Captain Hindsight Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 The Civil War thread got me thinking what everyone learned about the revolutionary war and see if there was a difference in opinion there I learned it was because of unfair taxes and a lack of representation in the British Parliament... Am I wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Colonies' rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC Tom Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Slavery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 (edited) The Civil War thread got me thinking what everyone learned about the revolutionary war and see if there was a difference in opinion there I learned it was because of unfair taxes and a lack of representation in the British Parliament... Am I wrong? My father got the 4 CD set from the history channel a while ago, we watched it over the winter. Freakin miracle we won. Benedict Arnold got screwed several times, had he gotten his just recognition he would have gone down as one of the great heroes of the war and West Point would probably still be Fort Arnold. Instead his name is synonymous with traitor. But yeah, you're not wrong, pretty much taxation without representation combined with a lot of big egos. Edited April 21, 2011 by Steve O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Someone yelled "Play Ball"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buftex Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 The uniforms... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 The uniforms... No you dummy, that's why the north won. Or more to the point why the south lost. Now if they had only gone with the throwbacks at Gettysburg...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanker Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 The Germans bombed Pearl Harbor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HopsGuy Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 No you dummy, that's why the north won. Or more to the point why the south lost. Now if they had only gone with the throwbacks at Gettysburg...... You mean like what the Spartans wore? Hot Gates > Cemetery Hill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdog1960 Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drinkTHEkoolaid Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 obscene profits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Han shot first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Skynet became self aware Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramius Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 My father got the 4 CD set from the history channel a while ago, we watched it over the winter. Freakin miracle we won. Benedict Arnold got screwed several times, had he gotten his just recognition he would have gone down as one of the great heroes of the war and West Point would probably still be Fort Arnold. Instead his name is synonymous with traitor. But yeah, you're not wrong, pretty much taxation without representation combined with a lot of big egos. I wouldn't call it a miracle that we won. British arrogance and stupidity were the 2 biggest reasons we won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob's House Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 A bunch of slave owning aristocratic white males didn't want to pay their taxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Some arrogant British officer shot and killed Mel Gibson's son. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KD in CA Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 Wall Street bonuses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dib Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 You mean like what the Spartans wore? Hot Gates > Cemetery Hill Agreed. Molon Labe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted April 21, 2011 Share Posted April 21, 2011 George Bush Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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