Prior to the Revolutionary War‚ many American Colonists dealt with a conflicting issue of whether to remain loyal to the crown or join the Patriots in their fight for Independence. The colonists‚ most in the North‚ were taking the side of the patriots while others were not. The question was whether the colonists were being pragmatic or were they just being anti-liberty if they weren’t choosing a side. It is important to determine the reasoning behind why they would remain loyal or join the Patriot
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Through the occurrences of the American Revolution and the Civil War‚ men and women’s class roles in the home and in the industry were established. During the time frame of 1790 to 1860‚ gender distinctions came into play‚ and different roles and priorities were enforced. Women’s roles especially began to change after the American Revolution. During the first half of the nineteenth century‚ women’s roles in society evolved in the areas of occupational‚ moral‚ and social reform. Through efforts such
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World Civilization II Take Home Test AMERICAN WAR OF INDEPENDENCE: * The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783) or American War of Independence or simply American Revolution‚ began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America‚ and ended in a global war between several European great powers. * The war was the end result of escalating political tensions between the Parliament of Great Britain and colonists opposed to various taxes and other
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with a rag tag army win the Revolutionary War against the strongest military of the time? Some say luck or God’s providence while others explain that it was the people in the background doing cooking‚ cleaning‚ spying‚ and occasional fighting; some say the answer to the question is women. Without women participating in the Revolutionary War through boycotting British goods‚ spying on the British‚ and helping their men in various ways the British would have won the war against the colonists. Women
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mother country and that their representatives were the contributing to parliament for the benefit of the people. It is important to understand both sides to the issues because taxation without representation was one of the reasons that the Revolutionary War began and how these issues affected the world to become what is
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freedom altogether. Americans have gained their independence but changes occur after the war. American society changed politically‚ socially‚ and economically during and after the Revolutionary War. Because majority of the men were at war‚ the women had to step up and take charge or how society was ran‚ or the American economy would be ruined. The political aspect of American society changed greatly after the war; “…no man shall be compelled to frequent or support any religious worship‚ place‚ or
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The document suggests that the women played a very big role in the revolutionary war. According to the document “the woman of America manifested a firm resolution to contribute”. This shows that they believe that the woman had a huge role in the revolutionary war. The roles played by women and other minority groups during the Revolutionary War were mostly working the house like doing chores and such. “Women at Valley Forge gathered wood‚ cooked‚ washed clothes‚ and nursed the sick‚ and the injured”(Discovery
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During the American Revolutionary era many unfair laws were placed on colonists by the British for the purpose of repaying the debt of the French and Indian wars. Many people were unhappy and would begin to revolt against the British soldiers and government. With all the conflict going on it will eventually cause the Revolutionary war and the separation of the colonies from British rule. The French and Indian war that lasted 7 years left Britain in debt so they had to find a way to repay the money
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November 28‚ 2011 2X—Carlson AP History Chapter 19— Early Latin America Homework Questions 1) Many Iberian institutions were transplanted to the Americas such as churches‚ urbanization‚ and a government. Peasants lived in towns and villages‚ which were built on grids. The Iberian Peninsula preserved a tradition of holding slaves and slavery was brought to America. They wanted to create new nobility‚ with the Indians as their serfs. Patriarchal notions were deeply stressed and women held
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Loyalists and the Revolutionary War Around the time of the mid-late 1700 ’s‚ people in the United States (then the Thirteen Colonies) who supported Great Britain were called Loyalists. The Loyalists respected the king ’s authority and were opposed to the American Revolution. They were for the most part happy with the king‚ as the rebellion had been fueled by (the patriot ’s) general discontent with British rule (Allen xv). The Loyalists also had a chance to defeat the Patriots in the war‚ because they
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