles to overcome. Just like
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set forth by sailing west to get to Asia. Spain‚ England and France all looked for trade routes to Asia. Columbus suggested crossing the Atlantic believing he would hit Asia‚ not knowing that there would be a country in his way. Every country was at “war” claiming land and trying to colonize. A numbering amount of men died and neglected their expedition by living with other tribes and taking some for wives. Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 discovered Florida and was later met by a southern Indian tribe
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Wars are very expensive. They are expensive due to the cost of funding the mass quantities of weapons‚ armor‚ labor‚ innovations and time. An example I am going to use is the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War was finically expensive. The Revolutionary War was expensive for both sides. The British had to fund the building of many ships to get overseas‚ weapons to all their soldiers and their uniforms. To help the British recover from past wars‚ they raised taxes for America. Britain charged
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would not have triumphed. Due to taxes from the British the colonists were in debt; the colonists simply did not have enough funds to support six more years of war. If the French never leant the colonists’ money they would still be under British command to this day. The loaning of money from the French kept the colonists in the war and was the turning point of the Revolutionary war. If the French never lend the colonists money‚ the colonists would have not been able to continue much longer after Saratoga
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September 2014 Intro With all of the circumstances weighed‚ one can see that the outcome of the American Revolutionary War of 1776 inevitably tilted toward victory for the colonists. The British brought an experienced Army to bear on the Colonists; however‚ fighting a war across the Atlantic Ocean required supplying the army by way of the sea‚ a great logistical disadvantage. The Colonists‚ by contrast were fighting in their own backyards‚ and had a well-coordinated system of supply routes that
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The Purpose of Revolutionary Speeches The “Crisis No 1” written by Thomas Paine‚ was one of the many great speeches written during the Revolutionary War. Speeches like “The Crisis” have inspired people even in this day and time to fight for their country. Speeches like Thomas Paine’s “The Crisis”‚ are some of the most important speeches of the Revolutionary War. Speeches during the Revolutionary War were used to persuade people‚ including the common man‚ of their beliefs‚ and to boost soldiers
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Washington set up hastily constructed breastworks called Fort Necessity h. After a ten hour siege‚ he was forced to surrender his entire command in July 1754‚ but was permitted to march his men away with the full honors of war 5. The French and Indian War / 7 Years War i. The fourth Anglo-French struggle j. It was fought in America and in Europe‚ the West Indies‚ the Philippines‚ Africa‚ and in the ocean k. In Europe‚ the principle adversaries were Britain and Prussia
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overnight. It happened over the course of hundreds of years. America was‚ and still is‚ a nation of those who fought for what they believed in‚ and it all began in the prime of its independence. Between the years 1754‚ which gave us the French and Indian War‚ and 1774‚ when the first Continental Congress Meeting was held‚ America slowly but surely took its rightful place as the just leaders of the lands from sea to shining sea. It’s independence did not come easily‚ and many men died for its fortification
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After the Revolutionary War‚ many Americans realized that the government established by the Articles of Confederation was not working. America needed a new form of government. It had to be strong enough to maintain national unity over a large geographic area‚ but not so strong as to become a tyranny. Unable to find an exact model in history to fit America’s unique situation‚ delegates met at Philadelphia in 1787 to create their own solution to the problem. Their creation was the United States Constitution
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