THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
THE BATTLE OF YORKTOWN
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Sent letters to Congress
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Threatened to use force to get their money.
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Grew angry
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all of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The American colonists were angered by the Stamp Act and quickly acted to oppose it. Because of the colonies’ sheer distance from London, the epicenter of British politics, a direct appeal to Parliament was almost impossible. Instead, the colonists made clear their opposition by simply refusing to pay the tax.
Detailed explanation-2: -In May 1778. A colonel in the infantry saw a bump in salary from $50 to $75, a captain to $40 from the $20 they had been earning, yet the poor private soldier did not see an increase.
Detailed explanation-3: -A major weakness for the Continental Army was manpower; they were always short of qualified and capable men. General George Washington routinely had no more than 20, 000 troops at one time and place.