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Revolutionary War Dbq

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The Revolutionary War was fought for around eight years. It was a war between Britain and the Patriots. To the Patriots, it was a war fought for freedom. The war demonstrated the democratic ideals of the Patriots by fighting for freedom and to be free, but those are ideas were not upheld because the Patriots owned slaves and would not let them be free. The first slaves that were brought to America came around the year of 1619. They were brought to sell to colonists for money. The colonists would then use them for hard labor in fields, or as house servants. At this time, Britain was still controlling the colonies. They controlled most of the government and owned all of the land. Britain changed and placed laws in the colonies that

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