In American Revolution, how did the geography help the Patriots win??
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they were in there homeland so it made it easier to get supply's and reinforcements where the British had to wait for a ship to come from england to get that, plus the british had to worry about every tom dick and harry taking pot shots at them
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The 13 colonies belonged to England (GA, SC, NC, VA, MD, DE, PA, NJ, NY, CT, RI, MA, NH)  France had territorial claims to parts of the Mississippi river valley, Florida and the south west was claimed by Spain. let's not forget Native Americans who were here before England, France or Spain
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Lexington and Concord. Its basically a phrase that meant the start of the American Revolutionary War
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Sometimes I think it is all the fault of the American patriots, that they stooped to the (then unheard-of) tactics of shooting at the British from behind trees and bushes. They used these underhanded techniques, largely learned from the savages of the American continents, to compensate for their numerical inferiority. \n\nThough I share the beliefs and values of the Founding Fathers and their armies, though I cherish the freedoms we have as Americans, this still bothers me.\n\nThe success of the American colonials inspired the French Revolution, which was so bloody it is now known in history as the Reign of Terror. If only Louis had thought to give them a whiff of grapeshot and then fix bayonnets and charge the rabble away! There would still be a Louis on the throne of France. Instead, it only encouraged that unpleasantness with the Corsican adventurer and all the rest that followed.\n\nFor generations afterward, whenever a coup took place in South America, the mustachio'd 'gentlemen' would say, "We are not revolutionaries! We are freedom fighters! Not conqustadors, patriots! Not oppressors, liberators!" \n\nCommunism picked that theme up and ran with it for decades. Until it fell apart. Even now, there are some that think Communism has not been discredited; only that it has not been tried hard enough, long enough.\n\nCommunism funded many people and movements in Africa. And there was, and is, the tension between Islam and the rest of the world. Strategic materials such as chromium and uranium have provoked many a conflict. Less strategic materials such as gold and diamonds have also done so.\n\nIn the final analysis, I would have to say-- as old as it sounds, it is still profound-- the ends do not justify the means. Some may think that we, as Americans, cannot point the finger (given our own beginnings.) \n\nBut if we want there to be an end to this, someone must start. If we wait to begin until there is a nation that has never done such things, we will be waiting a long time.
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First, location, location, location.  The Massachusetts Bay Colonies were near the water and much farther north.  While I'm sure the winters were harsh, the summers were not near as brutal.  They also could rely more heavily on the coastal system to bring supplies in a more timely fashion and didn't have to walk 10 miles to get there.\n\nSecond, Indians. Why did the Indians treat the colonies differently?  I assume the Indians that the Virginia colonies encountered were from the same tribe(s) that first encountered white man in Jamestown.  These men came in and swooped up their land, murdered their families and destroyed their way of life, I would be out for revenge too.  Massachusetts was colonized differently.  It started with a religious movement, people came to seek religious freedom, not make money (well, not only!).  The Indians they encountered were most likely not as threatened by these new habitants.  \n\nThe men from Massachusetts weren't suffering as much, the land was providing some for them and they had livestock (though expensive).  The shipments from England came frequently and timely, plus these men felt they could return home if things didn't work out. The Virginians appeared to feel doomed to die in the new land, alone.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_revolution\n\nshould help  has alot of info on it :)
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To accomodate the needs of the South. They needed to agree to a solid form of government and after the Revolution Hamilton wanted a national banking system. To do this, Hamilton wanted the national gov't take ownership of the individual states' debts, but that wouldn't benefit the South because they paid most of them off while the Northern states were still indebted to their citizenry. In the 18th century, North and South states' economies and ways of life were quite different and they didn't have much in common. The US also moved the capital further south to keep the Southern states in the Union and created a separate "District of Columbia" from Virginian and Maryland lands so that the capital wouldn't be located in any one state.
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Think of the formation of America. A bunch of rebelous folks from England decide that they don't want to be oppressed. They sail off to America, and they find someone else already lives there. So theses British-Immigrants decide to take the country for their own, by killing the Indians that got into their way! The country was born when the Pilgrims began cheating and killing the natives.
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My idea about teaching history and geography: start locally. find out where (geography) your students' folks came from and when and why? (history). If their folks are locals, go to the grandparents. Where did they come from? When ? Why? History and geography should be fascinating. It's not just a bunch of facts and figures: it's about love and war and hate and making more money and taking care of your family and squabbles and rivalries. It's a regular soap opera. We all come from somewhere.
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The Battle of Saratoga was considered the turning point of the war. True, it is difficult to war so far from home, no airplanes to transport supplies, knowledge of the land is also imperative. But at Saratoga the British had to give up their notion of the Colonists as a group of rag-tag, untrained, farmer soldiers. The Colonists were fighting for their homes. The Brits had underestimated their opponent and they finally came to that realization.
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Lexington and Concord are considered to be the first full-scale battle(s) of the American Revolution.  Previous fighting/shots did occur, such as the Gaspee and the Boston Tea Party, but it was Lexington and Concord that really set things in motion and had the momentum to keep it going.
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Yes it was terrorism at the time.\nBut you don't judge the winners.\nIf the terrorists win and form their own Country they stopp being terrorists.\nSo consider this, if American Revolution would have failed, George Washington would be known as a terrorist.
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Engalnd, and the colonies. The colonies did most of the fighting until William Pitt, the English Secretarty of State started demanding shelter, equipment, supplies, and manpower from the colonists. These demands and forced service of men  lead to the colonies revolting against England and the Revolutionary War. Since France was already at war with England, they became our allies (being enemies of our enemies).
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"The American Revolution ended in 1783, but the young republic it created faced a difficult time. Nowhere was this more evident than to the farmers of Western Massachusetts. A severe economic depression forced people unable to pay their debts first into court, then into jail . . . The Rebellion started with petitions to the government for paper currency, lower taxes, and judicial reform. When this failed, the farmers took more drastic measures. The first target of the Rebellion was the Court of Common Pleas at Northampton, which an armed body of farmers kept from sitting on August 29th. Similar groups of insurgents stormed the courts at Worcester, Concord, Taunton, and Great Barrington in the following weeks. They hoped to prevent further trials and imprisonment of debtors."\n\nRead more using the link below.
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17 January 1781\nCowpens, South Carolina\nDecisive American victory\nUnited States Commander\nDaniel Morgan \nGreat Britain Commander\nSir Banastre Tarleton\n\nUS Troop Strength\n1,000 \n\nBritish Troop Strength\n1,100\n\nUS Casualties\n12 dead\n61 wounded \n\nBritish Casualties\n110 dead\n830 captured\n\nThe Battle of Cowpens was one of the many engagements between the Americans and the British during the Southern campaign during the American Revolution. The commanders specifically involved were American Brigadier General Daniel Morgan, commander of some 700 militia, including some Overmountainmen and cavalry, and 300 Continentals, and Englishman Colonel Banastre Tarleton, who headed a legion of 1,100 dragoons, regulars, Tory loyalists, and Highlanders.\n\nGeneral Cornwallis instructed Tarleton and his legion, who had been successful at battles such as Camden and Waxhaws in the past, to destroy Morgan's command. Morgan called Americans to gather at the cow pens (a grazing area), which were a familiar landmark. Tarleton attacked without caution and regard for the fact Morgan had had much more time than himself to prepare, and was consequently caught in a double envelopment. Only about 160 British troops escaped, but the Americans suffered only 73 casualties (12 dead and 61 wounded).\n\nDaniel Morgan knew that he should use the unique landscape of Cowpens and the time available before Tarleton's arrival to his advantage, and so he set up three lines of soldiers: one of skirmishers (sharpshooters), one of militia, and a main one.\n\nThe 150 select skirmishers were from North Carolina (Major McDowell) and Georgia (Major Cunningham). Behind these men were 300 militiamen under the command of Andrew Pickens. Realizing that poorly trained milita were unreliable in battle, especially when they were under attack from cavalry, Morgan decided to ask the militia to fire two shots and then retreat have them reform under cover of the reserve (cavalry commanded by William Washington and James McCall) behind the third, more experienced line of militia and continentals. The third line, composed of the remainder of the forces (about 550 men) was composed of Continentals from Delaware and Maryland, and militiamen from Georgia and Virginia. Colonel Howard commanded the Continentals and Colonels Tate and Triplett the militia. The goal of this strategy was to weaken and disorganize Tarleton's forces, which would be attacking the third line uphill, before attacking defeating them.\n\nAt 2:00 AM on January 17 1981, Tarleton roused his troops and continued his forcemarch to the cow pens. His Tory scouts had told him of the countryside Morgan was fighting on, and he was certain of victory because Morgan's soldiers, mostly militiamen, seemed to be caught between mostly experienced British troops and a flooding river. As soon as he reached the spot, he formed a battle line, which consisted of dragoons on his flanks, with his two grasshopper cannon in between the British regulars and American loyalists. More cavalry and the 71st Highlanders composed his reserve. Sure of an easy victory, he sent his unrested men into battle.\n\nMorgan's strategy worked perfectly. After killing fifteen dragoons, the skirmishers retreated. The British pulled back temporarily, but attacked again, this time reaching the militiamen, who (as ordered) poured two volleys into the British, who, with 40% of their casualties officers, were astonished and confused. They reformed and continued to advance. Pickens's militia broke and apparently fled to the rear and were eventually reorganized. Tarleton responded by ordering one of his officers, Ogilvie, to charge with some dragoons into the "defeated" Americans. Triplett's riflemen attacked, severely damaging the British, and the cavalry of Washington and McCall charged. Completely routed, the dragoons fled to their own rear. Despite this, Tarleton sensed he could still win with only one line of Ame
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The British were milking America for everything it could get, including high taxes on EVERYTHING, and ruling America like a dictatorship, so the Americans didnt have a say in their own government. \n\nThis led to calls for `no taxation without representation` (ie, some say in their own ruling) which the British rejected.  \n\nSo the colonists revolted.  Those who supported the English went to Canada and those who resisted the English won the war of independence and set up the US constitution.
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New England is the Northeast region of the United States.  It includes Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut.  Then there's the Carolina Panthers, which could represent both of the Carolina states.  You could also make an argument that either the New York Jets or the New York Giants represent the state of New York.\nHowever, most teams are noted for the cities they are in, like the Seattle Seahawks, Miami Dolphins or the Kansas City Cheifs just to name a few.\nIf the team is the only team in the state, then it just might actually represent the state by virtue of being the only team in that state.\nDoes this help?