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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�PAGE � �PAGE �1� Jefferson ’s Justification JEFFERSON ’S JUSTIFICATION FOR THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION NAME COURSE Instructor Date Jefferson ’s Justification for the American Revolution Even after fighting in the American Revolutionary War began at Lexington and Concord in April 1775‚ most colonists still hoped for reconciliation with Great Britain. Thomas Jefferson saw a need to justify this revolution in the eyes of the people. He‚ and other founding fathers‚ knew that for this revolt to be
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The American Revolution was an accelerated evolution rather than a cataclysmic revolution to a certain point. An accelerated evolution is a rapid process of growth and change‚ while a cataclysmic revolution is a sudden and violent event that brings great changes. The extent to which the American Revolution was an accelerated evolution was during events that completely disregarded the government. When considered politically‚ economically and socially the extent to which the American Revolution was
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The American Revolution impacted the change of the new country. People who came to the Newfoundland knew nothing better but to follow the British control. At first the colonists believed that the British were helping them‚ and they were pretty content with their lives. But soon after the British started raising taxes to help pay of their debts and the Americans realized that they don’t like how the British are controlling them. The fight for independence changed the lives of Americans. Women
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first steps in the direction of who we truly were as a nation‚ began with The French and Indian‚ which began in 1754‚ or more specifically with the Treaty of Paris‚ signed in 1763. The French and Indian war was one of the biggest eye openers for the Americans. Although it seemed the British took our side with the struggle against French and Indian population attacking‚ the resulting debts and fees from the war were all placed upon the colonies. The war was so incredibly expensive that the United Kingdom
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The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The conflict arose from growing tensions between residents of Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and the colonial government‚ which represented the British crown. Skirmishes between British troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict‚ and by the following summer‚ the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence
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For the English colonies‚ the French and Spanish colonies were an hindrance to westward expansion‚ trade and cooperation with Native Americans. They saw the French and Spanish as a potential military threat in the new world. The English‚ who where mainly protestant‚ thought of the French and Spanish colonies as a bastion of Roman Catholic Christianity‚ which bothered them greatly. In 1739‚ Great Britain declared war on Spain in what was known as the War of Jenkin’s Ear‚ which was fought mostly in
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The factors that led to the American Revolution In 1763 the British defeated the French in the French and Indian War which shifted the power to Great Britain in North America. The British‚ however‚ were attacked by Indian tribes in fear that they would allow colonist to invade their tribal lands. The British reacted with the passing of the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which limited colonial expansion to appease the Native Americans but this angered the colonists who thought that
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During the American Revolution‚ the British forced 13 It’s American Colonies to move to new lands with the Indians. Long after‚ the 13 colonies had settled in the new lands‚ the British King‚ forced the colonists to pay taxes without passing a law. Later‚ it resulted the American colonists to put their foot down and take control of the situation. It resulted in many events and many things ended up happening. Long after the French and Indian war‚ Britain became very poor‚ and they needed money. Britain
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Was the American Revolution Inevitable? During the French and Indian War‚ the British defeated the French and became the national masters of the region of eastern and northern part of North America. However‚ the war was expensive toward the economy which resulted in the British becoming in debt. As a result‚ of the French and Indian War‚ the British expected the colonist to pay for defense and they passed a series of laws which were to help regulate the colonies under British control but eventually
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