THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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The British thought they could win easily.
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The Americans apologized to England.
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The Americans thought Britain would give in.
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There was no effect on either side.
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Detailed explanation-1: -End of Battle: 1, 500 The Colonial government effectively controlled the colony outside of British-controlled Boston. In response, the British government in February 1775 declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion.
Detailed explanation-2: -The British Army set out from Boston to capture rebel leaders Samuel Adams and John Hancock in Lexington as well as to destroy the Americans store of weapons and ammunition in Concord.
Detailed explanation-3: -Colonists, convinced they are under attack, raise a powder alarm, which mobilizes thousands of local militia, some as far away as Connecticut. Gage fortifies Boston against possible attack, while the Provincial Congress establishes a network of alarm riders and rapid-response militia units.