The Birth of a New Nation There are many different understandings to what the American Revolution was. The American Revolution also known as, “The War of American Independence” was the armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American Colonies that took place from 1765-1783. Each side wanted something to fight for. The British was in debt and they wanted money. The patriots wanted independence and didn’t want to pay for goods they didn’t want. This paper is going to illustrate a point in one way why the patriots were so successful in winning the Revolution and who helped with this success. African Americans both free and enslaved made the United States more successful fighting against the British because they were given
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These actions from the British resulted in the colonists being pushed to be independent. Selesky states in, “Background and origins of the Revolution”, “The ways in which Britain attempted to exercise control over its colonies which altered between neglect and scrutiny. America realized that they had exhausted the resources of accepted legal and political arguments in their quarrel with the British Government.” This quote shows how the British were just making things worse for the colonists so the colonists retaliated with …show more content…
The ways African Americans fought in the war made the United States more successful such as their helpful tactics/strategies. Black men and women built fortifications, laid roads, constructed bridges, and performed many other engineering functions necessary for the defense and mobility of the continental army. In camp they cooked, cleaned, and mended uniforms. On march they loaded and drove wagons and tended livestock. At coastal shipyards blacks built or repaired war vessels and their weapons. Black miners produced much of the lead to make musket balls for the rebel army. In fields and on plantations all across the new United States, black farmworkers produced the meat, grain, and produce that fed the front line troops. And others performed the dangerous military missions of spies, guides, and
These actions from the British resulted in the colonists being pushed to be independent. Selesky states in, “Background and origins of the Revolution”, “The ways in which Britain attempted to exercise control over its colonies which altered between neglect and scrutiny. America realized that they had exhausted the resources of accepted legal and political arguments in their quarrel with the British Government.” This quote shows how the British were just making things worse for the colonists so the colonists retaliated with …show more content…
The ways African Americans fought in the war made the United States more successful such as their helpful tactics/strategies. Black men and women built fortifications, laid roads, constructed bridges, and performed many other engineering functions necessary for the defense and mobility of the continental army. In camp they cooked, cleaned, and mended uniforms. On march they loaded and drove wagons and tended livestock. At coastal shipyards blacks built or repaired war vessels and their weapons. Black miners produced much of the lead to make musket balls for the rebel army. In fields and on plantations all across the new United States, black farmworkers produced the meat, grain, and produce that fed the front line troops. And others performed the dangerous military missions of spies, guides, and