To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American society? In your answer be sure to address the political‚ social‚ and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775 to 1800. Notes from Mr. Williams: This essay was given to 2nd period APUSH on their first in- class essay. Included were 10 documents (if interested in seeing them‚ please come into class). The DBQ writer needed to take ideas and topics from the documents‚ and ADD significant outside fact and
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After the Industrial Revolution‚ new technology sparked a wave of factories and a new way to work. The nineteenth and early twentieth centuries were filled with examples of social and economic struggle. In order to have more profit‚ owners then crowded workers into dangerous factories for long hours to work on machines. Conditions for workers were universally bad‚ with some better than others. Women and children suffered especially in factory work. Gender was also an issue-- with women facing mistreatment
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The American Revolution was a widespread coming together of angry colonists against England. Beginning in the late 1700s‚ after the French and Indian War‚ colonists started getting fed up with what they thought of as cruel treatment. What really fueled their rage was the unfair taxation. The French and Indian War ended with Britain in serious dept. Britain decided that it was about time for the colonists to pay for their war costs. So‚ they passed a series of laws imposing taxes on the colonists
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The Russian revolution was a major crisis that occurred back in 1917. this outcome was caused by the 80- 95% of people that lived in poverty. This poverty caused the numbers of educated society to become extremely furious with the tsarist government. With that‚ the minority that lived in Russia began to call for a voice in the government. Some were so determined by the peasant poverty population that they became socialists. The socialist wanted to overthrow the tsar and create small groups‚ where
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In 1787‚ the framework of the French Revolution was established through delegates assembling in Philadelphia during the American Revolution‚ which marked the end of the economic depression in America and increased central government authority. This made the American power increase from Montesquieu’s ideas of checks and balances and interest around the world. The American Revolution influenced the French through the numerous pamphlets and articles written about classical liberalism that Americans
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This essay will discuss decolonisation after 1945‚ specifically focusing on the experience in Hong Kong. I plan to look at and discuss the various aspects of the process of decolonization and the resulting consequences. I will analyse the aftermath of decolonization‚ which I believe created more problems than it solved. These problems include the lack of a working political structure‚ the complications that occurred in their struggle for freedom and the economic situation that the country was left
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The last Census revealed that Filipinos have grown to 1‚850‚314‚ the country’s second-largest Asian ethnic group behind the Chinese (2‚341‚537). The Filipino populous has become an “invisible majority”‚ with 49.72% of Filipinos residing in California. These figures beg the question‚ how can a group so large continue to be considered an underrepresented minority in our colleges and universities when in total‚ Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders are attending institutions of higher education more
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involved in wars throughout the world and at one stage they basically became bankrupt and tried to seek help from other different countries such as the United States of America. World War1‚ the Cold War and World War Two had greatly impacted on the decolonization of the British Empire. These wars hit Britain like a tonne of bricks. Economic difficulty was one of the worst things that affected the British Empire. They just could not afford to pay for different expenses involved in these Wars mentioned above
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Let’s Rebel Against the British We should come together as colonists to overthrow Great Britain. They have treated us so unfairly and didn’t even give us a spot in Parliament. A wise man once said‚ “All mankind... being all equal and independent‚ no one ought to harm another in his life‚ health‚ liberty or possessions.” This quote was stated by one of the great European philosophers‚ John Locke. He states that "all people are born equal"‚ in other words‚ no one should be treated differently from
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The American Revolution happened for many different reasons. From salutary neglect to many many taxes and acts. There were three main reasons that caused the American Revolutions. The three causes of the American Revolution are Taxation without representation‚ British restriction of colonies rights‚ and Colonists reactions to British policies. The British passed many acts and taxes on the colonies without their consent to try to pay off war debt. The Stamp Act of 1765 in document 6 is the first
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