Independence and Freedom - A Survey of the populous: Part 1

jed.green posted on Sat, Jul 4 2009 9:45 PM

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Today citizens across the United States are celebrating our countried independence.  I made a post on my facebook page encouraging my friends and family to answer a few questions related to the struggle which we are celebrating.  I was met with ridicule and sarcasm!  This has inspired me to survey a number of groups and see how well informed we are.  Below are the questions I posted, please take a moment to answer them.  The only stipulations I would place on this exercise are the following:

1.    If you don't have a substantive answer, don’t post. (Trolls not welcome).
2.    Please do not use these questions as a platform for a rant.  I am looking for academic answers here not fanatical rhetoric.
3.    Be respectful to those that do participate in this exercise.

The 1st set of Questions:

1.    What were the circumstances that lead to the Revolutionary War?
2.    What did the colonists gain from their victory?
3.    What didn't they gain that they had hoped to?
4.    How does the current state of The Union compare to the condition that lead to the Revolutionary war?