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Comparison 1

• The movie had accurate dates and locations same as the book
• Examples:
• Battle of Yorktown
• Charleston
• Date in the movie matches with the book

Comparison 2

• Fighting style
• Examples:
• British fighting in movie followed that of the book which is head on warfare
• American fighting was the same except the gorilla warfare tactics they used also said in the book

Comparison 3

• Look of the soldiers
• British were more well equipped and more advanced and prepared
• Americans under uniforemd lacking shoes and the right gear
• Both shown in movie and the book

Comparison 4

• Advantages of each side
• British were better equipped
• more men and money
• did not know the land highly skilled and trained army and navy
• Americans were badly equipped no training no resources but knew the land

COMPARISON 5

• American debates and meetings
• votes towards what to do
• what rules to make
• two different sides
• same as the book

Comparison 6

• Military leaders
• British leaders were well trained and experienced
• American leaders were motivated but had unexperienced men
• The leaders names from the movie were same as in the book

Comparison 7

• Solider brutality
• In the movie the men would kill prisoners
• kill innocent civilians
• use non gentlemens warfare
• This was not said in our book

Comparison 8

• French assistance
• In the movie it showed the french as a help to the Americans
• They helped train men
• provided supplies
• helped defeat the british which was told in our book

COMPARISON 9

• Slaves
• In the movie it showed that slaves that served in the war
• would be paid
• and set free for twelve months of service
• this was pretty accurate to the book

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