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This 10 page paper examines the use of the family metaphor (children , parent, mother country, etc.) in describing the relationship between England and the colonies. The American Revolution is discussed. The works of various authors who wrote during the 1770s are examined.
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from the reality as there are conflicting tales about this period of time. There is lore about the Revolution, heroes and legends, but there are also symbols of the Revolution
such as the liberty bell and the reference to England as the mother country. Indeed, cartoons and remembrances of other types have emerged to distinguish the revolution from other times
in history. There is an endearing quality to it. The bombs bursting in air signified by fireworks today, the colorful red, white and blue motif, and the stories that are
told to children, all make up the remnants of the American Revolution. What was the American Revolution and what led to it? Middlekauff (1982) for example writes about things that
led up to the war such as the Tea Act and the Stamp Act. These are well known aspects of the time period. A great deal of the separation
would have to do with taxation and the admonition that there should be no taxation without representation. This burning issue was something that the colonists believed warranted separation. It was
not only unfair taxation that seemed to burden the colonists however, but also the idea that they had to live at the whims of England. It is not something that
seemed fair and of course, the colonists had a restless, adventurous spirit and one that drove capitalism as it emerged in the new land. No one wanted to be bogged
down by a more powerful country and also, there was a sense that the Americans simply wanted to be free like children who fight for their own independence form their
first families. Middlekauff (1982) writes: " The colonies were colonies, after all, and as such they were "dependencies," plants set out by superiors, the "children" of the "mother country," and
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