Revolution Article: Battle of King's Mountain
1.) After the Revolution, in Boston, the Elite tried to downplay the role of the city's peoples roles in majors revolts leading to the revolution. They were confronted by labor movement by the working class, so they gave a false history that minimized the role of the Boston working class in a protest against the Stamp Act and also the Boston Tea Party.
2.) Washington did little to commemorate the cruelty of the war and the many deaths that it brought. He unlike Lincoln never really said anything remarkable regarding the war and he also never requested a date or anything to be remembered in honor of the war or it's battles.
3.) Many loyalists were taken into brutality following their capture especially at King's Mountain. There loyalists were marched into captivity but many were murdered on the march. Once they had arrived several loyalists were executed after being put on trial.
4.) During the Revolutionary War, the American civilians were deeply affected by disease and battle. Many civilians died of diseases that were spread throughout the colonies by both British and American troops. Civilians were also killed by British home invasions that ruined homes, plantations, and other buildings. Brutal Indian attacks are also to blame for countless civilian lives.
5.) After the British had surrendered, many loyalists were punished harshly for their betrayal. State governments confiscated their land and property. Some states even decided to banish specific loyalists for their actions.
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