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    The American Revolutionary War, beginning in 1775, was a defining moment that changed the history of America indefinitely. The Founding Fathers knew it would be a costly and dangerous decision to declare war on the powerful Great Britain, so they made sure they had a plethora of goals for the war before waging it. Most widely acknowledged, they wanted independence from the British monarchy’s mistreatment; however, the American colonists also wanted visionary rights. These goals led to a government

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    the new taxes and laws the British imposed on the colonies only made them more resentful towards their mother country causing violent revolts, boycott, and events such as the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party. This lead to the start of the Revolutionary War in 1775 between the colonies in America and Great Britain in which each side had both substantial advantages and disadvantages that impacted the eight long years of struggle. The colonies in America called a meeting for the First Continental

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    There has been an argument since the war started about whether the colonists were justified in declaring independence and breaking away from their home country. The American colonists were justified in waging war for independence against Britain because the british government ignored countless formal petitions sent, the government didn’t have the right to impose taxes on the settlers, and Britain waged war against the colonists. The first reason the revolutionary war was justified was because the king

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    emerge victorious from the quagmire, leave the battlefield waving Betsy Ross’s flag higher?” Is the start of Guns and Ships, a song from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton: An American Musical. But that raises the question: How we exactly did win the Revolutionary War? Even with the home-land advantage, without help, we would have almost certainly lost. Continuing on in Guns and Ships, “Yo. Turns out we had a secret weapon: an immigrant you know and love who’s unafraid to step in. He’s constantly confusing

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    conversations about George Washington and the Revolutionary War. Thanks to you and your quest for knowledge, I have done research on the great general and am happy to pass along my findings to you. Leading up to the Revolutionary War the colonists were thriving in America. Tobacco was a major export, and America was making a name on its own globally. There was growing resentment toward Great Britain over taxes and lack of representation for the colonists. “First in war, first in peace, and first in the

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    The American Revolutionary war was a war between the U.S and Britain. It started in 1775 and lasted until 1783 and it was fought to gain independence over the U.S. Many people only think of men when it comes to wars, especially back in the 1700’s, but women made a huge impact on this war as well. Women provided great care to the men, made incredible spies, formed organizations, and even helped fight on the frontier. Even though women do not get the credit for winning the war, they played a significant

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    Opinion Writing Draft By: Annabella A. Block Now, if you asked the Colonists and the British, “Who started the revolutionary war?” They would say the opposite! But what if both the Colonists and the British started the revolutionary war? The Colonists and the British, that means I am a neutral. Both The Colonists and The British started the Revolutionary war because people reused to pay taxes, soldiers weren’t prepared and know one knows who fired “the shot heard around the world. Who are the

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    This essay is investigating the role of naval powers in the American Revolutionary War. The war was predominantly land-based and took place in the revolting Colonies, themselves. British and American conflict is most commonly investigated. There seems to be little role of navy with so much land combat and so little opportunity for a Continental Navy to develop. However, the British had to cross the Atlantic to supply the war, and more importantly, there were European powers who had a British defeat

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    The American Revolutionary War was actually stemmed from the political and economic conflicts between American colonist and the British government. This war for independence of a new country actually could be called as the American rebels. The military action evolved though four distinct phases. The phase one continued for 2 years. On April 19, 1775, The Revolutionary War began with the gunfire at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts. The blasting fuse was the British attempt to arrest rebel government

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    Katelyn Bradley 10th Grade Honors English And 10th Grade History Mrs. Pante And Coach Lawrence The Revolutionary War: Myths and Folklore Myths and folklore play immense roles in everyday life. Some of these tales explain natural occurrences while others alter our view of historical happenings. The Revolutionary War is no exception to the tampering’s of legends like Betsy Ross sewing creating the first American flag, Paul Revere’s Midnight Ride, The Boston Tea Party A famous belief that is quite

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