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Question: At the end of the Revolution, most colonial soldiers
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 ArmyWww@QuestionHome@Com


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

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

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