Women were the greatest affected by the American Revolution and Consitution. While I agree that slavery made and shaped America into what it was by the time we reach the American Revolution‚ the impact is greater on women. Women in Colonial America we’re the care takers in the sense they kept a clean home‚ took care of the children‚ and insured a happy husband. Once we reach war time. “When American men went off to fight their wives usually stayed at home. To women then fell the sole responsibility
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Before the American Revolution occurred‚ the colonies had experienced a laissez-faire style of government imposed by the British. The British believed in the policy of salutary neglect‚ which refers to the policy of avoiding strict enforcement of laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. The American Revolution occurred due to mercantilist policies imposed by the British due to an effort to lower the tremendous amount of debt after the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The British
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The American Revolution fundamentally changed American society politically‚ socially‚ and economically from 1775 to 1800. The effects of the Revolution were both positive and negative. The political effect of the Revolution was negative in that it left much conflict between different groups of people still living in the United States after the British formally left. Socially‚ the American society was affected positively as more people came together. The effect was negative on the society because
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Social Attitudes towards the Causes of the American Revolution A revolution is simply described as people overthrowing the government and replacing it with another‚ in the most common research source- Wikipedia. The American Revolution is by far‚ the most important historical event of the American history and a beginning of country of the United States. What caused American colonists to overthrow the differences of social classes and the need to break away from the English government and radical
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The American Revolution was an extremely important event in history; social‚ political and economic aspects all helped develop a very strong revolutionary spirit within the colonists of America. It helped enlightenment philosophers like John Locke or Benjamin Franklin to step up and lead the revolution politically with great success. All these aspects made the American Revolution the historical landmark that it is today; it symbolizes the way that Americans came together to become independent and
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In order for something to be classified as a revolution‚ a complete social‚ political and economic change needs to take place that destroys the foundation of the old control and transforms the society completely. A revolution needs to remove all old control and replace the power to a new social group‚ while still maintaining control over the situation. A rebellion is a violent resistance in order to carry a message to a higher power. A civil war is fought between the citizens of the same country
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A1. The causes of the American Revolution were imposed taxes‚ taxation without representation‚ and the King implementing the Intolerable act. After the French and Indian War the British government lost a lot of money. So their way of collecting money was to impose taxes on the American colonists. These taxes included a tea tax‚ which was a tax on tea that was imported to America. With no representation in Britain the American colonist did not have a say in these taxes on goods‚ which had always been
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The American and French Revolution The American and French Revolutions are two of the greatest revolutions that occurred in the mid 1700’s through the late 1700’s. The American Revolution was a huge turning point in American history‚ and the French Revolution was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. The French revolution started 1789 and ended 1799. The American Revolution and the French Revolution were both caused
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history‚ western democracy has evolved significantly from the time of the Greeks‚ to modern practice. Though it is still a relatively new concept‚ democracy has been strengthened by society’s desire to push for their individual rights. By use of revolution‚ government reform and enlightenment philosophy‚ democracy was able to evolve into an inclusive form of government that gave equal choice to the greatest amount of people. Democracy is unique in the sense that unlike other forms of government‚ it
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Many events led the American Colonies to join together and fight for independence from Britain. It wasn’t economic disparity and it wasn’t that the king was a belligerent leader. The British found out that they were not willing to pay England back for taking care of their own colonies in the New World. Geographical distance between England and the New World played a great deal into the problems that they were having. It took days and months just to send or even receive a message‚ they didn’t
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