Washington finds himself in the situation to accept black men in the army as well, even though he and the others have racial prejudice against them. The army is made out of men with various ages, ranging from children to old men in search of a steady job. Washington introduces corporal punishment to keep the men in line but they are hard to control and soon enough, many start to desert and some even start a mutiny inside the army. Washington is worried that the American army is resilient to listen to what the commanders tells them to do and that they are becoming lazier as the days go by. The American troops are told to stand and wait for the British ones to attack so the American army is situated near Boston where they spend their days digging up tranches. Nathanael Green, an intelligent and young American commander, tries to deal with the lack of supplies and with the fat that the American troops were inexperienced and lacked the discipline and training the British ones had. In the second chapter, the author analyzes how things were in America and it begins by presenting the main problem the American troops had to deal with, namely a limited supply of gunpowder. In the end, despite having mixed feelings about the King’s proposition, the two Houses agree to send more troops to America to fight against the rebels. Many think that England must send its troops to prove that they are still powerful, otherwise they will lose their influence. The members of the Parliament propose the Stamp Act of 1766 and they consider it as being more efficient than a war against the Americans whom many still consider as being British. William Howe is named commander of the British troops in America in 1775 after King George’s speech in which he tells the parliament that George Washington wants to build an independent empire and break America from England. Many people criticize King George for the way he chose to deal with the matters in America but he is still popular in England. The man who was leading the rebels was George Washington and while it seemed in the beginning that the British troops were wining, they suffered great loss. The war began on the American soil in April 1775 but the King and the Parliament found about it only a month after it begun because it took a long time for the news to travel from America to England.
Many members of the Parliament expressed their opinion and suggest that they should keep themselves separated while some urged the King to act. The action starts in the year 1775 when King George III went in front of Parliament to discuss the civil war in America and whether they should get involved or not. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.
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