Blog #4- "Rethinking the Revolution"

"Rethinking the Revolution"-5 things I learned

1. Washington revised or left out certain parts of his role in the French and Indian War that he didn't want people to know about.

2. even though The paintings of the American Revolution have wartime feelings and themes, none have actually depicted a battle scene.

3. There was also internal fighting within the groups- the Loyalists, Tories, Whigs, and others often fought between each other (especially in the South).

4. When comparing the population and number deaths of Americans during the Revolution and the Civil War, a higher percentage of people actually dies during the Revolutionary War.

5. Within a decade of the American Revolution, almost every member of its generation had died. This explains how the next generation saw each war in different lights, both are technically fought for Democracy.