A Do Or Die War - 1456 Words

A do or die war later followed that led to the Americans rejecting all British proposals as well as that of the monarchy. One of the American patriots that were part of the revolution known as Thomas Paine published a brochure that was titled â€Å"Common Sense†, which convinced and brought many of the Americans together to disown the monarchy and claim for independence (Gott 123). They claimed that all people should be equal before that law and not those under the monarchy or aristocracy leadership. The British were then led out of Boston later in the same year, but in response they fought their way in by capturing the city of New York. They also tried to capture General Washington and his army who was seen to be on the forefront to lead the†¦show more content†¦The Americans also received great support from the French, who joined the war after the Battle of Saratoga where most British armies were captured. In 1781 a second British army was captured by the American a nd French army at Yorktown (Gott 134-136). After that fight, it was marked as the last major battle between the British and the Americans. The entire revolution period and the battles fought led to the deaths of approximately 7200 Americans and 10,000 others who died from disease exposure as well as unknown numbers dying in captivity. Gott states that peace treaties were later signed between the British and American governments (272). In 1783, the Treaty of Paris was signed as the final treaty, which saw to the forming of democratic governments that were in favor of the will of all citizens and treated all of them as equals. What later followed was the birth of a new state, and the U.S. was given the land within the Mississippi region and that of the Great Lakes. Jeffersonian Democracy The Jeffersonian democracy is a term that was given to the third U.S. president who was known as Thomas Jefferson, who ruled in the periods of 1743-1826 (Heidler and Heidler 12). President Jefferson, who was the leader of the Republican Party, was well renowned for his advocating for favorable public education in the U.S. as well as he rallied against the aristocracy rule that was known to be selective among its citizens. Although