What these type posts always gloss over is the time it took to get from A to B. Its also a bit disingenuous to characterize this as an armed revolt over a slight increase in the tax on tea.

The Stamp Act of 1765 caused the first rumblings of Patriotic fervor. These Acts were thrust upon the People to pay for the French and Indian War.

The Boston Massacre followed in 1770. Here 300 or 400 protesters pissed at the quartering of British Troops threw insults at a British patrol. Nine soldiers opened fire and killed 5 colonists.

The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. It was a protest over the Tea Act giving the East India Company a monopoly in North America.

Tensions had been building for many years before the first battle of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord in April 1775 and this didnt happen until the British attempted to take away our guns.

So we had 10 full years of growing animosity before anything beyond local dissent and protesting began. And you can really go back further to the beginning of the French and Indian War from 1754 to 1763.

The penultimate battle didnt happen until 1781 and the Battle of Yorktown. The Treaty of Paris wasnt signed until 1783 formally ending the war. It took 19 years to achieve our Independence.

Its a bit disheartening that the American People are so clueless about the causes and timeline of the most important events in our history. This is something that needs to be fixed when the evil is defeated. Why do we relegate instruction in American History to a one year requirement in High School? Id like to see History taught in every grade, including world history. By the time a kid graduates HS he/she should have an equivalent to an undergrad degree.

If we dont know the past we are doomed to repeat it.

What these type posts always gloss over is the time it took to get from A to B. Its also a bit disingenuous to characterize this as an armed revolt over a slight increase in the tax on tea.

The Stamp Act of 1765 caused the first rumblings of Patriotic fervor. These Acts were thrust upon the People to pay for the French and Indian War.

The Boston Massacre followed in 1770. Here 300 or 400 protesters pissed at the quartering of British Troops threw insults at a British patrol. Nine soldiers opened fire and killed 5 colonists.

The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. It was a protest over the Tea Act giving the East India Company a monopoly in North America.

Tensions had been building for many years before the first battle of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord in April 1775 and this didnt happen until the British attempted to take away our guns.

So we had 10 full years of growing animosity before anything beyond local dissent and protesting began. The penultimate battle didnt happen until 1781 and the Battle of Yorktown. The Treaty of Paris wasnt signed until 1783 formally ending the war. It took 19 years to achieve our Independence.

Its a bit disheartening that the American People are so clueless about the causes and timeline of the most important events in our history. This is something that needs to be fixed when the evil is defeated. Why do we relegate instruction in American History to a one year requirement in High School? Id like to see History taught in every grade, including world history. By the time a kid graduates HS he/she should have an equivalent to an undergrad degree.

If we dont know the past we are doomed to repeat it.

What these type posts always gloss over is the time it took to get from A to B. Its also a bit disingenuous to characterize this as an armed revolt over a slight increase in the tax on tea.

The Stamp Act of 1765 caused the first rumblings of Patriotic fervor. These Acts were thrust upon the People to pay for the French and Indian War.

The Boston Massacre followed in 1770. Here 300 or 400 protesters pissed at the quartering of British Troops threw insults at a British patrol. Nine soldiers opened fire and killed 5 colonists.

The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. It was a protest over the Tea Act giving the East India Company a monopoly in North America.

Tensions had been building for many years before the first battle of the Revolution at Lexington and Concord in April 1775 and this didnt happen until the British attempted to take away our guns.

So we had 10 full years of growing animosity before anything beyond local dissent and protesting began. Its a bit disheartening that the American People are so clueless about the causes and timeline of the most important events in our history. This is something that needs to be fixed when the evil is defeated. Why do we relegate instruction in American History to a one year requirement in High School? Id like to see History taught in every grade, including world history. By the time a kid graduates HS he/she should have an equivalent to an undergrad degree.

If we dont know the past we are doomed to repeat it.