Road to Revolution Effects after the French and Indian War After the war Britain was in debt. (Wars are expensive) The Proclamation of 1763 was written so that settlers were not aloud to pass the Appalachian Mountains. (The British didn’t allow it; The Colonists ignored this rule and moved west) The Currency Act was created (by the British) and so the Colonists had to pay for British goods with gold and silver. Indirect Tax was made meaning tax was included in the price Colonists paid to buy
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Russia in Revolution 1914-1924 Syllabus Notes Impact of WWI - Battles lost: Tannenberg and the Mazurian Lakes were the most crushing defeats on the Russian side. (1-2 million casualties altogether in the war) - Low morale: Because soldiers either died or deserted‚ the injured ones waiting for days with no medical care‚ patriotism collapsed. - No cooperation: The Russian army was a mess. Orders were given‚ then taken back‚ and workers had to toil to produce food at the failing front line
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The Industrial Revolution helped develop America into the advanced country it is today. With new forms of technology‚ transportation‚ and factory production‚ the great inventors during that time period transformed the daily way of life. (Heilbroner 12) Before the great Industrial Revolution‚ as in the 1700’s and early 1800’s‚ three-fourths of America’s total population grew their own food and wove their own clothing all by hand‚ without any form of technology to help‚ so simple tasks were very
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Spain Main article: Spain in the American Revolutionary War Spain did not officially recognize the U.S. but became an informal ally when it declared war on Britain on June 21‚ 1779. Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid‚ general of the Spanish forces in New Spain‚ also served as governor of Louisiana. He led an expedition of colonial troops to force the British out of Florida and keep open a vital conduit for supplies.[65] Native Americans Main article: Native Americans in the United States Further information:
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The American and French Revolution caused many government‚ social‚ and economic structure issues that compared to one another. The first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Lexington and Concord marking the beginnings of armed conflict between Great Britain and America. The American Revolution lasted from 1775-1783. The French Revolution was an influential period of social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789-1799. Both revolutions lasted a long time which caused many
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The French and Russian Revolutions: Similar? Or Different? Owen Sokoloff Period 4 Ms. Repollet 1/18/11 The French Revolution and the Russian Revolution were the same in many ways‚ but were also different in just as many ways. A king who believed in absolutism‚ just as France was before the revolution‚ led Russia; the kings didn’t accurately represent their people‚ nor were they close to them; the middle class (bourgeoisie‚ in France‚ Duma‚ in Russia) wanted recognition; and in both cases‚
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French Revolutions POSSIBLE THESIS STATEMENT While the timing and reasons leading to the French and American Revolutions were different‚ the two were similar in many ways including breaking free from oppressive government systems‚ including stemming off of the Enlightenment ideals when recreating their governments and furthermore‚ inspiring other countries to start their own revolutions an get rid of monarchy and to create a republic government. COMPARE 1-Both the French revolution and the
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demanded change. When this change is not proposed or given‚ the people of the civilization revolt. This concept is justified very well when looking at the the revolutions of 18th century France and Haiti. France and Haiti both revolted against the France; however‚ these two nations revolted for different reasons. The causes of these two revolutions resemble one another. The ideas that started these revolts were the opinions and gossip of citizens spread throughout the land. In France‚ the citizens discussed
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Revolutions of the Atlantic World The French revolution had many similarities to other revolutions of its time like the American and the Hattian revolution. All of these revolutions were really pushed by the ideas of enlightenment thinkers. Also‚ Napoleon Bonaparte was a good leader who lead the country of France to end terror and wars. This can be compared to Thomas Jefferson in the American revolution and the declaration of independence. Napoleon Bonaparte can also be compared to Haitian revolution
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The Revolutionary War was an example of the struggle that the American Colonists went through to gain their independence from their mother country England. The revolution lasted seven years but before the actual war‚ anger lingered in the colonies because of the unfair and abusive treatment received from England. The spark of the revolution went way back to 1963 when the proclamation was effectuated (Doc1). After seven years of fighting in the French and Indian War‚ British came out victorious with
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