Zinn Ch. 5

This chapter is about before the Revolutionary War. The army is being built up but blacks weren't allowed to join except in the north. None of the natives are allowed to fight. Basically Zinn says the only people who join are those who are poor. The reason is because the rich white people are trying to keep the poor oppressed. The poor white people join to try to become more respected although this doesn't happen. The rich people pretty much stay out of the war except for the few who become generals. After the war things didn't change. The black people were still slaves, the natives were still having land stolen, and the poor white people stay poor.