My Understanding of the American Revolutionary War and The Beginnings of the New Republic The American Revolution was inevitably going to occur, but was how the American Indians treated really inevitable or just another sign of the colonists greed? Throughout the American colonists stay in America they consistently had a hunger for land that was not theirs and always wanted more land than they agreed to take in various agreements, contracts and treaties. It seemed that there was no way that American Indians would be able to appease the colonists. The colonists in general were greedy. Regardless of what the subject matter, if the colonists felt they were being done an injustice they retaliated and whined until they got their way. Before the American Revolution occurred, England and the American colonists were able to live and prosper peacefully without even considering a break for thirteen years prior to the shot heard around the world. The idea of England and the colonists fig!

hting was even explained to the American Indians as a quarrel between father and son. It was a family quarrel and most people from outside the family did not want to get involved in it. As time w

u take a group of people who are not loyal to England, and than take over ownership of that land, but those people are still there, to them what difference did it make who the next owners would be if it wasn't going to be the country that they had come from. I did have some prior knowledge of this subject area. I don't feel that I knew as much about this subject as some of the others we have discussed however I was familiar with different aspects of it. The information that I had prior knowledge of was relatively accurate. It wasn't always complete but what I had been taught was accurate. I was familiar with Washington's background and how he had made a vast array of mistakes, including many that resulted in military losses during the French and Indian War and The American Revolution. I did not know about Washington fighting with Braddock and bravely leading the British Army in retreat. I essentially had learned about many of the battles Washington had fought in without really!

ent by the French and even the American Indians managed to choose sides to fight on however. For the most part the colonists were just transplanted English men and women. The colonists largely just wanted to be recognized in English politics or even just as gentlemen. The American colonies were set up as English outposts and what happened within these outposts modeled what occurred daily in England. In time however the colonists would realize that England thought of the colonists as less than Englishmen. It seemed that the colonists could never quite get "it" right, or do "it" well enough. Whatever "it" was, was exactly what the colonists wanted and it annoyed the colonists that they could never accomplish that task. For the most part those people trying to obtain this goal of English !

evolutionary War and those that followed it during the creation of the United States of America, the presidency, and the Constitution. The films let us know about various views of the Revolution and allow us to tie the story together in a manner in which we can understand what was going on in the minds of opposing parties of the war, but still allow us to make our own realizations about what occurred at that time in history. These films are almost entirely focused on the intellect. Listening to what is being said is sometimes amazing to even hear. I found some of the information on Washington to be particularly interesting because he was able to make so many mistakes and errors that impacted a lot of people yet still continue and become a prominent figure in American society. I believe that this is largely due to the fact that he became a man that was able to learn from his mistakes and grow from the experience. However I understand why the Indians call him "destroyer of towns!

ndians that I was rather unfamiliar with as well. I did not know much about how the Africans or the American Indians came to participate in either the French and Indian or Revolutionary War. I did have a small base upon which to build regarding the American Indians involvement in the French and Indian War. I recall learning that the War was essentially because of the fur trade. I didn't realize that their were already Indians from other nations fighting on the side of the French that encouraged the American Indians who were trying to maintain their peaceful ways to go to war in order to defend themselves and their families. This again however was the first time I really learned about how the Africans and the American Indians came to participate in the wars and what had happened to them. Much of the information about the various colonial statesman I had heard before, some of the information I had learned previously was not as thorough or easy to understand as the view that was !

break with England? 2) What were the French hoping to gain if anything by helping the Americans near the end of the war? 3) How many of the African Americans that fought on the side of the British died during the c

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