The Patriots Contributions To The American Revolution

Before America became what it is today, it had to fight a war to gain its independence. The American colonists wanted freedom from the oppressive British monarchy which limited their freedom in a growing colony. War eventually became the answer to gaining the independence and freedom that the early Americans desired. As any American knows, America gained independence after a long fought war with the British in the late 1700’s. But they had help in the fight for freedom and they were influenced significantly by other international powers.

Parmentier WOSSE 18-003 INSURGENCY The Revolutionary war was a catalyst to bring a nation together and introduce insurgency and guerilla tactics to help beat a more formidable opponent. Insurgency tactics used by the militia brought the British Army to a point of shame, by disrupting and wearing down the fighting spirit of the British. We will look at the first insurgency and how militiamen, made of farmers and tradesmen, used insurgency, and guerilla tactics, to wear down the British army and help the Colonial army, win the war. Phase one- Survival: The building phase was completed at this point from wars fought in previous years. Many had fought in the French and Indian War where they learned how to fight and use guerrilla tactics.

The colonists sided with the British and fought alongside their soldiers, meanwhile the French allied with the Native Americans. In the end Britain won the war and conquered dominance of the North American colonies. As a result Parliament ended the age of Solitary Neglect. During this time of neglect Britain allowed the colonies to live as its own sovereign state. After war, the Navigation Acts were enforced.

The American Revolution was a successful revolt of the colonies and their mother country in a fight for their independence. It was successful, because the new independent country known as the United States of America was formed, and can still be seen today. However, the revolution goes very in depth on how it happened. The revolution was a very tough and long war between Great Britain, the mother country, and their colonies. This war led the colonies to gain their independence from Great Britain and form, what we know today as the United States of America.

The colonists began to accumulate arms and prepare for what they felt was an inevitable battle with the oppressive British Army. The Battle of Lexington occurred because a loyalist to the King, General Gage, had received secret commands from Dartmouth to take the patriots’ weapons, in case they riot against them. The British had to walk through Lexington in order to get to Concord, but since they had met up with patriots ready to fight in Lexington, a battle stemmed. How the patriot leaders got word of this was to have come from Margaret Kemble Gage. She was General Gage’s wife and supported the patriot’s work more than she did with her husband’s.

The United States was created from the leading battles of the Continental Army in the American Revolution; Europe’s greatest nation of the time at war with its own people. The abuse of power by the king of Great Britain had angered the colonist to fight for their rights as citizens, this lead to the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolution. As the troops of the American and British soldiers fought during the war what strengths and weaknesses influenced the win of the American soldiers? During the American Revolution, the American and British soldiers demonstrated clear strengths and weaknesses, which impacted the American troops’ victory. In the first place, the British soldiers had great strengths in the American revolution,

Us Americans began to get tired of the British and their unjust laws. It started as simple skirmishes between British troops and the colonials, it then escalated to armed combat. It didn't start as full on war, first, a group of highly respected colonists gathered to declare their grievances against Great Britain. These colonists include George Washington, Samuel Adams, Patrick Henry, and John Jay. However, independence was not yet declared.

On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry presented the idea of fighting against Great Britain for liberty, which Great Britain had suppressed the American colonists for years. Freedom and liberty were necessary for the colonists of the Thirteen Colonies to feel like individual people. Every person should be able to decide the action they would take and the responsibilities they would have. This speech was remarkable and memorable for the start of the bold actions that changed the world forever. Patrick Henry persuade the colonist to fight the British government by using his strong voice as a weapon.

The revolt by the people of Boston was how they were going to justify their opinion of the British Tea Act and how the American colonists were going to clarify their message of “no taxation without representation” to the British. If the Boston Tea Party had not occurred the colonists would not have taken a step forward into separating themselves from England, which led to the Declaration of Independence. Because of the Boston Tea Party we have freedom without being oppressed by another

These factors include the cost of purchasing the land, not only in a the physical cost but also a mental state it place on the people of this new founded country. The fact that if Jefferson went through with the purchase of this new expansion territory he would be funding Napoleon Bonaparte, the French ruler who ruled in a dictatorial way, who needed the money to support his army as he tried to conquer England harming people in the process. Additionally, the opinions of his own people differed, all did not agree with the idea of the Louisiana Purchase, some people even believed it to be unconstitutional. Jefferson had to figure all of these factors in when he was making the decision on whether he was going to accept Napoleon’s offer on the land within the Louisiana Territory or whether he had to much to risk within his