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Analysis -Thesis and Reason/Main Point 1.
The Hessians were not a necessity to the British Parliment during the Revolutionary War.
"Cornwallis' surrender at Yorktown decided the fate of the Revolutionary War" (282, Lowell).
Quote represents how the British could have continued this war and potentially won; however, their surrender made the hiring of the Hessians useless. -
Analysis - Reason/Main Point 2.
"In the course of that time about thirty thousand soldiers were brought over, and seventeen thousand three hundred and thirteen returned to Germany when the war was ended" (282).
Quote from the book represesnts how the Hessians were a major casualty to the war and that since the surrender of Cornwallis took place, the deaths of these mercanaries were pointless, and that almost half of them were decimated in the process. -
Analysis - Reason/Main Point 3.
My final point will be addressing the overall conflict if the Hessians did not enter the Revolutionary War.
Through my reading, I found that it wouldn't have changed much; however, the Hessians did help the British, just not enoigh to make signifigant differences in the war.
The quote, "The desperate battle continued"(149). for example represented how the British and the Colonies were "desperate" for the victory, so when the colonies called for the French's help during the Battle of Yorktown... -
Analysis - Reason/Main Point 2 cont.
... the parliment then "needed" to counter with the hiring of Hessians.
As seen at the end of the war, the surrender and the casualties, the desperation of winning wasn't strong enough to continue the war and potentially win; therefore, the hiring of Hessians would not have been needed to counter as long as the British continued the war. -
Treaty of Paris #1
.All French territory on the mainland of North America was lost.
.Ended French and Indian War
.Led to taxation on colonies in order to pay debt
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.Led to American Revolution
.French power removed from North America
.Prohibited settlement of area beyond Appalachian mountains (Proclomaiton). -
Proclomation
.Prevented colonists from passing the proclomation line (Application mountains) and settling.
.At the end of the French and Indian war.
.Beginning step towards Revolution -
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Road to Revolution
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Sugar Act
.Placed a tax on Sugar, Molasses, and similar products being imported/exported in the colonies.
.Limits American Manufactory. -
Quartering Act
.Forced colonists to house British Soldiers
.Resented by the colonists.
.Many thought was to keep them in line (Taking away freedom aswell). -
Boston Massacre
.Killed five men
.Was caused by tention by the colonists hatred towards British troops.
.Colonists angred
.British troops trial
.Sent free, but were designated off of their stations. -
Tea Act
."Catalyst of the Boston Tea Party."
.Granted the British East India Company Tea a monopoly on tea sales in the American colonies.
.Again, limiting tea imports and exports -
Boston Tea Party
.Result of Tea act.
.Political protest of sons of liberty in boston
.Threw 342 chests of tea overboard.
.Angers king of england
.Brings out the Intolerable acts. -
Intolerable Acts
.Punished the people of Massachusetts for their actions in the Boston Tea Party.
.Restricted rights of colonists in Massachusetts
.Removal of town meetings
.Sent accused British troops back to england for trial (Colonists had to pay for the trial). -
Lexington and Concord
.Kicked off the American Revolution
.British goals: to capture Revoltion leaders (Sam Adams, John Hancock, etc...)
.Seize American Munitions
.American Spy network (Paul revere and the others)
.British end up retreating to Boston
.273 British killed/wounded
.95 Colonists dead -
Bunker Hill
.British take out Americans at the Battle of Bunker Hill in Mass.
.Colonists inflicted a ton of damage to the British, despite the loss
.Gave confidence boost to Colonists