Revolution Article

5 things I learned from the article.

1. The approximated population of the United States during the time of the Civil War was 2.5 million people. The number of people who died fighting in the war was about 30,000. If this number was compared to the current population, around 3 million Americans would have died today.

2. Although George Washington is known today as the Founding Father of America, often depicted as America's greatest leader, "Rethinking the Revolution" points out that Washington did not say anything remarkable in a speech or otherwise. Lincoln, on the other hand, wrote America's greatest, best delivered speech, the Gettysburg Address. This leads to contemplation of whether Washington really was America's greatest leader.

3. The Civil War is considered the first modern war, and new, extremely powerful weapons such as cannons were used. This led to an extreme increase in casualties, and more painful ways to die. The Civil War was a much more bloody war than the Revolution.

4. The odds of a Continental soldier dying in the Revolutionary War were one in ten. However, once taken as captive as prisoner, they had only a fifty-fifty chance of surviving.

5. The article states that, "The Revolutionary War included a civil war within a civil war". Sometimes it is forgotten that the Tories and Whigs fought each other while America as a nation was fighting the British. This battle between Americans made the Revolutionary War slightly more difficult because the country was not completely unified.