This is a glimpse of what it was like to live during the colonial period in Concord Massachusetts, the starting point of the Revolutionary War in Robert Gross's book The Minutemen and Their World. Gross takes you inside the lives of the townspeople and follows them as the war progresses and then shows you how they deal with the aftermath. In the book Gross, "sets the Concord Fight, as it used to be known, in the context of the townspeople's ordinary lives, before and after April 19, 1775. It examines how the citizens farmed the land, raised their families, and carried on their politics at the end of the colonial period." The major themes were how people reacted to British invasion, how people reacted to taxes and tariffs, and an overall gist of what life was like in that period. .
Prior to the war, Concord was facing its own battles within the town. They tried not to get involved in the outside world, but to worry about themselves instead. Roads and bridges, schools, and helping the poor were on the top of their agenda. Government affected the daily life of all the townspeople. Political fights were common in Concord and were usually what split the town apart. A road desperately needed by a man on the outer-part of town was a wasteful expense to a man who lived in the center of town. Disputes like this happened all the time in Concord. During the winter months the northern inhabitants of Concord could not make it to the center of town because the bridge was blocked. Since they could not make it to church on Sunday they did not feel like they should have to pay taxes to support the magistrate. To their surprise they were ordered to pay anyway. They started to feel separated from the town and wanted to succeed from Concord and join together with neighboring towns, but Concord refused. The town was becoming divided, this is important when they would finally need to form a militia for the war.
Awaiting their arrival of the redcoats were the minutemen. There were about 70 minutemen. ... After defeating the minutemen at Lexington the redcoats headed to Concord. ... Also local women fired at the British from their windows. By the time the redcoats had reached Boston 73 men lost their lives and another 200 soldiers were either missing or wounded. ...
The Shot Heard "Round the World 1. ... Warning given to Mass. militia (minutemen: could be ready to fight in a minute.) ... British soldiers are stopped by colonial minutemen at Lexington (Shot Heard "Round the World). 7. ... The British were stopped at Concord by the colonial minutemen. 10. ... American Advantages: Believed in their cause, homeland advantage. 4. ...
When the British reached the town of Lexington, they met a small band of about sixty minutemen. ... They did begin to withdraw, but the kept their arms. ... Although it is unclear who fired the shot, the band of minutemen had no right to try to oppose the British forces in the first place. ... Since there goal was completed, they began their march home. ... Britain was only trying to maintain the flourishing empire that they established in the Americas and world wide. ...
The Americans will always believe their own version, and the British will keep on believing their version. ... The British then started to make their way towards Concord. ... This was such a powerful move, that Emerson stated: "By the rude bridge that arched the flood, Their flag to April's breeze unfurled, Here once the embattled farmers stood, And fired the shot heard round the world" At the Lexington Green, the first shot is said to be by the Americans. ... The Americans found out about the British troops and quickly assembled local minutemen. ... The British will ...
The border between the United States and Mexico stretches 1900 miles, from California to Texas, and it's one of the most frequently crossed international borders in the world. ... They do not tolerate misconduct within their ranks. ... Their negligence resulted in the death of Aflonsa (Passel 1). ... There is no accountability regarding their actions. ... In many arrests, children witness their parents being handcuffed in front of their own eyes. ...
The patriots of the late 1700s often times gathered the support of populous in their British governing reforms attempts via targeting the local legislation. ... On the contrary, he equally stirred up colonists to fight for the colonial freedoms, rallying the populous, as well as his minutemen troops. ... Through his military expertise, he developed a standing army of minutemen, proverbially starting from scratch, and rose up against the Crown. ... Through the finely educated and refined oratories of Thomas Jefferson, the colonists, whether educated or grass rooted, were able to recognize th...
As Britain started to enforce their rule on them, the rebels became angry and started the American Revolution. The most significant source of their rebellion was caused due to parliament's constant taxation on them, then the restriction of their civil liberties, followed by British military measures, and lastly the colonists? ... "The shot heard around the world" occurred in this battle, as colonial minutemen showed no mercy, proving to England that they wouldn't take any control from them anymore. ... Jefferson's Declaration of Independence cut the British tie and was a "shout ...
Strategic Command's minutemen have set at the ready to unleash, at the push of a button, the total destruction of Americas enemies and the inevitable end the world. ... I think not) that tension between the two super powers had tightened, and the world was on the brink of war. ... Leaving many of the small towns like Fort Repose completely isolated from the outside world. ... They began the summer trying to contact the outside world and escape to civilization but by late August when they saw the first government planes and finally made contact with the outside world with the landing of ...
