American Revolution Dbq Analysis

There is a lot of confusion as to why the Patriots won the the RevolutionaryWar. We must start at the root of the war to answer this question. The explanation, on paper, as why the colonists revolted was because the British were taxing them without representation. This explanation does not go into full detail of why simple farmers were willing to give up their lives for sovereignty. Was it simply because of taxation?; No it takes more than taxation to start a war with the greatest world power in the world. It takes a great thirst for freedom. It took a passion for liberty that had been swelling up for several decades to have the courage to challenge the British. “Give me liberty or give me death” this quote from a speech given by Patrick Henry in 1775 summarizes well the mindset of the colonists when heading into the war. Their intangible passion for freedom fed into their tangible war effort. heir willingness to give up more lives and more money than the British is what won them the war. …show more content…
The unfair taxing of the colonists led the colonists to realize a number of problems that they had with authority of Britain. For instance the issue of taxation without representation eventually led to the issue of if the monarchy was truly a representation of the citizens. The colonists started thinking more and more about what an ideal government should be. The works of John Locke, Thomas Paine, and other enlightenment thinkers started to get spread around more. These works of political theory were read by farmers, and lawyers. It wasn't just elitists that read about these political theories, it was also read by those of lower social class. These ideologies were what inspired the colonists to produce such a Great War effort against the