2014 American Revolution or American Coming-of-Age? The American Revolution paved the way for many changes in the structure of the government and society of the United States of America. Because of the immense amounts of change the occurred after the revolutionary war‚ despite the fact that most of these changes were not direct results of the war itself‚ the common view is that American Revolution was a real revolution. In contrary to this view‚ the American Revolution was not a revolution because
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The American Revolution was a time of great change in the world. The biggest empire in the world‚ Great Britain‚ was being heckled by its American colonies and had to go overseas with troops to take care of it. The American colonists split up into three sides when the war started‚ the Patriots‚ the Loyalists‚ and the Fence-Sitters. The American Revolution was as much a civil war as it was a war against a foreign nation (Tindall‚ Shi 236). The Patriots and Loyalists both lived in the American colonies
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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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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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of the American Revolution-Anchor The American Revolution started between both the British and American colonists in conflict over various incidents. British Parliament wanted control over colonial trade and profits from items imported into the colonies. After taxing the colonists‚ various rebellions occurred between the English Crown and the American colonist. The taxation of merchandise‚ both imported and exported‚ by the British‚ was one of the main causes of the American Revolution. The Stamp
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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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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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your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones.” Thus was never truer than in war. America has had many wars‚ and the American Revolution was only the beginning. The American Revolution was probably the biggest war because it declared our independence. During the American Revolution there were many traitors and spies. There was one big spy and soon to be traitor to the Americans. Benedict Arnold was a huge hero to many of the patriots and many looked up to him. Little did they know he was making
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Cause and effect essay: The American revolution. By Emma Jade Griffin The American revolution was arguably one of the most important wars ever fought. It focused on the 13 colonies gaining independence from Great Britain‚ because of British taxes. It is said that the colonials fighting in the American revolution literally stated they were fighting for “the cause”‚ many men young and old signed up to fight for theirindependence. They incorporated all sorts of men and techniques in the war and fighting
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