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The Ratification of the Constitution – 3 INTERESTING FACTS

1. One thing I learned, was that the Congress was very angry when the delegates first submitted, and turned in their plan of government. They didn’t think that they would have enough power over the states. But, as you can see that … Continue reading

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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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Out of all the acts we have studied in our time looking at the road to the Revolution, which do you consider to be the harshest, and why?

I consider the harshest act to be the Quartering act. I think this because of the shortage of food and supplies during the road leading up to the revolution. The colonists did not have  very much food. They also didn’t … Continue reading

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Why was the Declaration of Independence so important to the colonists?

I think the Declaration of Independence was very important to the colonies because they depended upon it for their freedom, and liberty. The colonists very much wanted this freedom, for they had just gotten out of the war, and were … Continue reading

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