Interesting Facts In History

"Although Jefferson was a champion of the common people, he had no clear vision of how a popular government might work in practice...He also had no illusions about the ability of a largely uneducated population to play a substantial governing role and feared the consequences of encouraging the masses to rise against the rich." (We The People pg 52)

Valley Forge: each man was entitled to raw or cure meat, yet most soldiers at Valley Forge lived entirely on a diet of fire cakes, made of flour and water baked in the coals or over the fire on a stick. This is due to Congress not supply the American troops with what they need.

The Americans made a last minute fort made out of flimsy wood. Much to their surprise and the British this wood absorbed the cannon fire, dropping each cannon ball to the ground.

Did you know that the Battle of Bunker Hill was fought on Breed's Hill?

Im not trying to start a fight or anything but the section im reading is talking about how two governments are fighting each other over seas and how the British are better equipped than the americans. This kinda reminds me of America now (Britain) and Iraq (America). Im not saying anything negative im just looking at the possible connections to war in todays terms.

"The Americans," Burke said, "have made a discovery, or think they have made one, that we mean to oppress them; we have made a discovery, or think we have mode one, that they intend to rise in rebellion. We do not know how to advance; they do not know how to retreat." - Edmund Burke, member of parliament

Thomas Preston was the captain on duty during the Boston Massacre.

A "general and unified, dutiful, loyal and humble representation" is a fancy way of saying petition.

The Liberty Tree is a tree where the Sons of Liberty hung Andrew Oliver's effigy in protest of him being the new stamp agent for the Stamp Act.

During the summer of 1765, what secret resistance group was created?



Answer

Sons of Liberty

By the 1760s, the Crown had collected less than £2,000 in revenue from colonial trade with other nations while the cost of collecting these duties was of £7,000 a year. This is due to people not paying import taxes, bribing officials or unloading cargo where no custom officials were stationed.

towards the end of the 17th century many philosophers believed that " humans were rational and capable of making progress toward a perfect society if they studied nature, unlocked its secrets, and carefully nurtured the best human qualities in themselves and their children." (Making America chp 4 pg 88) What happened to the United States?