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American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War started in April 1775 between British military based in Boston, Massachusetts and American colonial militia. While the conflict initially started as a political dispute between the British national government and residents of the American colonies over taxes, the American Continental Congress declared the colonies to be an independent nation in July 1776.
Eventually, the war also included France, Spain, and Holland on the side of the U.S. Land combat in North American mostly ended after the Franco-American victory at the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781. However ...more
Eventually, the war also included France, Spain, and Holland on the side of the U.S. Land combat in North American mostly ended after the Franco-American victory at the Siege of Yorktown in October 1781. However ...more
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Can you identify in your own life speculations that became educated guesses and then truth? Have you ever seen your established truths upended, with a resulting revolution in your life?
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― The Science of Interstellar
― The Science of Interstellar
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The "Indians" knew the destruction of the tea had to be finished by midnight--not one minute later. Destroying the tea was against the law. The men were defying King George III of Great Britain. They could be tried for a crime against the government, thrown into jail, and hanged. Why would they risk their lives just to destroy a cargo of tea?
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― How Did Tea and Taxes Spark a Revolution?: And Other Questions about the Boston Tea Party
― How Did Tea and Taxes Spark a Revolution?: And Other Questions about the Boston Tea Party
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This group features discussion and review of books about the American Revolutionary War. In addi…more
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Not long ago, I discovered that I am a direct descendant of a famous American Revolutionary sold…more
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