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A Kind of Revolution BY Jessica Cardoza. American vs. British War The American army consisted of purely white men, all of which were armed with guns and
American vs. British War The American army consisted of purely
white men, all of which were armed with guns and ready to shoot.
The Americans werent always the best of fighters, they lost many
battles.
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Military part 1 Most of the American male population went into
the army and most of these men were white. These men did not last
long in the army, they came in and left. 1/5 th of population was
treacherous. 1/3 rd of the population was opposed. 1/3 rd of the
population was in support. 1/3 rd of the population was
neutral.
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Military part 2 the hallmarks of respectability or at least
full of full citizenship (Zinn, page. 71) These men were friendly
indians, free Negroes, white servants and free white men who didnt
have a home. The military was a place that these men felt they
could go to because it was a safe haven. It was a place that the
poor could actually live. There was a chance that these men could
make something out of their time in the military and maybe even get
higher rank positions than they already had. This could give them
higher social status making it easier for them to come out of the
military and making their after life easier. It also gave them the
chance of making money so that they could constantly be taken care
of.
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White Men of the Military
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Rich vs. Poor There was always a constant conflict between the
rich and the poor. a time of immense profits for some colonists and
terrible hardships for others. (Zinn, page. 73) These troubles of
rich and poor really caused a lot of threats against people and
sometimes these outbursts would become extremely violent. Even
though these white colonists had little amounts of land or
sometimes even no land at all, they were still doing better than
what the slaves and servants were doing. It wasnt a fair trade that
the rich people had a safe zone and the poor people didnt. This was
something that was hard for people to accept.
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Rich vs Poor. Cont 10 percent of the population, white
population, were the landholders and the merchants. These
landholders owned over thousands of pounds in personal property and
in land. These white men owned almost half of the wealth of the
country so anything in the country that was considered to be
wealthy, these men owned it without a doubt. These men also held
slaves captive. They were in charge of 1/7 th of the countries
people and making them into slaves.
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Slavery and Washington Black slaves were about 25 percent of
the population at the time. In other countries, blacks were about
50 percent of the population. At this point, the blacks were
fighting for their freedom and they were fighting so that they
could be apart of the Revolutionary army. George Washington was the
man who rejected their request to fight in the army. He said that
he would not allow blacks to have any freedom, including fighting
in the army. There was a British military leader who had promised
the Virginia slaves that they could get freedom by joining the
military. This was obviously a very steep comment to promise
because militaries were not allowing blacks to participate and
join.
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White Riots Maryland had the most riots out of any state. it
was better for the people to lay down their arms and pay the duties
and taxes laid upon them by King and Parliament than to be brought
into slavery and to be commanded and ordered about as they were.
(Zinn, page. 76) Even through this rioting, they maintained control
of their state and made sure that everyone was somehow
satisfied.
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Separation of church and state It is said to believe that the
American Revolution had a big part in the separation of church and
state. After the year 1776, everyone was forced to support
Christianity. this is a Christian nation. (Zinn, page. 77) Religion
is something that is practiced in every aspect of life. It was very
important during this time.
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Soldiers Soldiers were guaranteed land due to their services.
Promising this type of land would instantly bring you at least six
thousand able farmers into their field. (Zinn, page. 78) But what
they didnt realize is that they were getting screwed over. They
thought that they were getting a legitimate deal but they were
actually getting gipped over. These military men were watching men
make so much more money than them and watched them become rich as
they began to lose money and become poor. This didnt go over too
well with these tenants so they started to stop paying their rent
and throwing a fit. They believed this would give them what they
wanted.
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Blacks in the British Army Because the blacks were not allowed
to fight in the American army, they began to fight in the British
army. Blacks became free from Virginia and Maryland. It was North
mainly because the lower South was still reluctant to let the
blacks fight. It eventually became known that the Blacks were no
longer slaves and that they were fighting for their own freedom.
The Revolution gave them this opportunity, it was their chance to
show the world that they were able to apart of this white society
that they were cut out of for so long. This was exactly during the
time that the Declaration of Independence was stating that slavery
needed to be abolished.
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Blacks were still not accepted into the white army even though
they were fighting for the same goal.
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Shays Rebellion This rebellion was named after Daniel Shay, a
veteran of the American Revolutionary War. Shays Rebellion had to
do with the after math of post war economic depression and the
different harsh government policies that were created. This all
took place in Massachusetts during the years of 1786 and 1787. I
hold it that a little rebellion now and then is a good thing. It is
a medicine necessary for the sound health of government God forbid
that we should ever be twenty years without such a rebellion The
tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood
of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure, says Thomas
Jefferson. (Zinn, page. 87)
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First Amendment Passed in 1791 by the Congress, the first
amendment said congress shall make no law.. Abridging the freedom
of speech, or of the press. (Zinn, page 92) The Congress then went
and passed a law years later abridging the freedom of speech. The
Sedition Act of 1798 was an act that made it a crime to say any
malicious against the government. This act went against everything
that the First Amendment was about.
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Works Cited Zinn, Howard. A People's History of the United
States: 1492-2001. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Print.