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Why didnt the government supply enough food and equipment to the continental army?
The states had the responsibility to determine how the clothing, food, and other financial aspects were to be paid for the Continental Army soldiers. These states disagreed on how the money to pay for these obligations would be obtained leaving shortages on supplies, shelter, clothing, and other necessities for the soldiers. Congress did not have the power to raise taxes to pay for them.
What were Britain's paid soldiers called?
Bob Bob
What was one reason government officials ignored unfair business practice?
Some companies paid them money to ignore these problems.
How did the Congress pay some soldiers for their service in the Revolutionary War?
For a while, they couldn't! Although the pay for a private was only $6, the Congress almost never was able to pay the soldiers. In fact, only the soldiers' respect for their Commander, George Washington, kept many from deserting. In In the year 1783, after the war was over, the soldiers still had not been paid their salaries, and the Congress was chased out of Philadelphia by its own army!
How much money did the Philippine-American war cost?
It cost Americans $400 million, which was 20 times the original price they had paid for the Philippines in the first place.
