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    the American colonies and Britain during 1774. From these problems‚ the thirteen colonies achieve their American independence in July 4th‚ 1776. While conflicts continue from 1774‚ there were several reasons that lead to the cause of the American revolutionary war. The American revolutionary war was caused by the stamp act‚ sugar act‚ and plenty of other ways Britain’s laws were used to take money from the thirteen colonies. After the French and Indian war in North America 1763‚ Great Britain faced

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    even thought that just 10 years from that America would become independent. The British won the war and conquered the Ohio River Valley like they always wished. Britain was looking forward to moving into the land they conquered. Nothing could go wrong‚ they had the land and they had the people. Unfortunately for them it did not go that well. Two major problems came up‚ money and land. Those two situations caused a lot of tension between the 13 Colonies and Britain. The colonists were not satisfied

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    What happens when Great Britain becomes a real threat to their sheep? The British are becoming a threat to the thirteen colonies and they have to fight against it. The colonists have been under the rule of Great Britain since the 1700s. But now the rule has started to collapse between the colonies now that they had been divided into three; Loyalists‚ Patriots and neutrals‚ who had different beliefes about the government. Some believe the Patriots should declare independence; however‚ they should not

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    The alarm sounds at five‚ forcing his fatigued eyes open. He wakes immediately‚ although‚ still groggy about his surroundings. Walking past his framed college degree‚ he gets ready for another day at work. His feet ache from the previous day as he rushes to open the store on time. Restocking the chips and soda cans‚ he breathes heavy due to the constant manual labor that is required of him. Although his day has just begun‚ it will not end for another ten hours. He finishes the tasks of the morning

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    by the name of Thomas Paine. The Declaration of Independence was written by Thomas Jefferson in July of 1776. The American Revolution is all too often confused with the War for Independence. As John Adams noted in a letter of 1815 to Thomas Jefferson‚ "What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the Revolution; it was only an effect and consequence of it. The Revolution was in the minds of the people‚ and this was effected‚ from 1760 to 1775‚ in the course of fifteen years before

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    Britain was the abusive father in the “family” with the colonists being the sons. Due to the French and Indian war‚ Britain began to take advantage of the colonists‚ which caused America to revolt after unfair taxes and laws. So‚ were the Americans justified in declaring independence from Britain? I believe America was justified in declaring independence from Britain because of unfair taxes and laws‚ knowing they were able to be independent‚ and knowing that a few men died fighting for the right

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    During this time‚ The American Revolution expressed the tensions of a colonial relationship with a distant imperial power. The war was fought between the American Colonist and Britain. The war began by the colonist resenting the heavy taxes that Britain was placing upon them. This event was significant because multiple rebellious acts were performed against the British by the American colonist. Therefore‚ the rebellious acts ultimately led to the Declaration of Independence. The Industrial Revolution

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    were justified in declaring independence from Britain. Each side in the debate bring up valid points which can steer a person into believing that the colonists were or weren’t justified in declaring independence. People try to bring up the debt that the colonists put Britain in and the war that Britain had gone into. But after looking at the history and the events leading up to the war‚ it is clear that the colonists were justified in declaring independence from Britain. The colonists were justified

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    Should the U.S. have independence from Great Britain The Declaration of Independence was adopted in July 4‚1776 was the writing that gave the Untied States freedom from Great Britain. If we never left the British rule we would not have freedom and our own laws in the U.S. And the ruler King George the third is was a bad ruler he was unfair and was bad to his people. The U.S. wanted to have

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    equality and opportunity of African-Americans. “ Some Americans were struck by the obvious contradiction between America’s egalitarian Declaration of Independence and its support of slavery” (James O. Horton). Most northern delegates loathed the idea of slavery‚ therefore it created an issue between northern and southern delegates. The northern delegates were confused on why the Declaration of Independence states that every man is created equal‚ but African-American man aren’t even considered people

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