The Patriot: Movie Vs. The Movie: Book Or Real

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Ever wonder why a movie is different from a book or reality?After watching the movie, The Patriot I noticed some similarities and differences to what actually happened in history.In the movie some things that were similar was the time, setting, and some of the characters. Other similarities that I noticed were the life of the colonists in the colonies and how the British and colonists treated each other.Some differences that I noticed was that Benjamin Martin was not a real person in history, but he is a combination of some real people in history and the Battle of Cowpens was where Cornwallis surrendered.The movie The Patriot is somewhat historically accurate. First, Benjamin Martin is not a real person in history.According to the article,“The