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"These are the
times that try men's' souls. The summer soldier and the
sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service
of their country; bur that stands it now, deserves the love
and thanks of man and woman. Tyranny.....is not easily
conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the
harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph." Thomas
Paine, Intro to the The Crisis, December 19, 1776
The American Revolution
1775-1783
Many
historians see the American Revolution as one of the great
turning points in history. It was not an isolated event
because it was the culmination of the ideas and ideals put
forth by the men and women of the age of
Enlightenment,
Reformation
and
Renaissance. . It was the
culmination of many years of frustration with the British
legal, economic and social systems that were in place in 18th
century England and Europe. In the early stages of the
revolution the colonist did not want independence but only the
addressing of their grievances. When their cries for justice
and reform went unheeded they resorted to a complete break
with the crown. The American Revolution had a tremendous
effect and led to revolts in
France, Germany, and
Latin America.
Even today many revolutionaries hold the American Revolution
as a guide for their aspirations for liberty.
Websites "Everyone
knows how 50 or 60 "Sons of
Liberty," disguised as
Mohawks, protested the 3
cents per pound British tax
on tea by dumping chests of
the popular drink into
Boston Harbor on December
16, 1773. Fewer know that
the improper Bostonians
repeated the performance on
March 7, 1774. The two tea
parties cost the British
around $3 million in modern
money."
Source:
Mr. Thomas Fleming
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"There were no
less than 21
regiments
(estimated to
total 6,500 to
8,000 men) of
loyalists in the
British army.
Washington
reported a field
army of 3,468.
About a third of
Americans
opposed the
Revolution.
"
Source:
Mr. Thomas
Fleming
Websites
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