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    The American Revolutionary War fought between Great Britain and the colonists was justified under Christian faith. This war was not only fought for economic reasons‚ but also for fundamental Christian beliefs. England’s strong contempt over the colonies and the series of actions by the British pushed our Founding Fathers over the edge and towards independence. Even though leaders on both sides held valued Christian beliefs‚ the British gave the colonists too many obstacles to overcome. Just like

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    set forth by sailing west to get to Asia. Spain‚ England and France all looked for trade routes to Asia. Columbus suggested crossing the Atlantic believing he would hit Asia‚ not knowing that there would be a country in his way. Every country was at “war” claiming land and trying to colonize. A numbering amount of men died and neglected their expedition by living with other tribes and taking some for wives. Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 discovered Florida and was later met by a southern Indian tribe

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    Wars are very expensive. They are expensive due to the cost of funding the mass quantities of weapons‚ armor‚ labor‚ innovations and time. An example I am going to use is the Revolutionary War. The Revolutionary War was finically expensive. The Revolutionary War was expensive for both sides. The British had to fund the building of many ships to get overseas‚ weapons to all their soldiers and their uniforms. To help the British recover from past wars‚ they raised taxes for America. Britain charged

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    would not have triumphed. Due to taxes from the British the colonists were in debt; the colonists simply did not have enough funds to support six more years of war. If the French never leant the colonists’ money they would still be under British command to this day. The loaning of money from the French kept the colonists in the war and was the turning point of the Revolutionary war. If the French never lend the colonists money‚ the colonists would have not been able to continue much longer after Saratoga

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    The French and Indian War‚ part of the overarching global conflict that was the Seven Years War‚ began in 1754 and officially ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in 1763 . It was a large-scale conflict principally involving the French and British Empires‚ which took place in the central and northern areas of North America. The war was ostensibly fought over border conflicts between French and British colonists‚ the latter of which feared influence on their Western and Northern borders which

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    The Revolutionary War was incredibly radical and revolutionary with evidence of the changes being permanent. One reason why this war was revolutionary‚ was that individuals were either questioning their rights or gaining their rights. For example‚ in document 6‚ a young African American had a speech on how discouraged they felt to live among the whites. They said they felt “weak and insignificant” in comparison to the whites. In addition‚ they stated that there are racial borders when it comes to

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    different twists and turns like any good story. America has changed a lot since the colonists arrived from Europe. In 1607 to 1763‚ powerful countries started sending colonists over to the America to get materials they could not find in their own countries. Great Britain started to send over to these people to the America and start to colonise along with getting new raw materials. From the very beginning‚ when colonists first started coming over to the America‚ there were plenty of problems between

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    September 2014 Intro With all of the circumstances weighed‚ one can see that the outcome of the American Revolutionary War of 1776 inevitably tilted toward victory for the colonists. The British brought an experienced Army to bear on the Colonists; however‚ fighting a war across the Atlantic Ocean required supplying the army by way of the sea‚ a great logistical disadvantage. The Colonists‚ by contrast were fighting in their own backyards‚ and had a well-coordinated system of supply routes that

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    Welcome you and i are about to take a journey through the revolutionary war and what had happened at this time. In this time life was hard and for normal people it was hard to this war however it was what gave us our rights as our own people. Now think about how it was for the people caught in the crossfire like the civilians this was because the british thought we were playing dirty so they tried playing dirty themselves and did something new this was total warfare this is when the british destroyed

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    FRQ Analyze the impact of the American Revolution on both slavery and the status of women in the period from 1775-1800. (2004) After the Revolutionary War‚ many things had changed for America. She had gained her independence from Great Britain and was recognized as an independent nation resulting in a monumental change in political power. Another swing in momentum was the power and rights that were given to women. Many different women such as Molly Wallace and Abigail Adams were

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