accurate to call the American Revolution a civil war. The colonists were under British control at the time‚ between regions of the same country. It becomes a war between two nation states. Within the colonies‚ Revolutionaries were not only fighting against the British but also with the Loyalists who still believed and agreed with the king. As Britain being the overall state‚ it was a war within their sovereign‚ but also within their country. But‚ the American Revolution was the colonists
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Enlightenment Age. During this time there were many thinkers such as Voltaire and Thomas Hobbes. One thinker in particular who contributed a great deal to history was John Locke. His work is still influencing the lives of people across the world 300 years later. He rethought the moral role of government‚ created a new theory of knowledge‚ introduced the use of reason‚ and reminded people of their natural rights. The combination of these four things made him the single most influential philosopher
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the main cause of the American Revolution? The American Revolution was caused by the unique nature of the American Colonists and their society in contrast to their relationship with the English Government and peoples. Life in America was not a life of leisure. American colonists had worked hard to cultivate their lands and develop their towns and cities. Rural life in the American colonies consisted not only of farmers but tradesmen also prospered. (Handlin. 24) By 1763‚ the American Colonies
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Revolutionary War was also known as the American War for Independence fought between Great Britain and the original 13 colonies; Connecticut‚ Delaware‚ Georgia‚ Maryland‚ Massachusetts‚ New Jersey‚ New York‚ New Hampshire‚ North Carolina‚ Pennsylvania‚ Rhode Island‚ South Carolina‚ and Virginia. The Revolutionary War was fought for independence from Britain and unity of the colonies; this eventually led to the development of the United States as an independent nation. The American Civil War was a war between
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How to Ruin a Saturday Night This past Saturday night I watched the movie Seven Years in Tibet. This movie was released in 1997 and grossed almost $132‚000‚000. This movie was directed by Jean-Jacques Annaud and produced by Iain Smith‚ John Whilliams‚ and Jean-Jacques Annaud. Along with Brad Pitt‚ several other people star in this film such as David Thewlis‚ B.D. Wong‚ Mako‚ Danny Denzongpa‚ and Victor Wong. This movie is based on a novel which is based on the field notes of Heinrich Harrer (Brad
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A war is always a devastating component for any nation or people involved. This is true for the Indians of the Eastern Woodlands. The Indians were forced to choose sides during both the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution. Different Indian tribes even split up due to this fact. "Some tribes split into factions over issues of peace‚ war‚ and alliance with competing European powers" (Calloway‚ 152). However‚ neither the Seven Years’ War nor the American Revolution brought about any freedom
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you heard about the Revolutionary War? Do you know what started it well these may have been some reasons; Results of french and indian war‚ sugar act‚ stamp act‚ Boston massacre & Boston tea party‚intolerable acts and‚ continental congress. Therefore‚ the american revolution was caused by the increase of british taxes without any representation of the colonies‚ more british intervention in their daily lives‚ and economic reasons. The Results of french and indian war may have caused some of the problems
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XVI‚ who was not the brightest star in the sky. He threw many parties without even knowing that he would soon be in big trouble. Everyone was starting to get sick of being under his rules. And that’s how the French revolution had begun. This story will be told as a commoner’s view of this whole revolution. King Louis XVI was a very fun-loving person. He threw parties here and there until one day he realized that there was a financial crisis in his own country‚ which meant that he didn’t have any money
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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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The prevention of the American Revolution was possible had the right steps been taken. Great Britain and the colonies both made attempts at preventing the war‚ but there were some major actions that could have been made to prevent the war. Great Britain could have found another way to regain their financial losses from the French and Indian War‚ rather than putting so much stress on the colonies. If they hadn’t taxed Massachusetts much of the conflict could have been avoided and they may have avoided
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