He even put the amateurs in front of Continentals, and he told them "give him 'two fires' and then they could run for their lives" (Fleming 177). ... Morgan's militia attacked them from the rear making Tarleton think that he had pretty much won this battle. Although he was soon surprised when he came in contact with the Continentals that just starting laying down his men. After several attacks and tricks the British militia had given up. ... Then they are going to build up their militia even more with the new states and wait to attack the North because, well, the can....

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(Smith, 269) On the battlefield, it was the fighting between the loyalist Tories and the continental rebel armies that were the most hostile. It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... Consequently, as rebel militias fought hard to drive loyalists out of the colonies, the growth of a strong loyalist party had been successfully prevented. ... Initially, the continental army lacked the training and order exhibited by British troops, but with the leadership of a few pivotal men, the American troops came to hone their combat ski...

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(Smith, 269) On the battlefield, it was the fighting between the loyalist Tories and the continental rebel armies that were the most hostile. It was the rebel militias that actually eliminated a great deal of the loyalist support throughout the war. ... Consequently, as rebel militias fought hard to drive loyalists out of the colonies, the growth of a strong loyalist party had been successfully prevented. ... Initially, the continental army lacked the training and order exhibited by British troops, but with the leadership of a few pivotal men, the American troops came to hone their combat ski...

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Where the colonies militia fought beside the troops of the British army and learned war first hand. ... This would prove to be an important beginning, because events such as the Continental Congresses were to follow. ... The other colonies formed into a body called the Continental Congress, which was an extra legal body, which was elected to organize boycotts and oppose British rule. ... Even with all of this, the major point in the road to the Revolutionary War is when the colonies united for the first and second Continental Congresses. On September 5, 1774, every colony but Georgia sent r...

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At this time in the American Revolution only a few colonies with militias fighting against the British. Henry is pleading with Virginia to make a militia of its own and fight. ... " [Henry, pg. 1] Henry is asking the Continental Congress what the British have done in the past to justify the faith Americans had in the ministry. ... The delegates in the Continental Congress felt the same type of responsibility for their people. ... Before the American Revolution, the American colonists and the British army fought together in the French and Indian War. ...

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In 1758, Washington left the army and went back to Mount Vernon. ... In 1759, at the age of 23, Washington was made Commander in Chief of the Virginia Militia. ... In 1774, he became a delegate to the First and Second Continental Congress. ... In 1775 he was voted unanimously by congress as Commander in Chief of the Continental Army. ... By now, Washington's army was worn down and rejected. ...

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Slavery was a method of owning human beings which was started in colonial time in America but initially land owner used indenture servants but as indenture servants declined due to harsh conditions, land owner started purchasing slaves who were transported from Africa. The populations of slaves star...

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