Both the American and French Revolutions were focused around liberty and equality. Both countries were trying to gain freedom. The American Revolution had many causes‚ similar to them trying to gain freedom from the rules and taxes put upon them by Great Britain. Whereas the French wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government‚ in which the people could have more of a say in society. Although the revolutions of both started for very similar reasons‚ and both countries fought
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How did the colonists justify their protests and ultimate rebellion? What sources did they call upon? What philosophies were influential? How was the language of freedom and liberty used? The King of England was using the colonies as an economic tool. He taxed them heavily and made sure they had limited trade partners so they could make a huge profit. In 1761‚ Otis led Bostons fight against the “writs of assistance.” These writs were search warrants empowering agents to search homes for any
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The Scientific Revolution came about in the seventeenth century and it paved the way for new knowledge and understanding of the physical world. Brought about by observation and mathematics‚ the Scientific Revolution began in Europe with thanks to the English mathematician‚ Isaac Newton. This revolution greatly influenced the intellectual social movement‚ or the Enlightenment. Newton’s approach to science caught on to many others; soon the majority of scientists began to test their theories against
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The American Revolution was heavily influenced by the French and Indian War‚ which is also commonly known as the Seven Years War. This conflict‚ fought between Britain and France with various Native American tribes‚ ended in British victory and significant territorial gains. However‚ it also left Britain in a large amount of debt‚ this encouraged the government to impose new taxes and regulations on the colonies. For Britain‚ the war represented a triumph and a chance to tighten control over its
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American Revolution and French revolution and the enligthment changed ideas about who should control the government. Liberty‚ equality and democratic. Around colonies of Europe‚ in Latin America‚ the people was in a bad situation because the domination of the European colonial Powers. • Latin American People Win Independence Colonial society divided‚ what classes existed in Latina American society‚ in Latin America society was divided into six classes of people‚ peninsulares is the people that
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Young Aden Young Mrs. Normand English III 2 April 2024 The Laws That Led to Independence The concept of a social contract is an unwritten agreement between a governing power and the people that are being governed by said power. Can you name a time when one person or a group of people faced injustice? How did the person or group of people react to the injustice‚ and what was the outcome? One good example of a group of people facing injustice is the 17th signing of the Declaration of Independence.
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Early American History Reaction Paper A Reaction in American History The History of America interests not only me‚ the world on a grand scale. America was a form giver to many of today’s governments looking at what we did in the past things that if you looked upon them today you would say that these are just normal things‚ but in the time period this happened this is nowhere near normal‚ it’s abnormal. Population growth‚ mannerisms‚ transportation‚ a split country Amazed how easy it
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They took on all the odd jobs of wartime‚ filling in the positions that were left vacant to keep society from falling apart at the seams‚ contributed to the war effort through patriotic acts‚ and even participated in the conflict directly by aiding the army. The colonial women were not damsels in distress‚ waiting for knights in shining armor to whisk them away from their perilous situation. They were bold and assertive‚ supporting their fellow countrymen in the cause of life‚ liberty
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------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- The Significance of 1763 as a Turning Point * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- From your readings and class notes answer the following questions: * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- 1. “The Americans have made a discovery‚ or think they have made a discovery‚ that we mean to oppress
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is a lengthy period of history lasting from the end of the 17th century until the end of the 18th century. All across Europe‚ philosophers‚ intellectuals‚ and scientists were arguing for belief based on scientific discoveries and human reason. They were moving away from a life revolving around serving sovereign and church‚ to a belief that the individual had rights and could control their own life. The church and monarch had been found to be corrupt. This led to the questioning of churches‚ religion
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