What if the American Revolution never happened? In history classrooms all over the country‚ there lays an abundant amount of "what if" questions that pop into one’s mind when one learns. But has anybody really fully answered this question that so many people think about? In hindsight‚ a revolution seemed inevitable because of the way the British treated the Americans. But if the American Revolution never happened‚ obviously‚ America would not exist. But most importantly‚ the world as a whole
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The American Revolution was quite revolutionary‚ due to the fact that a lot changed in America during the 18th century. Colonist wanted to protect their rights and since they were denied them by their ex-owners the revolution began. The American Revolution greatly transformed America. America singed the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This was the start of the Revolution because America stopped all the unnecessary taxes that they were liable to pay due to the French and Indian war. America
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American Revolution was the very step taken in creating today’s United States of America. American Revolution occurred during 1765 to 1786 consisting thirteen colonies act again British to be free from their monarchy instead wanted independence; many wars and important event followed. American Revolution did not start suddenly‚ there were the reasons behind the start of the American Revolution and as always consequences followed after the American Revolution. American Revolution has been and is a
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During the time period leading up to the American Revolution‚ British colonists were clearly unhappy with the way they were being treated. From the excessive taxes imposed upon them to Britain’s enforcement of unfair rules‚ colonists were looking for a way to gain independence from Great Britain. There were numerous events that happened before the first shots of the American Revolution were fired‚ and I believe that each individual event pushed the colonists closer to exhaustion from the rules of
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The American Revolution was an event that defined our identity as Americans. In Elementary school‚ we are taught about how the Boston Tea party was the start of the Revolution; more specifically the tax the British implemented on tea. In Middle school we are taught about George Washington and how he fearlessly crossed the Delaware River on Christmas day‚ in freezing temperatures‚ in order to take the British soldiers by surprise. In college‚ we are told that what we have learned about the American
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During the Glorious Revolution War of 1688-89‚ there were no major events in the revolution‚ only a couple of minor ones. Once the people invited price of Orange‚ William’s acted quickly to help them‚ but only for one reason. If he interferes in English affairs as essentially pragmatic‚ he hopes to receive help back; bring back England into his war against Louis XIV of France and to set parliament free. With the hearing of William of Orange at sea coming to Great Britain‚ James II tried to ambush
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There were many reasons for the American Revolution. Two of them were the economic and political changes that the colonies were going through. Only the southern colonies were bound to England by the tobacco trade and the New England and Middle Colonies‚ unable to find markets in Britain. Any attempt to stop this trade would lead to rebellion and consequentially ensued. This was a restriction upon economic prosperity of the New England colony. England had put lots of pressure on the colonies and the
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Socio-Economic Causes for The American Revolution The American revolution was a literal revolution of 360 degrees‚ in which it ended mostly where it had began‚ with a group of elite‚ rich men in charge. As the American colonies developed a stronger economic trade due to the Salutary Neglect that Britain had imposed on them‚ they began to flourish during the 1600’s and 1700’s in cash crops like tobacco‚ fur‚ sugar‚ etc. Until‚ Britain realized that their power towards the colonies had began to weaken
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The American Evolution Change is everywhere. Like a chameleon changing its skin color as it hides from a predator in the desert sand‚ we are naturally equipped to adapt to our surroundings as living beings in time of threat. This theory is no different in the realm of social history: humans are apt to change their actions‚ beliefs‚ and motives in transitional periods of sociological enlightenment or political progression; and with regard to the American Revolution‚ this process of social evolution
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The American Revolution began over the Navigation Act which was supposed to regulate the colonial trade. The purpose of was to encourage British shipping and allow Great Britain to retrieve monopoly of the Britain colonial trade and to benefit the British merchants. The cause of the American Revolution is the Navigation Act. The Navigation Act is a series of laws that did not allow foreign ships to trade between Britain and its colonies. This started in 1651 and lasted over 200 years. They
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