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The American Revolution was a monumental occurrence in America's history. This revolution was unexpected but changed the course of America forever. The thought a revolt wasn't even in the thoughts of the thirteen colonies because they weren't even close to unification at that particular time. But as their relationship worsened with the British monarchy due to colonies opposition towards paying taxes to the monarch. The tension between the British and the colonies intensified when the British government tried to implement the stamp Act and other tariffs to alleviate certain expense from the British government. This led to inevitable confrontation with the monarch. While elites like John Adams who opposed the British help with initiating war, it is obvious that without the unification of the colonies, the support of the masses, and the large enlistment of blacks winning revolution would be impossible.

The first step towards liberation was unification. The British realized that once the thirteen colonies remained separated, they were easily controlled. But the monarchs saw that once the colonies were able to stand together on one similar ground, imposing their will would be difficult to accomplished. As the colonies was able unite against the British rule, revolution was inevitable. Especially, since the colonies collectively opposed the monarch idea of tax with proper representation.

The revolutionary war couldn't have been won without the participation of the commoners. While most of them were not combat masters, they fought with convictions and passion. Furthermore, they were improperly equipped compares to the more elites soldiers the commoners fought with. The army, which was led by Franklin Roosevelt, had never been in a combat like this one. They were fighting against a more experienced combat unit. But with the sheer convictions that their participation in war would eventually liberate them from their oppressor and bring forth a more sense of equality within the colonies, the masses battled the tyrant.

While the majority enlisted on the basis of freedom from the British, the blacks enlisted base on freedom from slavery. In colonies, the entire population treated blacks unfairly because they weren't even viewed as human beings at the time of the American Revolution. On the premise that all blacks whom participation in the revolutionary war against the British would obtain there freedom caused a large amount of blacks to enlist in the army. The blacks reason for fighting in was similar to the colonies and different at the same time. In fact, the slaves were seeking freedom from the same population they helped on a promise of liberation from the brutal condition they faced. Therefore, giving their lives away for the tyrant they supported was a no brainer.

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