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Introduction<\/h2>\nIn 1763, nothing would have seemed as improbable as the American Revolution. And yet, in a little over a decade, American colonists would declare their independence and break away\u00a0from\u00a0the British Empire. Revolutionaries justified their new nation with radical new ideals that changed the course of history\u00a0and sparked a global \u201cage of revolution.\u201d Men and women of all ranks contributed to the colonies\u2019 most improbable victory, from the commoners protesting against the Stamp Act to the women who helped organize the boycotts to the Townshend duties; from the men, black and white, who fought in the army and the women who contributed to its support. Over time, the Revolution\u2019s rhetoric of equality, as encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence, helped highlight inequalities and became a shared aspiration for future social and political movements. These sources explore the experiences of those who lived through this time of transformation and created a legacy for future generations of change-makers.\n

American Revolution Cartoon, 1782<\/h2>\n[caption id=\"attachment_903\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"782\"]\"A J. Barrow, \u201cThe British Lion engaging Four Powers,\u201d 1782, via\u00a0National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.[\/caption]\n\nPolitical cartoons provide insight into public opinion\u00a0and\u00a0the decisions made by politicians. These cartoons became an important medium for voicing criticism and dissent during the American Revolution. In this 1782 cartoon, the British lion faces a spaniel (Spain), a rooster (France), a rattlesnake (America), and a pug dog (Netherlands). Though the caption predicts Britain\u2019s success, it illustrates that Britain faced challenges \u2013and therefore drains on their military and treasury\u2014from more than just the American rebels.\n

Uniforms of the American Revolution, 1781<\/h2>\n[caption id=\"attachment_904\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"1000\"]\"Jean-Baptiste-Antoine Jean-Baptiste-Antoine DeVerger, \u201cAmerican soldiers at the siege of Yorktown,\u201d 1781, via\u00a0Wikimedia.[\/caption]\n\nAmerican soldiers came from a variety of backgrounds and had numerous reasons for fighting with the American army. Jean-Baptiste-Antoine DeVerger, a French sublieutenant at the Battle of Yorktown, painted this watercolor soon after that battle and chose to depict four men in men military dress: an African-American soldier from the 2nd\u00a0Rhode Island Regiment, a man in the homespun of the militia, another wearing the common \u201chunting shirt\u201d of the frontier, and the French soldier on the end.\n

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Introduction<\/h2>\n

In 1763, nothing would have seemed as improbable as the American Revolution. And yet, in a little over a decade, American colonists would declare their independence and break away\u00a0from\u00a0the British Empire. Revolutionaries justified their new nation with radical new ideals that changed the course of history\u00a0and sparked a global \u201cage of revolution.\u201d Men and women of all ranks contributed to the colonies\u2019 most improbable victory, from the commoners protesting against the Stamp Act to the women who helped organize the boycotts to the Townshend duties; from the men, black and white, who fought in the army and the women who contributed to its support. Over time, the Revolution\u2019s rhetoric of equality, as encapsulated in the Declaration of Independence, helped highlight inequalities and became a shared aspiration for future social and political movements. These sources explore the experiences of those who lived through this time of transformation and created a legacy for future generations of change-makers.<\/p>\n

American Revolution Cartoon, 1782<\/h2>\n
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J. Barrow, \u201cThe British Lion engaging Four Powers,\u201d 1782, via\u00a0National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Political cartoons provide insight into public opinion\u00a0and\u00a0the decisions made by politicians. These cartoons became an important medium for voicing criticism and dissent during the American Revolution. In this 1782 cartoon, the British lion faces a spaniel (Spain), a rooster (France), a rattlesnake (America), and a pug dog (Netherlands). Though the caption predicts Britain\u2019s success, it illustrates that Britain faced challenges \u2013and therefore drains on their military and treasury\u2014from more than just the American rebels.<\/p>\n

Uniforms of the American Revolution, 1781<\/h2>\n
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Jean-Baptiste-Antoine DeVerger, \u201cAmerican soldiers at the siege of Yorktown,\u201d 1781, via\u00a0Wikimedia.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

American soldiers came from a variety of backgrounds and had numerous reasons for fighting with the American army. Jean-Baptiste-Antoine DeVerger, a French sublieutenant at the Battle of Yorktown, painted this watercolor soon after that battle and chose to depict four men in men military dress: an African-American soldier from the 2nd\u00a0Rhode Island Regiment, a man in the homespun of the militia, another wearing the common \u201chunting shirt\u201d of the frontier, and the French soldier on the end.<\/p>\n

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