The American Revolution occurred when the American colonists wanted to be free from Britain. After the war‚ the colonies had won and became their own country‚ but was the American Revolution revolutionary? The Revolution was revolutionary because it was the beginning of ending slavery‚ made people think about women’s rights‚ and America was free from Britain. To start off‚ slavery had begun to die off after the American Revolution. According to Document 5‚ slavery got abolished almost immediately
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Women had many huge contributions to the Revolutionary Movement. Many women performed traditional jobs‚ as well as scandalous roles. There were jobs like nurses‚ cooks and maids‚ yet there were also roles such as secret soldiers and spies. All women who supported the patriot cause were known as The Daughter of Liberty. They were an actual society‚ located around New England. Women who contributed to the Movement were brave and selfless and they all helped achieve the final goal of Independence.
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Julia Stein Ms. Anais Garvanian History: The Modern World November 13‚ 2024 Women and their Contributions to the Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War was a male-dominated defeat and the women usually got overlooked. Despite knowing their efforts may not be the best known‚ the women worked hard to help America win the war during this time. The women of the American Revolutionary War proved to be very useful in several ways: They would dress as men for the US and help them gain information;
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The American Victory On July 4‚ 1776 the United States of America officially declared their independence. Then after the British surrender at Yorktown‚ October 19‚ 1781‚ the Americans truly won their independence. In the Revolutionary War‚ the Americans were outnumbered‚ inexperienced‚ and they even had a large British Loyalist population. Despite all of this‚ the Americans were still able to unite and defeat the British army. Because the Rebels had a clear purpose‚ efficient communication‚ and strong
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One of the numerous transformations that happened circa the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries was called The Revolutionary War known as the American Revolution. The American Revolution occurred in 1775 thru 1783. The American Revolution emerged from growing conflict between the 13 colonies of Great Britain and the colonial government. What prompted the American Revolution was that the British government needed to raise revenue by taxing the settlements which made the Stamp Act of 1765‚ the Townshend
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In the Blood Diamond movie‚ there are ethical issue can be found inside the scene. The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) in the Blood Diamond movie‚ use the illegal sale of diamonds to purchase its military operations. The civil war between the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) and the Sierra Leone government has devastated the civilian population of Sierra Leone. Today‚ the United Nations‚ non-governmental organizations (NGOs)‚ and other governmental actors are calling on the international diamond
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If the British had won the Revolutionary War‚ I would not be sitting here writing this paper and you would not be reading this right now. Americans would not be Americans‚ but British. America would not even be around now and there would be no 50 states. Most of our ancestors would not have came if the British beat the Americans. Our ancestors came for independence‚ land‚ and economic gain‚ they came for a better life then they had where they were. Based on Britain back then‚ it was not like America
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200 shirts for soldiers‚ served as a political hostess for her father‚ and was involved in the Ladies Association of Philadelphia. She also donated money to the Continental Congress when they needed it. Without her‚ America could have lost the Revolutionary War. Sarah Bache was born September 11‚ 1743 in Philadelphia. Her father was Benjamin Franklin and her mother was Deborah Reed and Sarah was nicknamed “Sally” her entire life. Her father educated her thoroughly in politics. Sarah was the only
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In the 1700s the Colonies had declared independence from the country of Great Britain. This revolution was a revolutionary idea. This type of revolution had never been attempted before and was a new thought for the world. The revolution influenced many nations around the world especially the French revolution which happened only a few years after. The American revolution was revolutionary because it changed world views politically and socially. The American revolution changed political views of
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Indian War against the French and later on joined the Sons of Liberty in their fight for independence. He was best known for his midnight to Lexington and to warn people of the oncoming British soldiers‚ a battle that would begin the American Revolutionary War. His journey was later written into a poem that would leave him forever know in history. I think that Paul Revere was a very inspirational person. He was the sole proprietor of his family after his father died in 1754. In 1756‚ he decided
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