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    Essay Question: Although the 13 American colonies were founded at different times by people with different motives and with different form of colonial charters and political organization‚ and the 13 colonies had become remarkably similar. Assess the validity of this statement. As time was coming to the start of the American Revolution‚ the thirteen American colonies that had at first started out with differences in all aspects appeared to be astonishingly similar in several cultural ways. Mainly

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    History 131 IT30 Revolutionary Era Writing Assignment 4/25/2017 How Revolutionary was the Revolutionary War? The Revolutionary War completely changed the world for the better. It was a major turning point for Americans. Americans wanted to produce more‚ make new inventions‚ make more money‚ and be better all around. They made huge advances in transportation‚ jobs‚ farming‚ economy‚ and even communication. Women also experienced a huge turning point during this time. They were eventually allowed

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    Following the Revolutionary War‚ the American colonies were faced with uncertainty in their newfound independence. Now free from British rule‚ the people of colonial America wanted to avoid any form of government for fear that it would revert them back to the past. This left the founding fathers with an extremely difficult task. How do you govern a person who wants to govern themselves? Government is necessary‚ after all‚ for the war had left the colonies in extreme debt‚ requiring taxation that

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    The American Revolutionary War fought between Great Britain and the colonists was justified under Christian faith. This war was not only fought for economic reasons‚ but also for fundamental Christian beliefs. England’s strong contempt over the colonies and the series of actions by the British pushed our Founding Fathers over the edge and towards independence. Even though leaders on both sides held valued Christian beliefs‚ the British gave the colonists too many obstacles to overcome. Just like in

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    2014‚ 99). The Revolutionary War consisted of a group fighting for a place they want to call their own and a group fighting for the people they once called their own. The freedom the Colonists fought for was not easy coming though. There were many steps that lead into the battle that determined their freedom. By looking at the causes‚ the course of the war‚ the outcomes‚ and its influence on the American Identity‚ the reality of the Revolutionary war and its major battles will show how hard our freedom

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    World War II(Allied Powers)Research Paper "The supreme art of war is to subdue the enemy without fighting." Sun Tzu stated. World War II was a war of multiple wars. A war of thousands of battles. A war of thousands of rights‚ government power‚ & etc...‚ but World War II was a war of a major war within a war. War front all across the world. Different fronts and etc... The Allied Powers were the side trying to suppress the commotion & rebellion that Germany was doing towards the Treaty of Versailes

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    countries and earn foreign exchange. Fosters International trade International trade fosters peace‚ goodwill and mutual understanding among nations. Economic interdependence of countries often leads to close cultural relationship and thus avoid war between them. DISADVANTAGES OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE International trade does not always amount to blessings. It has certain drawbacks also such as: Import of harmful goods Foreign trade may lead to import of harmful goods like cigarettes‚ drugs

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    Power is defined as the ability to do or act; strength; authority; control; or person having authority (Collins Gem-English Dictionary 1995). A nation or political entity wanting to have the power to influence the course of world events would require three important criteria which are‚ a strong economy‚ military‚ and a good educational system. A strong economy is one of the most important criteria in making a country powerful because it provides the country with the ability to buy resources

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    The Revolutionary war‚ beginning on 1775‚ involving Great Britain’s and her 13 colonies lasted 8 years and culminated ot the battle of Yorktown‚ in which Britain was forced to surrender. However‚ victory could not have been achieved without the aid of the French and Spanish‚ who provided troops‚ weapons and a navvy able to match Great Britain’s robust army of redcoats. The French first took interest in the Colonies‚ following the Battle of Saratoga in which the colonies forced Britain to surrender

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    Complacency was a culprit in Great Britain’s inability to ultimately be victorious during the Revolutionary War as they allowed their presuppositions of loyalty in America and disputation in the command structure to cloud their ability to clearly view the tides turning on the conflict. During the War for American Independence‚ Great Britain was the naval and militaristic superpower‚ yet was unable to translate its naval strength into decisive strategic effects because of their lack of focused objectives

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