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American Revolution

The American Revolution (1765-1789) was a period of political upheaval in the Thirteen Colonies of British North America. Initially a protest over parliamentary taxes, it blossomed into a rebellion and led, ultimately, to the birth of the United States. Rooted in the ideas of the Enlightenment, the Revolution played an important role in the emergence of modern Western democracies.

Origins: Parliament & the American Identity

In February 1763, the Seven Years' War – or the French and Indian War as the North American theater was called – came to an end. As part of the peace agreement, the vanquished Kingdom of France ceded its colony of New France (Canada) as well as all its colonial territory east of the Mississippi River to its victorious rival, Great Britain. While this left Britain as the dominant colonial power in North America, this newfound supremacy came at a cost, namely a massive war debt. To offset the debt, the British Parliament decided to levy new taxes on the Thirteen Colonies along the eastern seaboard of North America. Much of the war had been fought defending these colonies, after all, and Parliament decided that the colonists should help shoulder the empire's financial burden.

Prior to this decision, Parliament had adhered to an unofficial policy of 'salutary neglect' when dealing with the American colonies. This meant that, despite their royal governors, the colonies were largely left to manage their own affairs, with colonial legislatures overseeing governance and taxation. The influence of these legislatures often equaled if not eclipsed the power of the colony's royally appointed governor. Due to differing foundational and developmental circumstances, each colony maintained its own identity – the Puritan society of New England, the Dutch origins of New York, and the tobacco economy of Virginia, for example, all influenced the formation of their colonial identities. Despite viewing themselves as separate from one another, the colonies were loosely bound by their shared ties to Britain and had united in common defense multiple times during the last century of colonial wars.

At the same time, the American colonists considered themselves Britons, and proudly so. After the Glorious Revolution of 1689, and the constitutional reforms that went with it, the British were viewed as the freest people in the world; they were guaranteed a right to representative government (Parliament) as well as the right to self-taxation. The colonists believed that these 'rights of Englishmen' extended to them, as befitting of their English blood and allegiance to the English king; indeed, many of these rights were echoed in the colonies' own charters. The idea that Parliament could directly tax the colonies, therefore, went against this notion; since no Americans were represented in Parliament, Parliament had no constitutional authority to tax them (i.e. taxation without representation). Parliament, of course, disagreed, arguing that the Americans were virtually represented, as was the case with the thousands of Englishmen who owned no property and could not vote. It was this fundamental disagreement over the Americans' rights and liberties – expressed in the guise of taxation – that lay at the heart of the American Revolution and the birth of the United States.

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[burnpheonix04]

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[mikeshieldsphotography]

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[ofgraveconcern]

Happy 4th July 2nd July 1776, the Continental Congress declares that the thirteen American colonies are no longer subjects of, or under the control of King George III, and are now united, free, and independent states. The declaration is made known two days later. 4th July 1804, birth in Salem Massachusetts of American author Nathaniel Hawthorne, best known as the author of ‘The House of Seven Gables’, and ‘The Scarlet Letter’. On the same day in 1826, the fiftieth anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, hours apart, past presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died. Also on this day in 1831, fifth president James Monroe also died, while again on the same day in 1845, Henry David Thoreau moved into the cabin he had built on Walden Pond. All art shown is from the historically and steampunk inspired tarot deck the ‘Industrial Sublime Tarot’, featuring the historical figures and events from 1760 - 1848. Prints of the cards are available for sale at: www.ofgraveconcern.com/industrialsublimetarot1760-1848 You are cordially invited to follow @ofgrave.concern for more tales from history, and associated historically inspired art. #18thcentury #1776 #18thcenturyhistory #declarationofindependence #4thjuly #4thjuly1776 #americanwarofindependence #salemmassachusetts #nathanielhawthorne #johnadams #thomasjefferson #tarotart #tarotartist #historicalillustration #jamesmonroe #walden #waldenpond #henrydavidthoreau #19thcentury #19thcenturyhistory #onthisdayinhistory #thisdayinhistory #todayinhistory https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ6CbaKnaQv/?utm_medium=tumblr

[minifiga]

Just as the grenadiers near completion, an order from Perry Miniatures arrives! I'll leave it as a surprise, for those that don't know the Perry catalogue numbering 😂 Stay tuned.

[winterravenstudio]

Been thinking about writing up my PhD as a grahic novel for a long time. This is a quick computer sketch of the Battle of Ushant (1778). It was the first major sea battle between the French and British navies during the American War of Independence. -------- #rebels #historydrawings #seabattle #1778 #americanwarofindependence #revolutionarywar #artoftheday #mangastudio #clipstudio #animalspirit #anthropomorphic #navy #graphicnovel #comics #dogsatsea

[silversun1851]

Have a joyful Fourth of July. Let Freedom, Justice, Liberty and Life ring throughout the United States. #fourthofjuly #americanhistory #americana #americanrevolutionarywar #americanwarofindependence #boston #newengland (at Faneuil Hall)

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Battle of Cowpens

The Battle of Cowpens (17 January 1781) was a decisive battle in the southern theater of the American Revolutionary War (1775-1783). It saw a detachment of Continental soldiers and Patriot militia under Brigadier General Daniel Morgan defeat a British force under Lt. Colonel Banastre Tarleton. The battle helped lead to the end of British domination in the American South.

Background

On 2 December 1780, Major General Nathanael Greene rode into the American military camp at Charlotte, North Carolina. A 38-year-old Quaker from Rhode Island, Greene had been entrusted by General George Washington to take charge of the remnants of the Southern Department of the Continental Army after its disastrous defeat at the Battle of Camden (16 August 1780). What Greene found at Charlotte was less an army than a rugged gathering of 1,400 disheartened men. The troops were undersupplied, underfed, and lacked clothing. Several men sat huddled around the campfires practically naked, with only rags or blankets to protect them from the elements. Many of the soldiers stirred themselves only to plunder the surrounding countryside for food, and the officers had grown jaded enough not to care. It was a ghastly display of dejection that must have reminded Greene of the state of the main army at Valley Forge three winters before.

It was not hard to see why the army was in such a depressed state. The Americans had suffered nothing but defeat since the British had first invaded the American South in late 1778. Having grown frustrated with their unsatisfactory military campaigns in the North, the British had shifted their focus to the South, which was rumored to be replete with Loyalists as well as the source of much of the United States' commercial wealth. The capture of the South, it was believed, would not only cut the United States in two but also cripple its ability to keep fighting. The British implemented their so-called 'southern strategy' in December 1778 by seizing Savannah, Georgia; the following year, a Franco-American attempt to retake the city failed, and Georgia became the first state to fall back under British control. In May 1780, the British won the Siege of Charleston, taking the largest and most important city in the entire South. Under the command of Lord Charles Cornwallis, the British then set about pacifying the rest of South Carolina. This sparked a bloody regional civil war, as the state's Patriot and Loyalist militias brutalized one another in the South Carolina backcountry. The southern Continental Army, under General Horatio Gates, had tried to retake the state but had been decisively defeated at Camden.

Now, as Greene took over command of the depleted army from Gates, he realized the monumental task that rested upon his shoulders. Should he fail, there would be nothing to prevent Cornwallis from conquering North Carolina and Virginia, completing the British 'southern strategy'. Greene was a cautious commander who pursued a 'Fabian strategy'. That is, he tried to avoid fighting any pitched battle that he was not sure he could win, instead wearing the enemy down through attrition and guerilla fighting, striking only when he spotted vulnerability. The Patriot militias already operating in South Carolina could serve this purpose well; Greene hoped that they could keep the British distracted long enough for him to whip his army into shape and maybe find new recruits. However, he would need someone he could rely on to go down into South Carolina and keep the militias supplied and organized. As it happened, Greene already had just the man in mind.

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[silversun1851]

DREAMLAND - "The shoot heard around the world..." The North Bridge in Concord, Massachusetts where the American Revolution began. #americanhistory #americanrevolutionarywar #americanwarofindependence #campaign1776 #editorialphotography #editorialphotographer #documentaryphoto #documentaryphotograph #documentaryphotography #minuteman (at Minute Man National Historical Park)

[silversun1851]

April 19th, 1775, the American minute men along with town militia clash with British regulars in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts which ignites the American War Revolutionary War. #americanhistory #americanwarofindependence #patriotsday #documentaryphoto #documentaryphotograph #documentaryphotography #editorialphotography (at Lexington, Massachusetts)

[silversun1851]

In New England we are surrounded by history. I made this photograph in Lincoln, MA on the Battle Road in Minute Man National Park. It is a beautiful place and a somber place as it forces you to appreciate freedom and its cost. #newengland #americanhistory #americanrevolutionarywar #americanwarofindependence #editorialphotography #documentaryphotography (at Bloody Angle)