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	American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was a war fought primarily between Great Britain and revolutionaries within thirteen British colonies in North America.
		In some areas, the American Revolutionary War was a civil war.
		The Revolutionary War was in many ways a civil war; this was especially true in the South.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Revolutionary_War

	EH.Net Encyclopedia: Economics of the American Revolutionary War
		To the extent the Revolutionary War had been undertaken by the Americans to avoid the costs of continued membership in the British Empire, the goal had been achieved.
		The Revolutionary War officially concluded with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
		The thirteen American colonies were one part of a global empire generated by the British in a series of colonial wars beginning in the late seventeenth century and continuing on to the mid eighteenth century.
	www.eh.net /encyclopedia/?article=baack.war.revolutionary.us

	USCWC -- Statistical Summary: America's Major Wars
		In addition, figures for post-1945 wars are polluted to some extent by the fact that a significant portion of the forces under arms during these conflicts were not actually directly engaged in the war, but were securing the nation's other global commitments.
		It is somewhat unreliable, since it includes multiple enlistments in the case of wars prior to 1900, and is a gross figure, including all personnel ever in the service during the conflict.
		Sources: Table 2-23: "Principal Wars in which the US Participated: US Military Personnel Serving and Casualties" prepared by Washington Headquarters Services, Directorate for Information Operations and Reports.
	www.cwc.lsu.edu /cwc/other/stats/warcost.htm

	Researching Your Revolutionary War Ancestor
		The jurisdictional landscape of the western counties of Virginia, by the Revolutionary War era, limits the number of counties it is necessary to search for evidence of residence.
		Correspondence pertaining to Revolutionary War materials received by the Library will be handled in the same manner as other requests serviced by the Library to insure a fair allocation of time to all inquiries.
		When searching for evidence of an individual's involvement in the Revolutionary War, probably the most important, as well as most difficult task, is to establish a relationship between a specific individual and names which appear on various lists, rolls and registers.
	www.wvculture.org /history/revwarbi.html

	Boston.com / News / Local / Vt. / Remnant of Revolutionary War engineering marvel washes ashore
		It was then that they mapped the locations of the caissons and recovered thousands of Revolutionary War artifacts believed dumped in the lake when the British abandoned the fortifications in late 1777.
		For example, it took years to preserve an anchor from a British warship from the War of 1812 that was pulled from the lake near Plattsburgh, N.Y. In that case the anchor was dried by soaking it in alcohol.
		A bridge built across Lake Champlain by about 2,500 underfed and sick Continental Army soldiers in the late winter and early spring of 1777 was considered a marvel of 18th Century engineering.
	www.boston.com /news/local/vermont/articles/2005/02/26/remnant_of_revolutionary_war_engineering_marvel_washes_ashore

	Revolutionary War
		French Revolutionary Wars: The Origins of the Wars - The Origins of the Wars The French Revolution aroused the hostility of foreign monarchs, nobles,...
		French Revolutionary Wars - French Revolutionary Wars, wars occurring in the era of the French Revolution and the beginning of...
		French Revolutionary Wars: War with Austria - War with Austria On Apr. 20, 1792, France declared war on Austria.
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0769969.html

	Revolutionary War
		From beginning to end during the Revolutionary War, the brunt of the fighting was borne by line troops, companies composed of men enlisted for not less than six months and frequently for the duration of the war.
		Records pertinent to the Revolutionary War are: Revolutionary War Military Abstract Card File, Undated (Record Group 13), Revolutionary War Associators, Line, Militia and Navy Accounts and Miscellaneous Records Relating to Military Service, 1775-1809 (Record Group 4), Revolutionary War Pension file and Related Accounts, 1785-1809, (Record Group 4) American Loyalist Claims, Ca.
		To each of her line soldiers, who served to the end of the war, Pennsylvania granted Donation Land in certain western counties, land that remained free from taxation so long as the soldier lived and retained ownership.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /bah/dam/military/revwar.htm

	Revolutionary War
		The eventual outcome of the Revolutionary War was a recognition of independence for the 13 colonies, as well as western territories, extending to the Mississippi River.
		The American Revolutionary War was fought between the Kingdom of Great Britain and its North American colonies during the years 1775-1783.
		Revolutionary War is the best Revolutionary War information resource on the Internet.
	www.revolutionary-war.info

	American Revolutionary War - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the United States, the "American" part of the title is usually understood, and so the war is generally called the "Revolutionary War".
		The northern, southern, and naval theaters of the war converged in 1781 at Yorktown, Virginia.
		The war was the culmination of the American Revolution, a colonial struggle against political and economic policies of the British Empire.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Revolutionary_War (6164 words)

	Revolutionary War Links, Rabun County Georgia
		Georgia's Revolutionary War Soldiers and Citizen Patriots Index to compiled service records, as well as rosters and a brief history of Georgia in the war.
		Declarations of Independence and the Revolutionary War: Victory or Death from the Discovery Channel.
		Revolutionary War Music A text-based page with valuable insight into that era's music.
	www.usgennet.org /usa/region/southeast/garabun/revwar/rwlin.html (6164 words)

	"Revolutionary War" by Phillip Carter
		In the context of America's war on terrorism, some have advanced this theory as an explanation for why the United States was so ill-prepared for September 11.
		But he believes himself to be qualified to talk about war the way grunts do because he believes modern wars will be fought as much with information as ammunition.
		Much of the work of anticipating future wars is performed by the same defense contractors and Pentagon-funded think tanks that stand to collect those billions.
	www.washingtonmonthly.com /features/2003/0304.carter.html (6164 words)

	Revolutionary Links
		Revolutionary War Flags This is an extremely excellent visual presentation of a student in 7th grade.
		Revolutionary War This interactive web site allows students easy access to information to decide which side of the American Revolutionary War they would have been on.
		Betsy Ross: Her Life Women played a significant part in the American Revolutionary war, which unfortunately is often overlooked.
	www.ecsu.ctstateu.edu /depts/edu/textbooks/revolutionarylinks.html (6164 words)

	People of the Revolution
		After the war, Thompson served the elector of Bavaria and was rewarded in 1791 by appointment as a count of the Holy Roman Empire.
		As the war with Great Britain approached, Washington, disgruntled with the British laws, entered the political and military realm and was elected one of the delegates to the First Continental Congress.
		During the war he served the American cause as a manufacturer of gunpowder and as an engraver for Congress.
	www.si.umich.edu /spies/people.html (6164 words)

	Revolutionary War Scavenger Hunt
		Revolutionary War battle was fought on October 7, 1780?
		The following quotes came from the time period during the Revolutionary War.
		Name two other weapons used in the Revolutionary War.
	mrspskids.tripod.com /rwhunt.html (6164 words)

	American Revolution. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Some of the more radical Revolutionary leaders were disappointed in the turn toward conservatism when the Revolution was over, but liberty and democracy had been fixed as the highest ideals of the United States.
		Everywhere leaders such as James Otis, Samuel Adams, and Patrick Henry denounced the act with eloquence, societies called the Sons of Liberty were formed, and the Stamp Act Congress was called to protest that Parliament was violating the rights of trueborn Englishmen in taxing the colonials, who were not directly represented in the supreme legislature.
		Esek Hopkins had led a raid in the Bahamas in 1776, John Barry won a name as a gallant commander, and John Paul Jones was one of the most celebrated commanders in all U.S. naval history, but their exploits were isolated incidents.
	www.bartleby.com /65/am/AmerRev.html (6164 words)

	revolutionary war hunt
		In what part of the United States were the battles of the Revolutionary War fought?
		Click on 2 heroes of the war to learn more about their role in the American Revolution.
		What were the names of the people you chose, which side of the war were they on, and what was one interesting fact about them that you learned?
	www.usiouxfalls.edu /~apeter/revolutionary_war_hunt.htm (6164 words)

	The Revolutionary War
		Newport never regained its prosperity after the Revolutionary War.
		In July 1780, a French fleet of ten war vessels and 6,000 men under Comte de Rochambeau arrived in Newport, and the people warmly welcomed them as friends and allies.
		The War of Independence began with the shot fired Bridge on April 19, 1775.
	www.providenceri.com /narragansettbay/revolutionary_war.html (6164 words)

	John Adams: Unsung Hero of the American Revolution
		After the Revolutionary War, political thought flourished in the States, eventually leading to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia.
		Thatcher was an Army Surgeon during the Revolutionary War, and his book was first published by Richardson and Lord of Boston, in 1823.
		The Whigs won the battle by the victory of the united States over Great Britain in the Revolutionary War.
	www.universalway.org /johnadams.html (6164 words)

	The Stillwell Sisters - Notable Women Ancestors
		At the time of the Revolutionary War, Rebecca Stillwell Willets, the wife of James Willets, lived at her fathers's Ferry House at Beesley's Point.
		He and other Cape May County maritime raiders fell into the hands of the British during the Revolutionary War.
		Sarah was successful in enlisting General Washington's aid in an exchange of prisoners, in order to rescue her husband from a prisoner ship anchored at New York.
	www.rootsweb.com /~nwa/stillwell.html (6164 words)

	Revolutionary War WebQuest
		War”, a bloody war in which neighbors will burn each other’s homes, farms and villages, and kill each other.
		If war starts, it will lead to many years of ruin and hardship.
		1) Colonies are not repaying England for the money spent protecting colonists in the recent war with the French and Indians, and for the military protection that continues even now.
	www.coollessons.org /revolutionarywarwebquest.htm (6164 words)

	WPI Department of Military Science - Battle of Lexington & Concord Abstract
		The British suffered badly, nearly 20 percent casualties, but more importantly, this action led to the siege of Boston and the start of the Revolutionary War.
		So started the first battle in the American Revolutionary War.
		The British column then advanced to Concord, and in spreading out to destroy some cannons believed to be at Provincial Colonel Barrett's farm encountered a group of armed militia at Concord North Bridge.
	www.wpi.edu /Academics/Depts/MilSci/BTSI/abs_lex.html (6164 words)

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	www.yourencyclopedia.net /American_Revolutionary_War_(1911_Encyclopedi... (6164 words)

	AMERICAN REVOLUTION PERSUADERS
		It was a terrible war between the colonies of America and the country of England.
		The three most important events that led up to, and caused it, were the Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party, and The Stamp Act.
	www.ctbw.com /jones.htm (6164 words)

	Revolutionary War
		The Revolution certainly ended with the victory in the Revolutionary War; however, the Revolution began long before that, maybe even with the settlement in America (far away from England) of people who wanted to govern themselves and who wanted to have a direct say in the way they were governed.
		Calling themselves the United States of America, these people wrote a Declaration of Independence, defied the authority of their mother country, and ended up winning a war to protect that independence.
		This fun, illustrated article tells you all you need to know about this famous war, from an easy-to-understand point of view.
	www.socialstudiesforkids.com /wwww/us/revolutionarywardef.htm (6164 words)

	Revolutionary War
		This curriculum article explains how students learned about the Revolutionary War by considering the issues from both the American perspective and the British point of view.
		- The Revolutionary War in America (1775-1783) led to the birth of a new nation.
		The war began on April 19, 1775 with the Battles of Lexington and Concord.
	www.42explore2.com /revolt.htm (6164 words)

	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Outlines: American History (1990): Chapter Two: The War of Independence: introduction (1/13)
		"The Revolution," he said, "was effected before the war commenced.
		The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people." The principles and passions that led the Americans to rebel ought, he added, "to be traced back for two hundred years and sought in the history of the country from the first plantation in America."
		John Adams, second President of the United States, declared that the history of the American Revolution began as far back as 1620.
	odur.let.rug.nl /~usa/H/1990/ch2_p1.htm (6164 words)

	fort22
		War Fort Excavation in Greenbrier County, West Virginia.
	www.greenbrierhistorical.org /fort.html (6164 words)

	Vermont Revolutionary War Sites - www.HistoricVermont.org
		Atop this rugged promontory along the Vermont shore of Lake Champlain, American Revolutionary War troops built a fort complex to guard against a British attack from Canada.
		This corridor, stretching north from Albany, New York through Lake Champlain to Canada, witnessed key struggles in both the French and Indian War and the Revolutionary War.
		The Americans, carrying what is believed to be the first American flag in battle, defeated a Hessian raid on Bennington, and forced the British to proceed to Saratoga without the necessary supplies.
	www.dhca.state.vt.us /HistoricSites/html/revwar.html (6164 words)

	Revolutionary War Time-Line
		Revolutionary War Units and Their Commanders - 1776 and 1777
		This is another major turning point in the war, and was brought about by the French's view of the American's strength after their victory at Saratoga, plus the guile and diplomacy of Benjamin Franklin, who had achieved something of a "folk hero" status in France.
		This was probably the largest battle of the war, in terms of numbers of troops.
	members.aol.com /ntgen/hrtg/revtmln.html (6164 words)

	Education World ® : Lesson Planning: Join the Revolution!
		Explain to students that during the Revolutionary War, the pineapple -- a symbol of welcome -- was often displayed at the doors of colonial homes.
		A Hotlist on the Revolutionary War This hotlist was created by a California teacher.
		During the Revolutionary War, British and colonial soldiers frequently intercepted enemy mail, so the combatants used various ways of disguising messages that traveled across enemy lines.
	www.education-world.com /a_lesson/lesson175.shtml (6164 words)

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