Freedom For Some, Chains For Others. Slaves During the Revolutionary War

"The time has come at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves." -George Washington

This project was inspired by the Historical Fiction novel, Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson, which chronicles the life of Isabel Dinah, a slave during the Revolutionary war.

Cover of Chains

TAXATION WITHOUT REPRESENTATION

Before our country was divided, son against father, Loyal versus Rebel, our country was not a country at all, but a territory. We had left our homeland for the New World, thinking our lives would be perfect once we arrived. As a whole, we had relied on King for everything, he had even supported the French and Indian War.

After the war, taxes began to rise, and the uneasiness began. Rebellion and discontent were abundant. The taxation issue was the main reason the colonies wanted to rebel against 'Mother England." The colonies did not wished to be taxed if they had no representation in the English Parliament. The Revenue Act of 1764 made the constitutional issue of whether or not the King had the right to tax the colonies.

This timeline shows the events that occurred before the Revolutionary war happened. Shown on here are many of the acts passed that caused ripples of dispute in the colonies.

The Issue of Slavery

"Those are the same stars, and that is the same moon, that look down upon your brothers and sisters, and which they see as they look up to them, though they are ever so far away from us, and each other." -Sojourner Truth

The War

This painting created by Emanuel Leutze shows the valiant George Washington with his eyes towards freedom.
"The American Revolution was a beginning, not a consummation." -Woodrow Wilson
This timeline chronicles the American Revolution.

The End of the War

September 3rd, 1783. The war was over. It had lasted well over eight years. It had gone on far longer than its architects of either side had foreseen in 1775. More than 100,000 American men had borne arms in the Continental army. Countless thousands more had seen active service in militia units, some for only a few days, some for a few weeks.

The war had taken roughly 25,000 soldier's lives, yet many argue that the number is biased. Not all the lives taken were from battle. Many civilians died from diseases spread unknowingly by soldiers in the war. The French army lost almost 100 thousand people, predominantly to disease.

Slaves After the War:

It only stands to reason that where there's sacrifice, there's someone collecting the sacrificial offerings. Where there's service, there is someone being served. The man who speaks to you of sacrifice is speaking of slaves and masters, and intends to be the master. -Ayn Rand
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