Reveloutionary+Analogies+robertg


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. Problems are to difficulty of Britain having colonies on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean as layers is to onion because as the British government would try to take away one problem, another would appear, as when you take one layer off of an onion another one appear.

Being attacked by two forces is to the French and Indian war as being tackeled by two opponents in football is to needing help in order to evade them because in the French and Indian war, we needed help to fend off the opposing forces, which is the same if you are being attacked by two opponents you need help to try to take them down before they get too you.

An invisible line is to the Proclomation of 1763 as the metaphorical "line" is to having a limit on what you can do because the proclomation said if you cross this line, you are in trouble, as when a parent says, "you have crossed the line," both mean that you are in trouble.

Needing a stamp on all papers is to the Stamp Act as needing a stamp on a letter or postcard is to being able to send it in the mail because the Stamp Act ordered all papers to have a stamp of legalization on them, as you require a stamp on a letter to send it trhough the postal service.

keeping soldiers in your house is to the Quartering Act as having your kids in your house is to parenting, you had to keep both in your house, but sometimes, more often with the soldiers, you may not want them hanging around.

Paying taxes without having a say in how much or which ones is to Taxation without Repersentation as electric and water bills are to uncontrollable costs, for taxation without repersontation would not allow us to have a say in our taxes, just like how utility bills are controllable by only noy using it, making it very hard to avoid them.

Trying to make a change is to Sons of Liberty as trying to change our govenment is to democracy, for the sons of liberty tried to enstate democracy with britain so they may have a stronger politcal voice, as we today run our country on democracy.

Angered citizens is to Boston Massacre as an uproar from a crowd is to riot, because both start with rowdy civilians and end with authorities interveening, occasionally hurting or even killing members of the crowd.

Dressing up as indians is to Boston Tea Party as dressing up as monsters is to Halloween, because both times you are disguising yourself, and trying not to be identified.

Paul Revere is to "The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere" as a giant horse is to the attack on troy, for Paul Revere was rumered to be a major part of the midnight ride, as the giant horse was rumered to be a major part to the downfall of Troy.

The Shot Heard Round the World is to the American Revoulution as the launching Sputnik 1 is to the start of the Space Race, because both symbolize the beginnging of very important times of American history.

Freedom is to the Declaration of Independence as containment is to the Berlin wall because when you think of one of those items, that is what you tend to think of.

George Washington is to Battle of Trenton as teacher is to class because George Washington is what held his forces together for the Battle of Trenton, as a teacher holds a class together from total monatony.

Trained soldiers is to Hessians as untriained farmers are to the colonists.

Decisive win is to Battle of Yorktown as a shutout game is too a baseball game, because at the battle of Yorktown the Colonies won absolutley, as a shut out game shows the which team won with little effort.

The end of the American Revoulution is to the Treaty of Paris as the end of a school day is to 2:15, the treaty ended the America Revoulution as 2:15 marks the end of our school day.