Americans Divide Over Independence

American Revolution
Written By Tom Hand

In some ways, the American Revolution was the most bitter event in our nation’s history. While the Civil War split the nation in two, it was a conflict between two regions of the country, the slave holding south and the northern free states. In contrast, our Revolution was a more personal civil war, fought locally, often with neighbors fighting neighbors.

Tom Hand, creator and publisher of Americana Corner, explores how the colonists ended up on the path to independence, and why it still matters today.

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