What Does Freedom Symbolize

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Freedom can symbolize many things. Americans won freedom from the British. Women won the freedom to vote. Some people are still fighting for their freedom. But what if we did not have freedom? What would America be like then? When the colonists came to America, they built colonies. Brick by brick, city by city, they worked hard all day and night. Once the colonies were done, they finally had their own land. The king of England did not like that. He taxed all of their goods and would not give them any say. The colonies did not think that was fair. They built this land, why did the king have the nerve to try and rule it? The Revolutionary War began, and at first the English looked like they might win. However, we soon got the help of France

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