In the course of England’s long and unsuccessful attempt to crush the American Revolution, the myth arose that its government, under Prime Minister Frederick, Lord North, had acted in haste. Great Britain Did Not Know What It Was Getting Into Here, in order to form a more perfect understanding, the most significant myths of the Revolutionary War are reassessed.
Perhaps more than any defining moment in American history, the War of Independence is swathed in beliefs not borne out by the facts. Yet much of what we know is not entirely true. Often it is the Revolution that is a child’s first encounter with history.
The Declaration of Independence, the Midnight Ride, Valley Forge-the whole glorious chronicle of the colonists’ rebellion against tyranny is in the American DNA. After all, the American Revolution and the war that accompanied it not only determined the nation we would become but also continue to define who we are.
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