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    Khunal parkash argues that the British were had every right in their actions towards the colonies and the colonists weren't justified in the American revolution. By adopting a nontraditional view for our argument I was able to better understand the revolution and the influences both sides of it.

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    Khunal parkash argues that the British were had every right in their actions towards the colonies and the colonists weren't justified in the American revolution. By adopting a nontraditional view for our argument I was able to better understand the revolution and the influences both sides of it.

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    APUSHistory&APLanguage
    10/14/2014
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    Americawontherevolutionarywar,andthewinnerstendtorewritehistoryfortheirown
    benefit,LukeandIarguedthattheBritishwerehadeveryrightintheiractionstowardsthe
    coloniesandthecolonistswerentjustifiedintheAmericanrevolution.Weusedaprimarily
    logicbasedargumentwithcarefullyselectedfactsanddetailstosupportourposition.
    OnestrategyIusedwasomissioncombinedwithEthos.Forexample,oneofour
    transitionshighlightsthatBritishcitizensinBritainwerepaying35.8timesasmuchintaxesas
    thecolonistsinPennsylvaniawhiletrue,theaverageforallthecolonieswasthatBritainswere
    payingcloserto10timesmore,not35.(13colonies)Thiswasdirectlyfollowinganinterview
    whereitwassaidthattheBritishwereunfairlytaxingtheAmericans.Thisofcourseattackedthe
    Ethosoftheintervieweeandguidedtheaudiencesopiniontowardsourpurpose.Similarly,we
    utilizedtheAmerican,French,&Spanishcasualties,andonlyusedBritishdeaths,notincluding
    casualtiesorGermandeaths.ThiswasusedtopumpupthetheEthosofBenedictArnoldand
    downplaytheEthosoftheotherinterviewees.Bymanipulatingtruthstopresentfactsinsucha
    waythatwerestilltrue,butdeceptiveintheirsupportforourposition,Ibelievewecreateda
    muchmoreconvincingargument.
    Thehistoricalcontextisthatthisdocumentarytakesplaceduringthemiddlepartofthe
    revolutionarywar.AtapointwhereBenedictArnoldhasswitchedsidesbutsupportisgrowing
    fortherevolutionarycause.(Holmes)ThedocumentariansarefromBritainandseetheopinions

    oftheAmericansasajoke.Assuchtheyaregoingtodoeverythingintheirpowertodownplay
    theAmericanreasoningforthiswar.WhilealsoomittinganyvalidreasontheAmericansmight
    give.Theyareattemptingtogathersupportfortheirkingastheirintendedaudiencearethe
    upperclassmenofGreatBritain.
    Byadoptinganontraditionalviewforourargument,Iwasabletobetterunderstandthe
    revolutionandtheinfluencesonbothsidesofitthatimpactedthecourseofAmerica,andworld,
    history.Ironically,takingtheperspectiveoftheBritishandresearchingtheirsidehasconvinced
    methatthedifferencesbetweentheAmericansandBritishwerestrongenoughtojustify
    Americanindependence.ByarguingtheoppositepointIhavestrengthenedmyownviewsof
    historyanddevelopedastrongerunderstandingoftherevolution.Whilegettingaunderstanding
    ofotherculturesandviewpoints.OneimprovementthatIbelieveneedstobemadeissettinga
    standardforthetechnologypeopleuse.Ittookmewelloveranhourjusttoopenavideofrom
    oneofmygroupmembers.

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    .WikimediaFoundation,13Oct.2014.Web.13Oct.2014.

    "AmericanRevolutionaryWar."
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    .WikimediaFoundation,10Dec.2014.Web.12Oct.
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    "Colony."
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