EMERGENCE OF USA
THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND ITS IMPACT
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They had not been fully paid.
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They were not allowed to keep their uniforms or weapons.
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Their votes were considered less important than other citizens’.
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They wanted more money than they had been promised.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Soldiers were promised a pay of $29 per month, a small fortune for the time. Many of the colonies maintained their own currencies and exchange rates. The Continental dollar was almost worthless. Congress often lacked the funds to pay the soldiers, who remained true to the cause of liberty despite the hardships.
Detailed explanation-2: -Most of the Continental Army was disbanded in 1783 after the Treaty of Paris formally ended the war. The Continental Army’s 1st and 2nd Regiments went on to form what was to become the Legion of the United States in 1792, which ultimately served as the foundation for the creation of the U.S. Army.
Detailed explanation-3: -Critical shortages of arms and ammunition, clothing, shelter, and camp equipment persisted in spite of repeated appeals to political authorities and the local population; food rations for both man and beast were unpredictable. The Continental Congress’s efforts to equip and feed its army were inadequate from the start.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why were the American colonists dissatisfied with the outcome of the war? The were denied the opportunity to move onto the lands west of the Appalachians, and then they were subjected to new taxes.