1) With a partner, create a chart on a white sheet of paper comparing American and British Soldiers. Compare them using the following catagories: Status, Uniforms, Weapons, Gear, Terrain. The site below will help you significantly:
http://www.pbs.org/ktca/liberty/perspectives_military.html
2) On your own...(each of you need your own response).
In the comment section below, answer the following question.... given what you know about the soldiers of each side of the revolution, who do you think should win in a battle? Explain your answer.
3) For another look at the Battles of Lexington and Concord...see the links section and watch the History Channel video about Paul Revere...enjoy!
33 comments:
I think the American Soildiers should win the Revolutionary war because the colonists had to pay so many taxes and they boycotted the goods from what the Brittish sold. Ex Tea Act Stamp Act Sugar Act. The colonists want their freedom from these acts and they want the Boston Harbor to open again so they will trade again.
I think that the American should have won because they had a good reason to fight because the britsish had no representation with the taxes that they had and the americans thought that the kinjg didnt understand what was going on.
I think the american soldiers should win the american revoution because they won the battle of lexington and concord.
I think the Americans should win because the Brithish kept taxing the Americans and the americans had no say in the government to make the taxes and other things the Brithish government did.
I think the American Soldiers should win because they deserve freedom and they also already won the battle of concord and lexington. The shouldn't have to pay taxes without representation.
Based souly on just how their statuses and how they are ranked and what weapons they have the British should win. Because of the British having better weapons and being one of te top ranked armies the British should win. But the Colonist win.
Core A
Maddie Wilhoit
I think Americans should because of all the taxes placed on them by the Britsh. And Noone had say in the governement. I also think they should win because they deserve freedom.
Based on the imformation on the british and american soloiders i think the british should have won because they have better weapons and higher training.
Rodney johnson
I think that the british should win in a battle because they have a larger army and better weapons.
I think the Americans should win because they have a better battle stratagy (hiding behind trees,rocks,and fences, thanks to the Indians) and they know their land which is very helpful because that way you know where the trees and hills are.
i think that the american soldiers should wil because the american solders were treated like outcasts and were taxed on almost everything and hade to pay the british back for the war so they fought back.
I think american should win b/c the colonist didnt pay taxes and boycotted goods and they didnt bad stuff to them
I think the American Soldiers should win. 1 because they're Americans. And also they seem more trustwothy to there colony. ANd British it sounds like they are just in it for ranking. Also Americans seem more independent with themselves. SO when something happens, they can take over for theirselves and not need someone to take control over them.
Stephanie Price Core B
I think that the American Soilders should win the battle. They should win because they didn't need fancy trainig and perfect uniforms to fight. They did it "old fashioned" with guns, education, and pure common sense about wars. The American Soilders are the best to win.
Cierra Bazeley core:B
I believe that the Americans should win but the British will win based upon the weapons and how man men they have.
The British shou;ld have one given the fact that they were provided with supplies and although loss of advantage in america they had more battle expierience and were one of the most prestiged army in the world.
Jessica Wagner Core B
I think the American Soildiers should win because they didn't have any training or great guns. They had old fashion guns and training.
I think the British should of won because they had better weapons and were supposed to be the best army on the Earth.
Ryan Frondorf
Chris Flinchbaugh Core: B
I would pick the American soldiers because they had so many taxes and the British weren't treated them fairly.
John W.
Mason G.
Core C.
Between the British Armies and the American colonies, the British really should have won. If you look at the facts, Great Britian had weapons, training, and experience. The British were known as being the greatest and strongest army in the world at the time. The only thing that the Continental Army had was the advantage of the British being trained to fighting in the open fields. The British had been trained to fight in open fields and the American army was fighting militia style. For somebody like the Continental Army to win is mind boggling if you think about it.
Ashley Carter&Taylor Haynes
Core C
We think the American Soldiers should win the American Revolution because they paid so many taxes and obeyed British rule and they boycotted and tried to get repersentation in Parliament, they were good people to the Brittish but they were still treated bad.
We think the American soldiers should win because they need to get revenge on the British for all of the taxes they put on the colonies. Also they could trade again without the taxes and that would get both sides money.
We think that the British should have won the war. They had better weaponry and were much more organized. Their soilders knew what they were doing and had more expierence. Also they were provided with their weapons. The american miltia had to provide their own weapons so if they couldn't get a hold of any but were still expected to fight they were kind of out of luck.
Becca Johnson and Andrew Hackworth
Core C
I think that the Americans should, because they know the terrain better and could sneak up on and hide from the British. They could also be ready quicker and they could fight in any weather.
Allie Robertson and Madison Thomas
Core 3 EAH
We think that Great Britain should have won the war. We think this because even though they were unfamiliar with the terrain they were one of the greatest militarys of that time. They were well supplied and had pleanty of money. Americans were ofton not well fed while Briten had plenty to eat. Also the people in the British army were profesional soliders, they were well paid and trained everyday. All this together highly suggests that Britian really should have won.
Will Brueggemeyer and Tyler Wernke
Based on our knowledge of the American Revolution, we have come to the conclusion that in a head to head skirmish, the British would emerge victorious. However, that is not how the cookie crumbles. Due to the Americans' extensive knowledge on guerrilla warfare, they would take the British by surprise, eventually leading to their defeat.
The British soldiers have way more experience and intelligence than the American soldiers do. The side i think SHOULD win the battle is the British.
I think the colonist should of won(which they did) the battle because they had better tactics like
-they spread out
-hid behind trees and fences
-wore colors that didn't stand out
-militia could be ready in a minute
by Jacob Hamilton
ii think American Soilders should have woon because they had to pay so many taxes && they boycotted the goods from what the brittish sold .
Rachel Reif
Core A:
I think the Americans should have won the war because the colonists payed a lot of taxes and boycotted British goods. They should've also won the Revolutionary War because they won the battle of Lexington & Concord.
I think that the American Soldiers should win because they had better war stratiges. When they fought with the indians they tought them good stratiges in war. They should have also won because they had to pay tax and they were very mad.
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