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    Although many think of the American Revolution as a conflict between the righteous colonists and the villainous British‚ the situation in the colonies escalated by the fault of both parties. Americans acquired much wealth during the period of salutary neglect from 1713 to 1763‚ but the British had accumulated a massive national debt during the Seven Years’ War at the end of this period. In order to reduce the national debt‚ Britain began taxing the prosperous Americans. Thus began the first of three

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    Westlund 10/23/13 Practice Essay The purpose to coming to America was to get way from the king and to have religious freedom. When they arrived they thought England was behind them. But soon Britain was taxing the Americans and committing acts of violence. Over the course of the revolution and the war America started to end the relationship between themselves and England. The reasons for the end of the relationship were England’s taxes and having war with each other. In 1765 the Stamp Act was passed

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    Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Essential Questions Jack Clark Period 4-5 1) At what point did revolution become inevitable? Explain with details. Revolution in colonial America became inevitable right after the conclusion of the French Indian War. Although victorious‚ this 7 year endeavor was extremely costly for Great Britain. Parliament needed to think of something quickly to fund the English war debts. Naturally‚ they decided to increase taxes on the colonies. It was these taxes (Stamp Act

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    Rather‚ his thinking centered around the pluralistic political system‚ as he tried to develop conceptual solutions to the dilemma that African Americans lived in a society with a majority political system that complicated any plans of African American self-empowerment. However‚ the colonial analogy would remain a powerful trope in his thinking‚ as he later on urged people to recognize that both the United States and Canada were colonial societies

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    one thing only... the Americans fighting off the British for their independence. And although it is true that they fought of the British for their independence‚ a lot of people miss the fact that there were others fighting on the British side that greatly added to their number. These men were the Hessian soldiers‚ or as other historians call them‚ “German Mercenaries”. These men were hired by the British and made up a large portion of Britain’s mobilized armies (American). So who are these Hessian

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    The American industrial revolution was a time of modern inventions and creativity. Many influential inventions where made during the American industrial revolution that affected America economically‚ socially‚ geographical‚ and politically. One diplomatic invention created during the industrial revolution that had a major impact on communication and economy in America was the typewriter. The typewriter helped people write books‚ telegrams‚ letters‚ and documents‚ easily and quickly. The typewriter

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    How did the Industrial Revolution Change the American Economy Before the Industrial Revolution‚ the American economy was built on cotton plantations‚ hand-woven textiles‚ farming‚ fishing‚ and trade. Products were made by hand on farms and in homes. The Industrial Revolution changed how goods were produced which had a major impact on the American Economy both positively and negatively. The invention of machines‚ water power‚ and steam engines‚ for example‚ led to materials being produced more

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    extend did the Revolution in 1974 affect Portugal? Portugal was a kingdom since 1139 until 1910 when it turned into a Republic and in 1926 Portugal tuned into a dictatorship. On April 25th 1974‚ a Revolution took place in Portugal and was known as “Revolução dos Cravos” also known as the Carnation Revolution. Since no one was injured and no bullets were used the population started offering carnations to the soldiers and at the end of the Revolution‚ this resulted as the Carnation revolution. These

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    What effects did the American Revolution have on society today? The effects on America from the revolution were liberty‚ freedom‚ and self government. It made a huge impact on the society today. The Americans would not have as many rights today without the war. Pros of the American Revolution we have freedom‚ liberty‚ and a self-government. Because of the people who fought in the war had a lot of dedication and motivation. If we would not have had the war‚ we would not have influenced England to

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    The American Revolution was a momentous event that changed the face of the whole world. Though the Revolutionary War lasted only a few short years‚ the American Revolution was a process that started long before the first shots of war were fired. The rebellion was permeated with the legacy of colonial political ideals‚ aggravated by parliamentary taxation‚ escalated by the restriction of American civil liberties and ignited by British military measures. England had a hard time controlling its

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