Second in series – The American Revolution: Taking sides

Second in series – The American Revolution: Taking sides

It would be easy to assume everyone in this area were patriots and immediately jumped on the bandwagon for freedom in the American Revolution. It was not that easy, however. The vast majority of colonists were born and bred British and not sure they wanted to gamble on being something else. Other colonists had come from Germany or France and did not have a dog in this fight — preferring the status quo to the unknown. It was a dilemma everyone fa…