Captain Hindsight Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 The Civil War thread got me thinking what everyone learned about the revolutionary war and see if there was a difference in opinion there I learned it was because of unfair taxes and a lack of representation in the British Parliament... Am I wrong?
Steve O Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) The Civil War thread got me thinking what everyone learned about the revolutionary war and see if there was a difference in opinion there I learned it was because of unfair taxes and a lack of representation in the British Parliament... Am I wrong? My father got the 4 CD set from the history channel a while ago, we watched it over the winter. Freakin miracle we won. Benedict Arnold got screwed several times, had he gotten his just recognition he would have gone down as one of the great heroes of the war and West Point would probably still be Fort Arnold. Instead his name is synonymous with traitor. But yeah, you're not wrong, pretty much taxation without representation combined with a lot of big egos. Edited April 21, 2011 by Steve O
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 The uniforms... No you dummy, that's why the north won. Or more to the point why the south lost. Now if they had only gone with the throwbacks at Gettysburg......
HopsGuy Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 No you dummy, that's why the north won. Or more to the point why the south lost. Now if they had only gone with the throwbacks at Gettysburg...... You mean like what the Spartans wore? Hot Gates > Cemetery Hill
Ramius Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 My father got the 4 CD set from the history channel a while ago, we watched it over the winter. Freakin miracle we won. Benedict Arnold got screwed several times, had he gotten his just recognition he would have gone down as one of the great heroes of the war and West Point would probably still be Fort Arnold. Instead his name is synonymous with traitor. But yeah, you're not wrong, pretty much taxation without representation combined with a lot of big egos. I wouldn't call it a miracle that we won. British arrogance and stupidity were the 2 biggest reasons we won.
Rob's House Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 A bunch of slave owning aristocratic white males didn't want to pay their taxes.
shrader Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 Some arrogant British officer shot and killed Mel Gibson's son.
dib Posted April 21, 2011 Posted April 21, 2011 You mean like what the Spartans wore? Hot Gates > Cemetery Hill Agreed. Molon Labe
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