The idea that all human beings were born equal and that as equals and that all had equal rights flew in the face of traditional social norms. In the Old World, social hierarchies determined political and economic status. In the New World, citizens at least had the opportunity to participate in town meetings. The newly bestowed rights and freedoms were not universal, however. Slaves and women were both excluded

I have always been loyal to the King, but is this how a king treats his subjects, by drawing weapons on them on a hillside? The colonists did not start this fight; they are here in response to the threat. Every real man wants to defend his homeland from threat, in my opinion. Until today I thought of my homeland as Great Britain, and I saw my allegiance to King

By studying the American Revolution, children will gain a sense of how 'young' America is, in comparison to other nations, and why such issues as individualism and taxation remain such an important part of the American civic discourse today. Being able to identify major British and American figures of the revolution is essential because people like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison continue to play such an important influence

More precisely, anthropology studies suggest that African-American communities represent some of the strongest human gatherings in the world precisely because there is a sense of unity in suffering (Jenkins, 1997). Seeing the complete isolation and rejection from and by the white community the African-American communities gathered around and against a common evil which was the white communities and the state. Therefore, the emotional element played an essential role for

John Shy and Revolutionary War John Shy raised the question of how the American Revolution could have been successful at all against the greatest military and economic power of the 18th Century and one that had a longer imperial reach than any other. Yes in the end Great Britain gave up its North American colonies after the defeat at Yorktown in 1781 and the collapse of Lord North's ministry. Over 200,000

156. Ibid, pg. 157. "General Nathanael Greene." Historic Valley Forge. 2006. Internet. Retrieved March 14, 2009 at http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/greene.html. "Brigadier General Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox." The American Revolution Homepage. 2004. Internet. Retrieved March 14, 2009 at http://americanrevwar.homestead. A com/files/marion.htm. Ibid, Internet. 10 Cheaney, Janie B. "Daniel Morgan." 1998. Internet. Retrieved March 14, 2009 at http://jrshelby.com/kimocowp/morgan.htm. 11 "The Winning of Independence, 1777-1783." American Military History, Chapter 4. U.S. Army Military History. 2001. Internet. Retrieved March 14, 2009 at http://www.history.army.mil/books/amh/amh-04.htm. 12