How did John Trumbull's The Death of General Warren at the Battle of Bunker Hill enhance the moral complexity of the events taking place at this first major battle of the American Revolution?
A) African Americans like Peter Salem, who supposedly killed Major Pitcairn, are prominently
featured as the heroes of this battle.
B) Trumbull focuses more on the chaos of the battle rather than the heroic actions of the soldiers
involved from each side.
C) General Warren's sacrifice of life and British Major John Small's intervention to prevent one
of his own men from bayonetting Warren show that both sides displayed virtue and heroism.
D) The refusal of American soldiers to follow military orders from their own officers illustrates
the spirit of independence and insubordination.
C
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