"Revolutionaries or Privateers? – The Birth of the U.S. Navy" Topic
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Tango01 | 14 Sep 2018 10:05 p.m. PST |
"At the start of the American Revolution, shipbuilding grew in the Colonies because of raw materials and the many native white pine trees greater than 24 inches in diameter for ship masts. As subjects of England, the ships, guns and ammunition in America belonged to Britain. George Washington, Commander in Chief of the Continental Army, called on volunteers for the army. Because the Continental Congress was not an official government organization, they could not charge taxes to raise money for a payroll or supplies (clothing, ammunition, food). At this time only a conviction of beliefs and the promise of future rewards could keep them in the military…." Main page link Amicalement Armand
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