The Revlutionary War: Why it happened and how it started.
The Revolutionary War begun because of countless taxes imposed on the British colonies. The colonists were sick of listening to Britain, and so they started storing up weapons for a rebellion. John Locke put the ideas into their heads about changing their government and the basic rights of life, liberty and owning property.
The war started in 1775 with the Battle at Lexington. The colonists quickly learned that British style of fighting (open fields and straight lines) weren't going to work for them. They instead performed surprise attacks and shot generals so the armies would turn into chaos. The British didn't know the land welll at all, like the colonists did. They needed someone to turn to and it turned out to be the native people, the Indians.
The war started in 1775 with the Battle at Lexington. The colonists quickly learned that British style of fighting (open fields and straight lines) weren't going to work for them. They instead performed surprise attacks and shot generals so the armies would turn into chaos. The British didn't know the land welll at all, like the colonists did. They needed someone to turn to and it turned out to be the native people, the Indians.