Question

how did the American Revolution create a collective identity

Answer 1

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In April 1775 British soldiers, called lobsterbacks because of their red coats, and minutemen—the colonists' militia—exchanged gunfire at Lexington and Concord in Massachusetts. Described as "the shot heard round the world," it signaled the start of the American Revolution and led to the creation of a new nation

The Revolutionary War waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a small fledgling nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.

Answer 2

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From the very beginning Americans developed a unique system of government with revolutionary ideals like representative. This atmosphere of new ideas and new political rights fostered a growing sense of a unique American identity. ... The American Revolution produced a new outlook among colonists