USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Highlight the cruelty of British soldiers to American families. Show how kids served as spies in British camps during the war. What does routinely mean in the sentence “British soldiers routinely raided houses"? Never. Once in a while.

Detailed explanation-2: -The colonists’ views of the average British soldier varied from resentment to pity. However, while on duty, an almost guerilla war seemed to rage between the soldiers and the colonists. This, of course, eventually resulted in the most well-known and tragic action, known as “the Boston Massacre".

Detailed explanation-3: -Some colonists welcomed British military assistance in protecting them from hostile Indian attacks. The British government, however, never stated the most important purpose. The army was to act as a police force to keep the king’s subjects in line.

Detailed explanation-4: -Attempts by the British government to raise revenue by taxing the colonies (notably the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Acts of 1767 and the Tea Act of 1773) met with heated protest among many colonists, who resented their lack of representation in Parliament and demanded the same rights as other British subjects.

Detailed explanation-5: -Deborah Sampson became a hero of the American Revolution when she disguised herself as a man and joined the Patriot forces. She was the only woman to earn a full military pension for participation in the Revolutionary army.