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    “Give me liberty or give me death!” why were the colonist so motivated to feel that it was mandatory to give up their lives so they can receive freedom. Great britain used the 13 colonies to make money for themselves. They taxed the colonies for mostly everything that they could think of‚ they just had to make some extra money. The colonist were okay with it for a little while but later it led to bigger problems. The colonist realized that they were being and the Intolerable acts all were very important

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    Colonists set off to find freedom in the New World but was the freedom they found worth the enslavement of people unlike themselves? England believed that religious uniformity was the only way to run a successful nation. Every nation in Europe had an established church and those who did not conform to the church in their area were persecuted by the state and shunned by the church. Groups of future colonists objected to this idea‚ seeing how it was unfair‚ and emigrated out of England seeking their

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    | | | | American colonists changed their perspective on liberty‚ through the coming of the Great Awakening. American colonists endured several obstacles in this period. Some were banished from colonies‚ and others were even killed because of their beliefs. At the end of the Great Awakening‚ the American colonists prospered‚ and were awarded the freedom of religion and beliefs. The Great Awakening was a Christian revitalization that swept Europe‚ and ultimately merged to the Americas

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    The colonists of the thirteen colonies all struggled to survive and to thrive without the governing of England. They established their own governments ‚ formed their own cultures and religious practices and created entire thriving settlements all without the crowns influence. Then all of colonies feel back under royal control but that taste of independence was there ‚ all it would take would be the right sequence of events for the colonists to realize their desire for independence apart from their

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    “True to our King‚ our Country and Our Laws‚” is how the colonists once felt about the parliament. They did not mean harm; however‚ when constantly being pushed around one does get tired and fight back. As the colonists were mainly in poverty and had zero representation‚ one would expect them to rage. If the colonists hadn’t noticed all the Acts and no representation‚ then we wouldn’t have had our independence. During 1754-63‚ the colonists went through a war‚ the French and Indian War or the Seven

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    The colonists were able to finally accomplish unity during the French and Indian War (Schultz). The Albany Plan‚ previously proposed by Benjamin Franklin‚ in which would have united the colonists somewhat had failed before the war. Once the war ended‚ with the Treaty of Paris signed and the Proclamation Line drawn on the maps‚ the colonists realized how little control they had over their destinies. The Crown decided to tax the colonies in an attempt to regain their losses‚ besides in the process

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    to understand what can be considered just in situations. I will first demonstrate how the characters in both of these texts were granted approval and gained support from either their gods or community leaders. I will then analyze how even though these individuals went against other groups of people‚ their actions were still just because of the people that they received approval from. Finally‚ I will argue the ability that some people have over others and how that‚ in turn‚ impacts how a situation is

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    After the Seven Years War ended‚ Britain was deeply in debt and trying to govern a far flung empire. Britain believed the colonists should help pay the costs for protecting them by levying taxes. In addition‚ they defaulted on their promise of land‚ in order to stay out of any new‚ costly battles. Both of these actions and colonists reaction to them‚ plus a fear of limited freedom caused the American Revolution. The Proclamation of 1763 prohibited colonists from settling land west of the Appalachian

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    Freedom and liberty are some of the major reasons why many people came over from England a long time ago. For many people arriving to the new world was scary because they did not know the land. Over time‚ many more people started to arrive and a nation started to development. Some groups of people gained freedom and liberty as time at on. However‚ some groups gained some freedom and liberty but not same equality as the white men had. Women in history have been fighting for their liberty ever since

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    independence from colonial rule are colonists. Therefore economics helped them gain independence when colonists joined together and fought Britain to get independence‚ some examples why colonists wanted independence are taxes‚ slavery‚ another example because Britain prohibited trading with the non-British world. The next way economics helped colonists gain independence often seemed motivated by economic factors. Furthermore‚ economic factors that helped them get freedom are the European countries desire

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