USA HISTORY

THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783

THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE TEXT SIGNERS AND LEGACY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Why did many of the British people not support the war?
A
The king was unpopular.
B
They planned to move to America.
C
The cost to taxpayers was too high.
D
They wanted the Americans to have their independence.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Why did many of the British people not support the war? The cost to taxpayers was too high. Which of these nations became an American ally after the victory at Saratoga? Read the quotation, which General Washington read to his soldiers.

Detailed explanation-2: -British strengths included having an much larger and more experienced army, the strongest navy in the world, and alliances with Native Americans. British weaknesses included fighting in an unknown territory and debate among the British people if the war was necessary due to the costly nature of it.

Detailed explanation-3: -Some of the Costs of War Project’s main findings include: At least 929, 000 people have died due to direct war violence, including armed forces on all sides of the conflicts, contractors, civilians, journalists, and humanitarian workers.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Act resulted in violent protests in America and the colonists argued that there should be “No Taxation without Representation” and that it went against the British constitution to be forced to pay a tax to which they had not agreed through representation in Parliament.

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