At the end of the French and Indian War‚ also known as the Seven Years’ War‚ there remained a strong loyalty to the British among the colonists. There was also a continuity of disunity among the colonists as well. The French and Indian War ended in 1763 and occurred between Great Britain and France. The war primarily occurred because of disputes over American land. At the end of the war‚ there was a British victory over the French. Even though the British gained control of new land‚ the war still
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War never truly has one person or side at fault; each front brings something to the table. Nevertheless‚ the American Revolution is a conflict that raises major debate over who to blame. The American colonies were at a standstill. How could a new nation grow with such a controlling mother country always on its back? As a result of the French Indian War‚ the British had to pay for their colonies war debts. For England to pay for these debts‚ Parliament imposed multiple harsh taxes and acts on
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war within America that got the United States their independence and showed others that they were not a weak nation. There were many causes that lead up to this war and had a great effect on it. The first war we see is the French and Indian War (1754-1763)‚ also called the Seven Years War; this war was fought between the French and the British over territory.1 The British were defeated by the French and therefore became an ally with the Indians‚ bringing them into the war.2 Next‚ the Stamp Act of 1765
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Thomas Jefferson United States President 1801-1809 Thomas Jefferson was born on April 13‚ 1743‚ at Shadwell Plantation outside of Charlottesville‚ Virginia. He was born into one of the4 most prominent families of Virginia’s planter elite. He inherited from his father 50000 acres of land and from his mother he inherited a Randolph‚ high social standing. As a boy Jefferson’s favorite activities included reading‚ practicing the violin and playing in the woods. Jefferson had five
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Text Commentary of the Declaration of Independence ‘THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE OF THE THIRTEEN COLONIES’ (July4‚ 1776) This is a text commentary about ‘The Unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America’. The Declaration of Independence is a juridical and legal document written sometime between June 11 and June 28‚ 1776. The reason for that lapse of time is because a draft of the declaration was asked to a group of five delegates of the Continental Congress on June 11‚
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A SELECTION OF PAST AP U.S. FREE RESPONSE QUESTIONS: Part 1: Colonial Period to Civil War Colonial Times 1607 -1775 1. From 1600 -1763‚ several European nations vied for control of the North American continent. Why did England win the struggle? (73) 2. In the seventeenth century‚ New England Puritans tried to create a model society. What were their aspirations‚ and to what extent were those aspirations fulfilled during the seventeenth century? (83) 3. In the two decades before the
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Henry IV. (1589-1610) He was assassinated by a Catholic Was a Huguenots (calvinist) James 1:8. Double minded main Matthew 16:26. Gain whole world and lose soul Advisor was de sulle Cardinal Rochelieu Chief council to Louis XIII (1614-43) Great cardinal Real ruler of France Founded French absolute monarchy Raison d’état - "reason of the state" The good of the state is the supreme good "Man is immortal‚ salvation is hereafter; the state has no immorality‚ it’s salvation is now or never"
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of wars‚ bought and sold regions. When France lost the French and Indian War in 1763‚ it gave most of its possessions in North America to Britain. This extended British domain beyond the original thirteen colonies. Since Spain was an ally‚ it had to give east and west to Britain ; in exchange it was compensated by France with territory west of the Mississippi. Although The United States declared its independence in 1776 and formed its territory from the original thirteen colonies‚ it had to go to war
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The time period of 1754-1763 eventually led the American colonists to realize that they did not need the British any longer. The colonists felt that they themselves‚ were not Englishmen but members of their own society within the American colonies. By winning the French and Indian war the British were entitled to the land east of the Mississippi River to the Appalachian Mountains. As the Americans began to move westward thinking that if they fought the war in the colonies‚ they were entitled to
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Provincial Congress‚ or an equivalent governmental institution‚ to govern itself‚ but the colonies still abided under crown rule. The Kingdom of Great Britain was one of the major participants in the Seven Years’ War which lasted between 1756 and 1763. Britain emerged from the war as the world’s leading colonial power of that period. The Seven Year war was massively expensive for Great Britain and had drained the economic resources of the kingdom. In 1774‚ to raise revenue‚ the British
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