At the end of the Revolution, most colonial soldiers

Question

a. went home peacefully

b. marched on their state capitals to collect their pay

c. got all they pay they were entitled to

d. continued to be soldiers in the new, larger United States Army

Answer 1

B.

At the end of The Revolutionary War, rumors were spread that troops would

be sent home without pay. Whether this was true or not, a group of

Pennsylvania soldiers marched on the Capitol in Philadelphia. They

surrounded the State House and terrorized the assembled Congress.

Unfortunately, the Governor of Pennsylvania could not call out his militia

because that was them outside the State House. General George

Washington sent 1500 troops to quell the disturbance. Needless to say,

some punishments were handed out and most veterans did receive their

back pay and benefits, although, it did take a number of years for that to

happen.

* sp note In the summer of 1931, a handful of veterans walked around Washington,

DC carrying signs demanding their bonus NOW! In 1932, the number of

veterans and their families demanding the bonus now swelled to from

20,000 to 40,000 depending on who was counting. A community of shacks

was constructed by the vets and their families out of anything they could

find or get donated to them. They remained in Washington, DC throughout

the summer until Congress adjourned for the season. Then General

Douglas MacArthur unceremoniously threw them out of Washington, DC

with the aid of his staff, which included Dwight D Eisenhower and George

Patton. They did it with tanks, tear gas and bayonets and then they burned

the veteran’s shacks

Answer 2

went home peacefully, although some didn't wait till the end to do so!

Answer 3

went home peacefully