THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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“[T]hat every person may here worship ____ according to the dictates of his own heart.”
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“Parade with me my brave fellows, we will have them soon!”
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“[Y]our country is at stake, your wives, your houses and all that you hold dear.”
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -George Washington During the American Revolution By the late 1760s, Washington had experienced firsthand the effects of rising taxes imposed on American colonists by the British and came to believe that it was in the best interests of the colonists to declare independence from England.
Detailed explanation-2: -December 25-26, 1776 During the night, General Washington, General Henry Knox, and troops cross the Delaware in freezing winter weather to launch a surprise attack on British and Hessian mercenaries encamped at Trenton.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Continental Congress commissioned George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army on June 19, 1775. Washington was selected over other candidates such as John Hancock based on his previous military experience and the hope that a leader from Virginia could help unite the colonies.