"It was a war that began on a single bloody day." Was the American Revolution a war that began on a single bloody day? Quite frankly, it was not. It could not have been, at least if you consider the war to have started at the Battle of Lexington and Concord. Although the idea of revolution and freedom had been brewing in the minds of the oppressed since the first time a tyrant claimed his …
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… people, as it was a revolution more for the mind than for actual freedom. I suppose it could be considered a significant stage in the development of human society when the majority of a people finally realized that we are not mere peons kept in line by a king, but as individuals with hopes, dreams, ideas, and rights. Works Cited Hanes III, William Travis. World History, Continuity & Change. Austin, TX: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1997.