LAD #4 - Revolution Article

List 5 things that you have learned from the article "Rethinking the Revolution":

1. I never realized that the Revolutionary War was fought at a close range to maximize the effectiveness of the weaponry during the 18th Century.
2. I learned that every one of the original 13 Continental Army generals that were appointed in 1775 had died only within a decade. This means that every member of the Revolutionary generation was gone. Ultimately, results to the memories and thoughts of the war to change because the people passing on the ideas and memories did not experience them first hand, unlike the Civil War.
3. I did not know that many civilians had also suffered heavily in deaths during the War of Independence. The perished from diseases that were spread by the soldiers on both sides. Civilians also died in frontier Indian attacks.
4. It was surprising to read that the War of Independence was seen as a lesser war-less demanding, less painful, less costly, and less vital. The popular interest was more into the Civil War. The Civil War drew attention because it had to deal with slavery, self-government, and the very survival of the United States.
5. The Revolutionary War was  America's longest declared war and lasted more than eight years. However, the Civil War was more bloody and it had the greatest loss in the   number of American lives.