![]() One soldier, Nathanael Greene, comes from a working-class Rhode Island family. The American military at the time of the Revolutionary War is relatively meritocratic, meaning that even soldiers from modest backgrounds can rise in the ranks. While Washington hasn’t had military experience in years, he’s extremely charismatic, and almost everyone who meets him personally feels a strong desire to earn his respect. He has distinguished himself fighting in the backwoods during the French and Indian War in the 1750s and 1760s. He comes from a wealthy family in Virginia, where he runs a plantation. Washington himself isn’t a particularly experienced military commander. ![]() His troops, who hail from many different American colonies, are disorganized and inexperienced, and their morale is low. George Washington, the leader of the American troops, knows that he’s facing a potential crisis. In doing so, they ensure that the Revolutionary War will be a long, bloody conflict.Īround the same time, the American army is assembled outside of the city of Boston. George’s policies prove controversial in the Houses of Parliament, but in the end the Members of Parliament approve George’s plan. American “rebels” have fired on British soldiers at Lexington and Concord, and King George III of England proposes sending thousands of additional troops, including German mercenaries known as Hessians, to America to quell the uprising. ![]() In October of 1775, the Revolutionary War is just beginning. ![]()
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