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    Jefferson’s Revolution The election of 1800 marked the beginning of a 28-year period during which Republicans dominated national politics. Jefferson’s party won easily‚ in part because of the public outrage over the Federalist Alien and Sedition Acts; in many ways‚ the acts proved the undoing of the Federalist Party. The election was a protracted affair. All of the Republican electors had voted for both Jefferson and Burr‚ so that both candidates earned the same number of electoral votes for president

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    change economically and technologically. They wished for a policy to encourage industry. In commercialization‚ business people improved tremendously‚ while aristocrats did not do so much improvement‚ or even maintain stability‚ at all. Socially‚ during industrialization‚ the social status and importance of aristocrats changed; value did not depend on birth but on money. Also‚ after around

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    Benjamin Franklin is credited for this saying. It was published in his book‚ Poor Richard’s Almanack. Benjamin Franklin‚ the man who revolutionized electricity‚ was also one of the U.S.’s founding fathers. Franklin made huge contributions to the political foundation of the United States and Franklin also had a genius mind for invention. He cleaned and lit the roads of Philadelphia’s streets. The creation of the Library Company was a chief accomplishment by Franklin in his era. His aid to the Philadelphia’s

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    War in Ohio Country no one could have predicted that the next two decades would bring such dramatic change to the Britain’s mainland. After France was removed from the North Americans it created a huge debt that Britain had to find means to pay back‚ which caused a major change for Britain after 1963. The American Revolution was precipitated‚ in part‚ by a series of laws passed between 1764 and 1774 that regulating trade and taxes. This legislation caused tensions between colonists and imperial officials

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    begin with the Revolutions that happened before their creation. “The Glorious RevolutionAmerican Revolution‚ and French Revolution all attempted to establish principles of government...and the..revolutions had enduring effects...on..expectations for self-government and individual liberty.” (“The Evo. of Dem. Ideals” 8) Revolutions in the world also caused the creation of five documents‚ three of which I will discuss‚ that were written following ideals that drove these revolutions. I believe that

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    The founding fathers rebelled against the British government and declared independence for various reasons leading up to the American Revolution. The first of many acts that led to rebellion was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act put taxes on any type of paper that the colonists used. The next acts were the Land Ordinance of 1785. The first act reserved land for American Indians that was west of the Appalachian Mountains. The final piece that led to rebellion were the Townshend Acts of 1767. This included

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    He believed that the reliance on costly foreign goods limited the American economy. He wanted a mercantilist economic policy because it would secure manufacturers through direct government aid and tariffs. Hamilton wanted the government to actively promote new manufacturing and industrial enterprises. He thought that industrialization would bring change to the American economy that was led by agriculture and imported British goods‚ increase the work rate with use of

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    the American Revolution led to our independence from Britain. One of these events was the 1765 Stamp Act. Following the taxation of several imported British goods to the colonies‚ including sugar‚ The Stamp Act taxed the colonists on many paper goods‚ including documents‚ newspapers‚ and playing cards. Many colonists were upset with this new development as they were not represented in the British government‚ yet were paying taxes that the parliament and King George III had set. Nine American colonies

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    The industrial revolution didn’t just change the economy‚ it changed the average American’s way of life. As the values‚ customs‚ and traditions were rapidly changing‚ Americans were dancing to the beat of a different drum. While it is true that cities were growing‚ musket technology was evolving‚ and the cotton gin was revolutionizing the economy‚ there was something deeper happening in society that led to a new moral code. Alcohol was extremely valued as a way of life. It was used as medicine

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    In retrospect‚ Benjamin Franklin and Jonathan Edwards lived and experienced their lives in very different ways. Although they lived in the same time period‚ they were comparably different. Their differences and similarities have been presented and will be discussed through their works of morality‚ their beliefs of human nature and human knowledge‚ and Franklins views of Puritan traditions. Benjamin Franklin was exceptionally dedicated to his religion in the ways he practiced his morality. He made

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