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    The beginning battles of the Revolution, such as the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge and the Battle of Lexington and Concord, were a key morale boost for the Patriots in the early stages of the American Revolutionary War. The Battle of Lexington and Concord occurred on April 19, 1775. However, before the Battle of Lexington and Concord came to be, representatives of the colonists gathered for the First Continental Congress in Massachusetts. As the meeting adjourned, the colonies decided to…

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    was “...chained between two nations,” as she often said. ‘Chains’ describes her circumstances best because she was always stuck between the Loyalist and the Patriots. Isabel was often told pros and cons about the Loyalist and the Patriots so she was always weavering sides. But finally, at the end of the story she chose her side, the patriots. Isabel used the word ‘chains’ to describe her situation(s) frequently throughout the book. It is always used as a metaphor because she isn’t actually…

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    The Patriot Act was made with the respectable goal of finding and arraigning global fear mongers working on American soil; in any case, the disastrous outcomes of the Act have been uncommon. A considerable lot of the Patriot Act's arrangements are in clear infringement of the U.S. Constitution—a report drafted by savvy men like Benjamin Franklin, James Madison, Alexander Hamilton, and George Washington so as to secure American rights and opportunities. The Patriot Act infringes on sacrosanct…

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    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 countries, the patriots’…

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    Starting in 1796 the colonist began to rejected the British Authority and began to rebel. The rebels were known as the patriots, the patriots fought for their freedom and wanted to establish a new country in which resulted the United States of America. During the American Revolution, the first president( After Revolutionary War) George Washington commanded the continental army. Washington was the type of leader that people can only dream to be. Before the Revolution he served in the Seven Years…

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    revolutionary war all started with just one thing that happened that she saw with her very own eyes, the hanging of a rebel scum who died at a tree. This story all started just because of a rebel being hanged. Now, Sophia´s parents were part of the Patriots who were fighting for independence from England. Until the initial retreat away from their home during the invasion. Another thing though before all of that stuff happening was that her brother,…

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    quote expresses one of the reasons why the Americans (and allied forces) won the won the Revolutionary War. The Patriots were inspired and propelled by the idea of independence, and their lives and ideals were at stake, whereas the British were too cocky and only fought for money. This made a huge difference in the war, because although the British army was much larger than the Patriot army, the “fight in the dog” made all the difference. In other words, the British weren’t very passionate about…

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    Britain has the loyalists in the South, while Americans had their foreign assistance. Also, Patriot troops had master plans with George Washington as their leader, so the change of location was beneficial for them. During the late 1770's the Patriots gained the most from the sudden adjustment to location, because they took advance of every opportunity they received, resulting in positive effects.…

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    protection of great britain; the patriots, who wanted to lead a revolution against britain and form their own independent government with no foreign taxes; and the undecided party. Each of the colonies had to decide whether or not to fight for their independence from britain- if it would be of enough value to the colonies to have their own completely independent government, free from foreign taxes, to dismiss the protection and powerful alliance of great britain. The patriot party required…

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    divide between the colonies’ people. On one side, there were Loyalist and on the other were the Patriots. The revolutionary events from 1775-1776 transformed the competing…

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