Monthly Archives: April 2013

We discussed that after the victory of the colonists in the Revolutionary War, they seemed to go through a phase that we labeled an “identity crisis”. Explain with 3 sentences why they felt at a loss with how to identify themselves.

I think that one of the reasons they went through their “identity crisis” was that they were afraid of how they were going to buy things. Now that they had left Great Britain, they could not use the British currency. … Continue reading

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Based on everything we have learned regarding the American Revolutionary War, what would you consider to have been the most important/pivotal?

I think that the most important thing regarding the American Revolutionary War, was (and is) the signing of the Declaration of Independence.  I think this, because it was one of the first acts the Colonists made. One to make the … Continue reading

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George Washington – Letter to the Congress

In the letter George Washington sends to the congress, he tells them lots. Of complaints. And he had a good reason for each and every one of them. One of the things he is clearly trying to convey is… FOOD. … Continue reading

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