I think the American Revolutionary War was revolutionary because it was going from a monarchy to a democracy and that is revolutionary. Many people don’t believe that it was revolutionary. They had their opinions because we didn’t get rid of our pre-existing social or political infrastructures. People like to compare the American revolution to the French Revolution‚ which ended in the country having a whole new take on social equality and freedom to live as you please. They got rid of King Louis
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The Waging War Against Obesity Mayor Bloomberg of New York City has pledged that one of the goals of his administration is to make the public aware of the problem of Obesity‚ which affects the health of large numbers of citizens. The Medical community largely supports his efforts. One of his strategies has been to encourage restaurants and the public to be aware of the caloric content of the food they consume. The Mayor and those who agree with this strategy‚ model their campaign on the campaign
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Yes‚ the colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. Thomas Whately‚ advisor to George Grenville‚ the British chancellor of the Exchequer‚ was correct by saying in Document 1‚ "We are not yet recovered from a war solely fought for their protection." Whately was referring to the French and Indian War (1754-1763). This war indeed cost Britain much‚ and I do believe the colonists were greatful. However‚ Britain‚ after 1763‚ did not allow the colonists to move west. The colonies
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French and Indian War was started with Britain against the French and the Indians. Wars cost money‚ so after the War was over‚ the British King taxed the colonists an outrageous amount of money. On top of this‚ the colonists had no say in the taxation or really any laws referring to them. This was one of the many problems between the colonists and Britain. Eventually the Revolutionary War was formed after the colonists decided to break away from Britain. The colonies won the war‚ resulting in the
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As everyone may have heard‚ recently the war between England and America has just ended. Through all the battles America has stayed strong and pushed through. We showed England that as an army‚ we could beat them and gain our independence. We persevered in the face of strong opposition and the might of the British. But how did this all begin and why did we‚ as a colony want to put an end to this? One of the main reasons the colonists started rebelling was because they felt they were not being represented
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Revolutionary War The American Revolution also known as the Revolutionary War was a war that ended with many sacrificial deaths but‚ it was the beginning of the formation of the United States of America. Neither‚ the United States nor‚ our identity as Americans would have ever existed‚ without this war. Down to 1774‚ the structure of the imperial controversy reinforced the colonists’ provincialism even as it exposed its limits. Americans repeatedly insisted that they sought only the restoration
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REVOLUTIONARY WAR By Deborah Schick History 101 12/9/2013 The word revolution had been defined as overthrow of government: the overthrow of a ruler or political system. That is exactly what the Revolutionary War had successfully completed. There is no exact point during this period that would constitute the cause of the war. It could range from the French Indian War to the Stamp Act. Mainly the Revolutionary War began because there was a disagreement between Great Britain and the thirteen
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Revolutionary War The America we live in today would not be possible without the sacrifices of those who participated in the American Revolution. Without their bravery & fierce determination‚ we would not have all the freedoms we enjoy today. The Revolutionary War is the most important war in U.S. history. There were several causes that led to this war. The prime cause was the growing demand of
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Persuasive Writing Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain? Assignment: 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War‚ the final defeat of the French and their Native American allies in America. For America’s English colonists‚ this was a cause for great celebration and pride in the their English identity. But only twelve years later‚ these same American colonists found themselves locked in a bitter and violent conflict with the mother country that
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After Britain’s victory of the French and Indian war tensions began to rise between the British and the colonists. Britain began to pass unfair laws‚ acts‚ and taxes against the colonists. The colonists began to protest against these acts‚ because they did not agree with the British upon these laws. The acts‚ laws‚ and taxes which were placed against the colonists were unfair because the colonists had no voice in the Parliament‚ they were restricted in where they could settle‚ and they had limited
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