American Revolution

Women in the American Revolution In American history classes, students hear about the famous men that fought in wars and those that led the country to better places. However, they rarely hear about what the women of these times had to offer. One of the most famous wars in this country was the American Revolution, in which we fought for our freedom from Britain. This was also a time where women were able to step up and do some of the same jobs as men could, and many of them became famous for…

either with the loyalists for Britain or the Patriots who wanted independence. The American revolution occurred during 1775-1783, and it started with the Battle of Lexington in April of 1775. The Battle of Lexington was when Paul Revere and the other sons of liberty were warning people “the redcoats are coming.” After the battle the war officially started and dragged on for 8 long years. The victory of the American revolutionary war was because of the patriots’ diplomatic relations with other…

When one thinks of the American Revolution, names such as Thomas Jefferson and George Washington probably come to mind. The American Revolution began in 1775 and was the direct result of America wanting freedom from British rule. Many people believe the Virginia elite were the only people responsible for officially declaring independence from Britain in 1776. However, “a web of influences helped push Virginia into the American Revolution: these groups include Indians, debtors, and slaves” (xvii)…

old. Although, John graduated from Boston Latin School (a college) before that. He was one of most wealthy men before the American Revolution. Along with being a Patriot for the American Revolution, John also was a merchant, smuggler, and statesman. Hancock mainly worked as a merchant before he went to college. He would never know that he would help start the American Revolution. Hancock then won two consecutive political positions and got into politics. John did this when colonists…

America is the way it is today because of the American Revolution. The American Revolution marked the separation of the British Empire and one of its most important Colonies. Behind the independence that America had fought so hard for, there developed a diverging society that was longing to wrap around new doctrines. The goals in the revolution that motivated the people to fight for freedom, continue to influence American Society well after that time. For example, the ideas from John Locke about…

to rally the masses to fight to gain it. This idea was the whole basis behind the American Revolution, best put by Thomas Jefferson with “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” While this idea seems simple enough to achieve, first the Americans would have to successfully defeat their Mother Country Great Britain, who was…

American politics and social views cost a war to achieve. In order for the new American government to stay in place successfully the old one had to be thrown out and the new one given sovereignty. This independence and time for a new rising government came at the price of roughly 25,300 American lives during the American Revolution (“Number of Americans”). The Revolutionary War gave New England the power and want to set up a new government, as well, the revolution changed the way women were…

industrial revolution. Printing allowed written ideas to be spread to a wider audience and reach more people. This availability created an influence so great that newspaper can be named directly responsible for the french and american revolution. Because newspapers printed to influence a revolution would obviously contain biased information, I believe that the internet would have diminished the influence to start a revolution because it would have allowed access to both sides of the revolution…

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…

At this time, the Americans were fighting for their independence against Great Britain. In the colonies, many families were split apart and friendships severed because the colonists could not agree on who to support in the war. The Patriots, also known as Whigs, were the colonists who were fighting against the British. The Loyalists, also known as Tories, were colonists who supported Great Britain and their efforts to control America. The Loyalists thought the Patriots were committing…