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    Ryan Hsin 10/17/14 US History Period 2 Causes of the Revolutionary War DBQ A great things started somewhere. For a powerful‚ free‚ and role model country like the United States of America started somewhere. The journey of our storied revolution and transformation to one of the world’s premier powers have its roots derived from Great Britain. Unjust colonial rules implanted by the King of England acted as the catalyst for revolution amongst the colonies. Once a happy family‚ key events triggered

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    ground. His name was Crispus Attucks. He was an African american and he was the first man to die. The colonists were absolutely outraged that the British had just shot a man‚ so they became more angry and kept attacking‚ this time even harder. The war had just started. All of the soldiers thought the captain commanded the men to fire

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    The Revolution War not only declared the independence of the U.S‚ but also had a great impact on the roles of women‚ African Americans‚ Native Americans and white farmers. Women’s roles changed after the Revolution War‚ but such change was subtle and did not make a large difference in society. Previously‚ they were “household wives” who should stay at home‚ taking care of children and doing housework. They were considered inferior to men and were not allowed to do jobs that required high techniques

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    to be a part of the British empire. Years later‚ after the results of the French and Indian War took place‚ the colonies realized the British wasn’t all what it seemed. After seeing the British lose the first two years of the war‚ the colonies thought that they could possibly have a chance to beat them. King George decided to start taxing the colonies to pay for the war debt from the French and Indian War. This outraged the colonists because they felt they were being taxed with representation.

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    might have been talking about King George; he got “fed” because he got money and resources from the colonies with very little work‚ he got “slaughtered” through the revolution because he started asking for too much. The colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. Britain treated the colonists unfairly‚ and used their limitless power to harm the colonists. Britain had complete control over the colonies and enforced their power through their armies. Document 5 states‚ “What

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    Evidently‚ conflicts had the higher chance of encouraging change within the colonies as most importantly seen with the Glorious Revolution and the Seven Years’ War. Making Connections Certain developments such as political alliances and the overall economy have caused neo-European colonies and England’s plantation to become closely tied to each other. They have benefitted from these ties by exchanging goods

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    Cross the Delaware Right after George Washington read the Crisis #1 written by Thomas Paine‚ all of his troops headed right off to war with light hearts and bright faces. During this time period the colonists were losing the war and things weren’t going so well. When we were at our lowest point President George Washington used this speech to motivate the soldiers to be better. In the Crisis #1‚ pathos is the most persuasive technique used because Thomas Paine was trying to motivate the soldiers by

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    Why the British Should Have Won the War How did the British lose the Revolutionary War? They had more‚ and better‚ everything. Such as better soldiers and better training. This would surely give them and advantage. Also the greater amount of supplies should help. But in the end they still lost‚ it could have been for a few‚ good‚ reasons. These reasons are minuscule compared to the power of the British military. The British should have won the Revolutionary War because they had a far superior army

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    Option 1 Growing tensions between Great Britain and its 13 colonies in North America would eventually kick-start the Revolutionary War in April of 1775. There were many factors that led to the war like taxes after the French and Indian War‚ the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts among others. The colonists felt that they were being treated unfair by a government that was all the way across the ocean in England. Parliament’s decisions in England had direct effects on the lives of the colonists

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    The year is 1775. The British are at war with the colonies‚ and unfortunately‚ for the colonies‚ a neutral observer in such a time would have picked the British for the win hands down due to their immense military strength‚ the colonies’ lack of metallic wealth‚ and the geographic fragmentation of the colonies. For years Britain had been known to have one of the mightiest military powers in the world. This sentiment was only furthered by their 1588 defeat of the Spanish Armada and again by their

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