For military actions‚ see American Revolutionary War. For other uses‚ see American Revolution (disambiguation). In this article‚ inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies who supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" or "Patriots‚" and sometimes as "Whigs‚" "Rebels" or "Revolutionaries." Colonists who supported the British side are called "Loyalists" or "Tories". In accordance with the policy of this encyclopedia‚ this article uses American English terminology; in British
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American Revolution The American Revolution is a war to reckon with and was actually a significant event in the history of American and basically‚ if there was no revolutionary war the United States of America may not have been in existence. The American Revolution brought an end to the two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and brought the modern U.S.A. The American Revolution was all about people that got tired of the stress of paying for big government and that
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American Revolution The American Revolution‚ also known as the Revolutionary War‚ was one of the most significant events in American history. Without it‚ the United States of America may not have come into existence. It was a long way in the making‚ so there were some ups and downs pertaining to this war. One of which was the disadvantages the American colonies had to face. It was a very tough war‚ but the outcome was the beginning of the American dream. The colonists had much anger toward
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Though the American Revolution may have been fought on the context of greater equality and rights‚ the rights of several groups of American colonists were compromised by the rest in their fight for independence‚ including women‚ slaves‚ British Loyalists and the lower-class of the society. WOMEN Most colonists who led the revolution‚ including New Englander John Adams‚ believed that most women lacked the necessary intellect or emotional make-up to deal with complex political issues‚ and were not
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The American Revolution was a momentous event that changed the face of the whole world. Though the Revolutionary War lasted only a few short years‚ the American Revolution was a process that started long before the first shots of war were fired. The rebellion was permeated with the legacy of colonial political ideals‚ aggravated by parliamentary taxation‚ escalated by the restriction of American civil liberties and ignited by British military measures. England had a hard time controlling its
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events EVENTS LEADING TO QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT 1. Government of India act of 1935 was passed by the British Government. 2. Elections of 1937 3. Resignation of the congress ministries- which led to Deliverance Day-Dec 22 1939 4. Jinnah’s Two Nation Theory- January 1940 5. August offer – Lord Linglithgow- August 1940. 6. Failure of Cripps Mission- 1942 7. Japans threat of attacking India. QUIT INDIA MOVEMENT. This movement was organized under the leadership
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There were many significant events that lead to the Second World War. These include the German invasion of poland‚ the failure of the League of Nations‚ increasing political tensions in the 1930’s‚ and the german rearmament. The three most important causes of WWII are the Treaty of Versailles‚ the German invasion of Poland‚ and especially the political takeover in 1933 of Germany by Hitler and his Nazi Party and its aggressive foreign policy. One major event leading up to World War one was the signing
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the American Revolution war in 1776. During the war women served in a participated in the war. Some even fought on the battlefield. Not just whites fought as well. Enslaved blacks weren’t ones who fought but free blacks along with them. Even some Europeans weren’t all on the British side. Europeans helped us fight this war. Without the French we couldn’t have won this war. During the American Revolution war 1776 women had numerous responsibilities. (I.e.) Europeans and African Americans took
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Although many think of the American Revolution as a conflict between the righteous colonists and the villainous British‚ the situation in the colonies escalated by the fault of both parties. Americans acquired much wealth during the period of salutary neglect from 1713 to 1763‚ but the British had accumulated a massive national debt during the Seven Years’ War at the end of this period. In order to reduce the national debt‚ Britain began taxing the prosperous Americans. Thus began the first of three
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French and Indian War The events that lead to the French and Indian war were a mixed variety of different things. First‚ was the westward expansion. The westward expansion was when the English colonies were trying to move into the west. By 1840 nearly 7 million Americans had gone and migrated to the western area. The role of the Ohio river valley was when the British turned interests to this. The French people considered the Ohio river valley as their own land‚ therefore they didn’t want the
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