The Patriots Revolutionary War

“These are the times that try men’s souls.” Thomas Paine said this during the times leading up to the Revolutionary War. These times include: Navigation Act, French and Indian War, Sugar Act, The stamp Act, Boston Massacre, Townsend Act, The Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts. All of these events are important in leading to the Revolutionary War. This essay will go into detail about the events leading up to the Revolutionary War. Starting with, the Navigation Act. The Navigation Act was the first event leading up to the Revolutionary War. The Navigation Act is where British parliament passed a series of navigation acts. These navigation acts limited colonial trade by using the system of mercantilism. This also forbade the

Although Identity was lacking at the beginning of the revolution, the American unity, proven by indisputable evidence proved essential and eventually won them war, making

The Patriots had a very good leader to lead them. They had George Washington. He was a good leader because he took risks to help the Patriots win the war. He would do anything to help the Patriots get ready to fight.

Motivation: Both Leadership and Popular support both combined in making the Patriot Army motivated to win the war. The motivation of the Patriots fighting in their homeland for the freedom, their family, and friends had a major part with the winning of the Patriots of Revolutionary War. To do anything outside of your comfort zone, or to do anything you are unsure about, you need motivation to be able to do it, you need people to push you to do whatever it is, and we know that the troops friends and family did that. Studies have shown that positive reinforcement leads to better results. The patNEXT Going back to the popular support standpoint, the British troops were mostly made of mercenaries because the actual British people were not motivated or enthusiastic about the war nor did they have a strong support system. George Washington especially helped his troops gain that motivation. The British were just fighting to win the war and get paid, whereas the Patriots were fighting for their lives, their land and their freedom. Kata and

The colonists, even though they were the underdogs won the war for america. They used guerilla tactics unlike the british to kill more

This, however, was no simple task. The British were superior in many aspects, so how exactly did the colonists win the war? Firstly, Britain was extremely overconfident in themselves. They didn’t expect the colonists to put up much of a fight, and though that taking Boston would halt their efforts and end the rebellion. However, once that strategy failed, they were forced to take a new approach and decided to try to isolate Boston and New England by conquering the surrounding colonies including New York. Yet again, the British failed to do this, and during that time, the colonists received help from European countries like France. After defeat they tried one more strategy which was to take the South and use the loyalists who lived there. The colonists then fought them using guerilla tactics, in which they launched small hit and run attacks, and targeted the weak points in the British army. This strategy ultimately led to the colonial victory. Besides just the military tactics used by the rebels, there were some other factors that helped in their victory. Firstly, the British mostly ignored the loyalists who could have been very useful to them in battles. Secondly, although it may not seem like much, the United States generals, including George Washington were good at keeping the soldiers’ morale high, despite even a series of losses. Because of this, the army never gave up until they were victorious. Lastly, because the British were fighting in unfamiliar land which was separated from their home country by an ocean, they were faced with many disadvantages. They also had to hold control of a colony when they overtook it, meaning that some troops would have to be left behind. Overall, even though the British were much better equipped than the Americans, the colonists played to their strengths and Britain’s weakness, which proved to be

The American Revolution was undeniably the most pivotal time period in respect to United States History, but who was really to blame for initiating the conflict? While both the British politicians and American colonists shared the blame for the kindling of the revolution, one party was certainly more at fault than the other: the British. Through short-term causes of taxation and incommodious trade acts, and long-term causes of salutary neglect and involvement in the burdensome French & Indian War, the British politicians proved to ultimately be the most responsible for igniting the Revolutionary War.

To start, the victory of the United States had many political reasons, such as Thomas Paine's pamplet "Common Sense" that had not only been one of the most influential pamplets ever written but had also called for a republic. This idea had given America the push they needed into fighting for their independence. Another political reason had been the Declaration of Independence in 1773 for it had, like with "Common Sense", pushed Americans for independence. One more political reason for the U.S. victory in the Revolutionary War would be George Washington himself. Yes, he had lost more battles than he won but with his amazing sense of justice, leadership, patience and especially being a man of wealth from Virginia, Washington had gained back the trust from the colonists to their government.

The American Revolutionary War was a long hard fought war that lasted about 8 years. Many Countries were involved in the war, such as The United States, France, Great Britain, Spain, and The Dutch Republic. Not all countries actually fought but they provided either side with weapons and supplies to help them have a greater chance of winning the war. More than 70,000 people were killed during the great American Revolutionary War. The Americans were tired of the loyalist British taking advantage of them. They were tired of the new taxes that kept being created by the British. The Americans were tired of being pushed around, so they decided to do something about it. High Tensions eventually got between the two countries and they began to start a war, which was known as The American Revolutionary War. Before the war began, a great man implied, “One of the most essential branches of English liberty is the freedoms of one’s house, a man’s house is his castle”, informing everyone that the colonies should be freed from British control (Otis). The American Revolutionary war was a war started, so the 13 colonies of America could gain there independence from Great Britain. Thousands of soldiers were killed while many others were severely wounded. The American Revolutionary war was one of the greatest wars in American history, because it had many great battles, was led by some of the greatest leaders, and got the 13 colonies independence from Great Britain.

The Revolutionary War was the reason why we are a country today. It was an 8 year battle and a hard fight but we came out victorious. A lot of thanks can go to Nathanael Green who served as a major general for the entire Revolutionary War. This is because he had won many battles, he led the war in the south and he was one of the most trusted generals in the Revolutionary War.

To win the Revolutionary War, there were three crucial factors. First, the unity was solidified when the rebellious consciousness was aroused and thus united the American against the British. Secondly, it was the military force that translated into action the thoughts of rebellion. Lastly, the logistic supports from the grass roots allowed the army to fight without worrying about the food shortages. These factors which constantly affected each other made the united Americans strong and competitive enough to fight with Britain and win the war.

The spirit of freedom led the western colonies to fight for the independence from Britain. Indeed, it was not going to be easy, but the courage, willingness, and faith of many of the Patriots was the key to overcome the biggest army of the world. Despite of the scarcity of supplies, illness, and cold weather the colonies were moved by their faith along with help and supplies from France. Also, the political organization of the colonies strengthened the victory in America. If it had not been for the optimism of the settlers and initiative of the revolutionary leaders, George Washington would have lost the American Revolution.

The Americans were patriots because they forged a new way of life, and they took it upon themselves to fix what needed to be changed.

A motivating force behind the revolution was the American embrace of a political ideology called "republicanism", which was dominant in the colonies by 1775. The "country party" in Britain, whose critique of British government emphasized that corruption was to be feared, influenced American politicians. The commitment of most Americans to republican values and to their rights, helped bring about the American Revolution, as Britain was increasingly seen as hopelessly corrupt and hostile to American interests; it seemed to threaten to the established liberties that Americans enjoyed. The greatest threat to liberty was depicted as corruption. The colonists associated it with luxury and, especially, inherited aristocracy, which they condemned.

In 1781 the first attempt in central banking was undertaken by an act of the Congress of the Confederation, thereby creating the Bank of North America. This bank was given exclusivity in the domain of issuing of national bills and credit. The idea was that this bank run by Robert Morris would act as the monetary agent of the US government which was needed to help deal with the funding of the Revolutionary War. Prior to the ratification of the Articles of Confederation & Perpetual Union in 1781, only the thirteen states had the sovereign power to issue their own bills of credit. Therefore before the ratification it was State Chartered banks that were providing the credit for the war, through the use of continental currency or “continentals.” These continentals were depreciating in value to the point of becoming distressed assets so it was Morris’s assertion that this private “for profit” monopolized commercial bank would be the only viable solution. With the ratification of the Articles of Confederation, congress also gained the power over the issue of bills of credit, so Morris went to work establishing America’s first central bank. It is also important to note that this function was not essential to continuing the war effort as with the defeat of the British in Yorktown in October of 1781 excluding several small skirmishes, the war had already ended. The Bank of North America essentially provided the greatest monetary benefit to the holders of large amounts of