EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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land and money
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weapons and supplies
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fame
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freedom
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Detailed explanation-1: -In all, 30, 000 Hessians fought for the British during the Revolutionary War, but they weren’t bloodthirsty “mercenaries” motivated by greed, says Friederike Baer, a history professor at Penn State Abington, and author of Hessians: German Soldiers in the American Revolutionary War.
Detailed explanation-2: -Because the majority of soldiers were supplied by the territories of Hessen-Kassel and Hessen-Hanau, the label “Hessian” has been used since the 1770s to describe all German troops in British service in North America, regardless of place of origin. For this reason, I am using the term in the title of this book.
Detailed explanation-3: -Most of the Hessians received no compensation for their services beyond their daily bread. It was the Prince of Hesse-Cassel, Frederick II, who made off like a bandit in his dealings with George III.
Detailed explanation-4: -Most came from the German state of Hesse-Cassel (Germany wasn’t an official country yet, but a grouping of states with the same language and similar culture). In fact, Hesse-Cassel or the Hessians as they were known, were expert soldiers and exporting mercenary armies was their main source of revenue.