APUSH DBQ The American Revolution was the political upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which thirteen colonies in North America joined together to break free from the British Empire‚ combining to become the United States of America. After the American Revolution‚ Americans‚ who were free of British control‚ started to reevaluate politics‚ the economy and society. After breaking away Americans changed how they wanted to govern their society. The uneducated group of people didn’t
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Before the revolution even began‚ many ideas sprouted in the colonies about a revolution happening. After the Seven Years’ War‚ England was in major debt. To help pay off this debt they started to place taxes on British goods‚ this directly affected the colonists. The colonists were not happy about this so they started to rebel‚ and while England did make changes to this law the colonists still did not support this. The colonists were getting angrier with the British‚ and when the first shot rang
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Sean Vasquez DBQ The period 1750 to 1776 is often referred to as the “Road to Revolution” due to the in increased tension between the colonists and England. The English parliament passed numerous acts that increased colonial taxes‚ angering the colonists. Between 1750 and 1776‚ in response to the tax laws‚ the colonies united and formed the ultimate identity of the United States of America. As early as 1754‚ the colonial unity was beginning to be discussed by several colonies and individuals
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DBQ : REVOLUTIONS This task is designed to test your ability to work with historical documents and is based on the accompanying documents (1–6). Some of the documents have been edited for the purposes of this question. As you analyze the documents‚ take into account both the source of each document and any point of view that may be presented in the document. Directions: Read the documents in Part A and answer the questions after each document. Then‚ read the directions for Part B and write your
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THE REASON WHY THE COLONISTS WERE RIGHT: The American Revolution was the major conflict that will forever change millions of people all around the world. The American Revolution was the major conflict because the Colonists were angry‚ they had no self government which made the taxes go up and the British made their own laws that the Colonists had to follow‚ and thought they were paying the government with no representation at all because they did not have a government to control all of the bad things
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The unjust rules and regulations imposed on the American colonists through the 1760s and 70s inevitably caused the Revolution to occur‚ and Britain to lose one of their most profitable settlements. The question is not if the colonists had a lack of liberties‚ but the fact that the government‚ over 3000 miles away‚ were controlling some of the most important freedoms they came to cherish. When the colonies emerged at first‚ the colonists obeyed the control of Great Britain as they had the mentality
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"The Revolution was affected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people...This radical change in the principles‚ sentiments‚ and affections of the people was the real American Revolution." Explain the meaning of this 1818 statement by John Adams (referring to the Revolutionary era) and assess its validity. Philosophical words‚ Once Again In a letter to Hezekiah Niles on February 3rd of 1818 John Adams‚ once again‚ spoke his mighty‚ philosophical words
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------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- b. What kind of retreat would the colonists have had to make to be acceptable to Britain? * ------------------------------------------------- The “retreat” that the colonists would need to make would be for the
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Sep/26/2013 The French revolution which started in 1789 had a long list of causes. The most important long range causes of this revolution‚ however‚ were the ideas of the enlightenment‚ the unfair taxes‚ the difference between the rich and poor‚ and the American Revolution and declaration of independence. The ideas of the enlightenment influenced the French revolution. The third estate‚ also known as the poorest social group‚ held very little rights socially
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A revolution is a serious event that forever changes the country and it’s people forever. Revolutions can change the politics‚ economy‚ military‚ and the people. It can range from a protest to an all out war which is what took place in the colonies. The American Revolution changed everything about the colonies. It made us what we are today. The Revolution changed all aspects of the colonies‚ showing how intense it was. The colonies were tired of being used by the British for money. They wanted
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