generation has held its own opinion on what being an American means. Every individual has their own story of how they came to be American and what they believe that this title can do for them. I grew up here. My parents and grandparents grew up here. To me being an American is not about how you got here or how long you have been here. It is about why you are here and what you plan to do with your life. For most people it is searching for the American Dream. In the scheme of things our countries story
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and Indian war officially began in the year 1754‚ and ended 9 years later in 1763 after the signing of the Treaty of Paris. Even though the war ensured that the Great Britain gained territorial control in North America‚ the costs led to the colonies paying for the war expenses through the frontier policy. This had great effects on the colonies businesses and livelihood and thus ultimately led to great discontentment between the British and the colonies eventually leading to the American Revolution
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The American Revolution was a pandemonium between political parties in which The Colonies rescinded Great Britain and their monarchy‚ deposing themselves from Britain‚ and proclaimed the founding of The United States of America. King George III published a document called The Proclamation of 1763‚ after the French and Indian War‚ England gained new land in which pushed borders back allowing more land for colonies to grow. Although the king and his council bestowed the proclamation to relieve the
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The American Revolution was one of the bloodiest wars that we had in America and a lot of American soldiers and citizens died in the war.The American Revolution was not justified because the colonists started tarring and feathering the tax man‚ the British started taxing the colonists in not the right process‚ and the British say Parliament can do anything they want with the colonists. This explains that the colonists did non-professional things and the British did to because feathering the tax man
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Whenever you ask someone about the Revolutionary War they think of one thing and one thing only... the Americans fighting off the British for their independence. And although it is true that they fought of the British for their independence‚ a lot of people miss the fact that there were others fighting on the British side that greatly added to their number. These men were the Hessian soldiers‚ or as other historians call them‚ “German Mercenaries”. These men were hired by the British and made
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sent warriors to help in the war effort. Virginia was a standout amongst the most timely to grasp flexibility‚ and its consecrated youngster‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ penned the
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John Locke has the most influence on the American revolution. John Locke believed in natural rights and social contract. Many of the colonists believed in they all had natural rights in that King George is not giving them their natural rights. Both during and after the American Revolution many of the ideas of the alignment or base or the one you with a taxes is it the declaration of independence and the Constitution. The revolution came about after the series of unfair taxes up on the call list by
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party. I believe that both the American and French Revolutions were radical as any revolution‚ for the fact that both revolutions produced drastic changes in its societies both socially and politically; but the French Revolution was more radical. The American Revolution took place from 1765 to 1783 between America and Great Britain and can be described as a social upheaval‚ the colonists gained independence from Great Britain through the
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The Seven Year’s War‚ which began in 1756‚ was a period in time in which many different countries from across the globe fought one another. This war had European origins in the sense that it began because land was taken from Austria “during the War of Austrian Succession (1740-1748)” by Frederik II‚ the king of Prussia. During this war‚ there were two major sides with “France‚ Austria‚ Russia‚ Saxony‚ Sweden‚ and (after 1762) Spain on one side and Prussia‚ Great Britain‚ and Hanover on the other
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1861-1865 population - 22 million - 90% of ind. goods‚ esp. munitions - efficient railroad system - controlled the navy‚ which could be used to blockade s. ports and shut down the s. eco. - but would have to fight an offensive war (long supply lines‚ unfamiliar territory...) - capable mil. leaders‚ inc. Ulysses S. Grant - Confederates had excellent generals too -Robert E. Lee and Thomas Jackson Defending is always easier than attacking (familiar w/climate and territory‚ possible
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