{"id":1426,"date":"2019-10-28T15:21:33","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T19:21:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2019-10-28T15:21:33","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T19:21:33","slug":"tyranny-is-tyranny-15","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.richmond.edu\/ldst1010304f2019\/2019\/10\/28\/tyranny-is-tyranny-15\/","title":{"rendered":"Tyranny is Tyranny"},"content":{"rendered":"

When Americans think of the Revolutionary War we think of fellow Americans taking up arms together to fight off foreign control. However, after reading this article I discovered that there was much more politics involved within the American war. In 17th century America, the disparity of wealth and oppression against the poor was for a lack of better terms at an all-time high. In Boston, for example, the wealthiest individuals (upper 5 %) owned roughly 50% of the assets located in Boston. This enraged the lower class citizens and caused them to riot against the upper-class citizens. With England still having a grasp on the colonies the elite discovered that they could harness the anger of the lower class citizens to get the English out of the colonies and that\u2019s exactly what happened. Obviously not what I would have thought would have occurred during the American Revolution.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

I find it extremely interesting how these topics we learn in middle school, as well as high school, do not provide us with the full story as to what happened through history. For example, in elementary school we were taught that Christopher Columbus discovered America where in actuality he massacred an entire nation. Another example is MLK and the impact that he had on Civil Rights. Nowhere was it ever discussed the impact Mrs. King had on Civil Rights and after Mr. Kings\u2019s death the impact she continued to have. Now also learning about the American Revolution it truly opens my eyes and makes me question a lot of history I have learned throughout the years.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When Americans think of the Revolutionary War we think of fellow Americans taking up arms together to fight off foreign control. However, after reading this…<\/p>\n

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