In the American Revolution the English had a much larger army‚ and navy‚ and had the money necessary. Despite this‚ the American patriots were able to win their Independence from their harsh rule. First‚ the Americans where determined‚ and could raise their own army. Also‚ the American Patriots acquired help and Alliances‚ from foreign countries‚ which the British usually depended on. Finally‚ the patriots where fighting in America their homeland‚ a much larger country than England. The small force
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Washington during the American Revolution‚ was quoted at the end of the conflict‚ saying “Humanity has won it’s battle. Liberty now has a country.“[4] While this was true and America had prevailed‚ without the nation of France’s involvement‚ America would have surely lost its battle for independence against the British. The addition of French money‚ troops‚ sailors‚ equipment and military insight against Great Britain was a huge contribution to the colonies during the American Revolution which helped sway
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In Gordon S. Wood’s novel‚ The Radicalism of the American Revolution‚ Wood challenges an idea produced by many consensus historians over many years. That idea being the American Revolution was just a colonial fight for independence from our mother country. Instead‚ Wood believes the revolution as not that‚ but a genuine social transformation. While one class of people did not overthrow another‚ the social relationships of our country were permanently changed for the rest of time. One-way Wood support
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The American Revolution had a total of 64‚000 casualties. There were a series of events that led to this revolution. Three major events that led to the American revolution‚ the taxes that the british imposed unfairly on the colonists‚ battles of lexington and concord and the common sense pamphlet. The British placed many taxes on the colonists. They did this because they lost an enormous amount of money during the french and indian war. They needed to make money so they decided to tax many items
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Ali Rahal Period 1 10/13/14 LEQ American Revolution There are many events that could be named the cause of the American Revolution. Many historians could put the cause of the American Revolution to an earlier date‚ but many other historians believe that the French and Indian war‚ known as the Seven Years War in Europe‚ was the true cause of it. After the British won the war‚ they gained a lot of debt and decided to use the colonists to gain revenue. This led to the Stamp Act of 1765‚ an
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AMERICAN REVOLUTION On the onset of the American Revolution‚ colonials who were zealous of the British crown and colonists who defied and openly rebelled against Great Britain shared similarities in upbringings but differed in beliefs of what a true American represented. On the brink of war with Britain‚ colonists began to diverge and separate themselves according to which side they believed they were most devoted to. Colonials had to define themselves as either Loyalists to a distant king or Patriots
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The Road to a Powerful Nation The American Revolution shaped North America politically and socially. The American Revolution ended British rule in North America; paving the long curvy road towards a strong independent nation. It was an inspiration for other nations as while as an enlightening process for the United States. The American Revolution was a political turmoil between 1765 and 1783. The French and Indian war left the British in debt‚ therefore Parliament passed laws to tax the colonies
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1775‚ the American Revolution began as an open dispute between Great Britain and the thirteen original colonies. The focal issue that contributed to the revolution was that the colonists did not feel that they were being treated the way Great Britain ought to treat them. Indeed‚ the colonists expressed many social‚ political‚ and economical grievances that the British unlawfully thrust upon them. Specifically‚ there are several prominent causal factors that led to the American Revolution‚ such as
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The most important theme from the previous two weeks of class is the need for revolution that sparked in many oppressed societies. The Atlantic Revolutions (1770s-1820s)‚ cover the American‚ French‚ Haitian‚ and Latin American Revolutions. Each one of these revolutions was inspired by the movement of the Enlightenment‚ which urged individuals to act with reason and agency. The first of these‚ the American Revolution from 1775 to 1783‚ demanded “certain unalienable rights…[of] life‚ liberty‚ and
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The American Revolution all stemmed from a myriad of events‚ which over time spread revolutionary thoughts and ideas in the minds of the colonists. When started‚ Britain had complete control over all of the colonies‚ but over time the colonies began to establish their own ways to survive and prosper. They faced the challenges of Indians‚ disease‚ and religious differences in the beginning‚ but once they overcame most of these without Britain’s help‚ the colonist began to establish a sense of independence
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