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    Egyptian Revolution vs. American Revolution While it may not seem like the Egyptian and American Revolutions share much in common‚ they do. Nearly 250 years separated the two‚ and while technology‚ weaponry‚ and methods of revolution‚ have greatly evolved‚ many similarities remained. The American Revolution began in 1775‚ to protest the tyrannical rule of King George and what they felt was unfair treatment. The Egyptian Revolution began in 2011‚ after a series of revolutions in the Middle East

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    By 1775 the American people were getting fed up with the British continuing to raise and impose taxes on the colonists. As tensions grew‚ the two sides started to engage in real warfare. Once the fighting ceased and the Americans had gained independence‚ citizens would question how revolutionary the war actually was. The American Revolution was in fact revolutionary because the battles and treaties between the two nations led to the American people getting their independence as well as inspiring

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    extent was the American Revolution a revolution?” Every 4th of July‚ Americans are told the story of the American Revolution. We remember the oppressed colonists fighting against the tyrannical King George III and the formidable red coats. Patriotic heroes are remembered‚ evil kings are cursed‚ and the liberties and freedoms won from the war are celebrated. Though America often likes to look back to the revolution‚ the question of just how much a revolution was the American Revolution is rarely asked

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    Theme 2 Was the American Revolution largely a product of market-driven consumer forces? The American Revolution paved the way for democratic rule in nations and ignited the spreading thereof throughout the whole world. Yet events that led up the start of the revolution have been mixed in their significance by historians. Both historians‚ Carl Degler and T.H. Breen agree that the British mercantile system had benefited the colonists‚ allowing them to have comfortable lifestyles. Madaras L‚ SoRelle

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    In history‚ there have been upheavals that have led to revolutions. A revolution is a forcible overthrow of government or social order in favor of a new system. Two of the most infamous revolutions in the world were the American and French Revolutions. The American Revolution began in 1775‚ and intended to achieve national rights for Americans. The causes of the American Revolution were the aristocracy of the British‚ and taxes. The Americans felt that their English rights had been violated‚ and

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    A watershed event in modern European history‚ the French Revolution began in 1789 and ended in the late 1790s with the ascent of Napoleon Bonaparte. During this period‚ French citizens razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape‚ uprooting centuries-old institutions such as absolute monarchy and the feudal system. Like the American Revolution before it‚ the French Revolution was influenced by Enlightenment ideals‚ particularly the concepts of popular sovereignty and inalienable rights

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    Emily Thou Mr. G./ Period 1 September 14‚ 2012 Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution began in 1755 as an open conflict between the thirteen colonies and Great Britain. The Treaty of Paris had ended that war in 1783‚ giving the colonies their own independence. There are many factors contributing to the start of the Revolution‚ but the war began as the way The Great Britain treated the colonies versus the way the colonies felt they should be treated. For example‚ the French

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    The American Revolution and Blacks In Black Americans in the Revolutionary Era‚ Woody Holton gives us a fresh look at liberty and freedom in the Revolutionary era from the perspective of Black Americans. Woody Holton (Ph.D.‚ Duke University) is an associate professor at the University of Richmond in Virginia‚ where he teaches classes on African Americans‚ Native America‚ the origins of the Constitution‚ and the era of the American Revolution. The American Revolution was not only the colonies

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    DBQ AMERICAN REVOLUTION ESSAY American society was changed in many ways due to the American Revolution. Democratic ideas were made and also tested during this time. The controversy of women and slaves was debated during this time as well‚ even though not much really changed about views towards them later on changes were actually made. The revolution tested our economy and our democracy when poor farmers almost revolted over high taxes and little representation. Even though we didn’t yet have

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    what is perhaps even more remarkable is how receptive the public was to their new philosophies. The philosophies that were developed by these philosophers such as the Social Contract were vastly woven into the constant political revolutions of that time. These revolutions and constant political turmoil had to do in a large part with the immense and growing poor population.

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