The Revolutionary War, also known as the American Revolution, was a war fought between Great Britain and the thirteen colonies of America from April 19th, 1775, to October 19th, 1781. The war was caused by a set of political, social, and economic factors that constantly brewed and created tension between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. These issues caused the Patriots, who fought for independence, to be concerned they might lose their way of life at home, which they wanted to protect. Although, when it came to what the Patriots wanted to protect, it differed from colony to colony depending on their economic and societal values.
New England, which consisted of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, fought to keep their ability to self-govern. This love and defensiveness for the ability to self-govern was rooted in their history as it was one of the prominent reasons they came to this new land. They sought to escape British rule, especially under the Catholic Church, and achieve religious freedom. If their ability to self-govern was taken away, so were their rights to practice religion freely. This tradition of self-governing became an essential way of life not only to New England, but to the rest of the colonies as well.
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The Mid-Atlantic’s economy was built on commerce and trade. This area provides many significant trading posts for the Patriots such as New York City, Philadelphia, and Baltimore. This allowed large amounts of trade to take place not only with other countries in Europe, but also which the other colonies. Since these areas were so vital to the region’s economic well-being, any threat from Great Britain was taken very seriously and was viewed as a great