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    that led up to the Revolutionary War but it was a series such as the Molasses Act of 1733‚ the Proclamation of 1763‚ Sugar Act of 1764‚ Currency Act of 1764‚ Stamp Act of 1765‚ Quartering Act of 1765‚ Townshend Acts‚ and Boston Massacre. After those events the Colonists broke ties from the British by declaring the Revolutionary War. The won the war because they were fighting for something that was important to them and they had a lot to lose. The Colonists also used very good war tactics like surprise

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    How was Napoleon Bonaparte able to win so many battles in the Napoleonic wars? Napoleon Bonaparte was able to win many battles in the Napoleonic wars because of his army size and the superior tactic and strategy he used. Those were the main reasons for many of napoleon’s military victory against the other European countries. France was also the biggest country with the biggest population through out Europe making it easer to mobilize an army. Napoleon graduated form Ecole Militaire with the rank

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    The Revolutionary War was not revolutionary for multiple reasons. Benjamin Henry Latrobe drew in November of 1797 a painting of men playing pool. This is the first reason why it was not revolutionary‚ because in document 3‚ there was a painting of men playing pool. This didn’t change as a result to the war because lots of men played before and after the war. In document 4‚ it stated the economical status of Colonial Legislatures. William and Mary quarterly stated in 1966 the status of Colonial

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    independence. In the Revolutionary War‚ the Americans were outnumbered‚ inexperienced‚ and they even had a large British Loyalist population. Despite all of this‚ the Americans were still able to unite and defeat the British army. Because the Rebels had a clear purpose‚ efficient communication‚ and strong leadership‚ they were more united than either the British forces or the Loyalists. The British restraint and the French assistance also enabled the Americans to win the war. The United States won

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    diplomatic and military reasons for the U.S victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775 - 1783. The colonies that once didn’t mind being the colonies now have a different view. The victory of the Revolutionary War was possible due to the political‚ diplomatic and military reasons‚ such as The Second Continental Congress‚ The Treaty of Paris of 1783‚ and the Patriots Advantage. The Second Continental Congress is the political reason because it was the start of the war. The Treaty

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    The French and Indian War put the British crown in debt. In order to increase revenues for the costs of defending the expanding British Empire‚ Britain taxed the colonies. It imposed the Sugar Act in 1764‚ and‚ one year later‚ it added the Stamp Act. Colonists protested the added taxes. The Stamp Act was repealed. Britain and France engaged in the French and Indian war. They were batting for land in North America. After British won the war‚ they gain possession of France. In another effort to raise

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    The Revolutionary War began April 19‚ 1775 and lasted until September 3‚ 1783. During this war there were smaller battles fought throughout the colonies between the Colonial and British forces for the 13 Colonies’ liberation from Great Britain. These battles helped to steer the course of the war and eventually end the war in our favor. One of these pivotal battles was the Battle of Bunker Hill and Breed’s Hill during the Siege of Boston. The battle took place in Charlestown a neighborhood of Boston

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    As the American Revolution commenced there were several reasons the American colonists beat the British soldiers. First of all American colonists where in a make it break situation. The Americans would either win everything or lose everything. Not only were they fighting for their freedom‚ they were also fighting for their homes and families safety. Having the “home field advantage” and the skills they picked up during the war with the French gave Americans an edge that the British didn’t have.

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    The Thirteen Colonies 16th century England was not interested in exploration and colonization‚ but for the most part‚ English colonies in North America were more for bussiness and in search of gold . It did provide extra land for Englands growing population and for those who seeked more religious freedom. Englands colonization in the new world led to the Thirteen Colonies made up of the New England Colonies‚ The Middle Colonies‚ and the Southern Colonies each having seperate religious beliefs‚ laws

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    and the slave trade were central to the development‚ entrenchment and use of the thirteen colonies. To preface‚ the development of slavery was influenced by a number of factors. Such as the arrival of the first enslaved Africans‚ the growth in crop production‚ as well as the triangular trade system. Preluding to the entrenchment of the replacement of indentured servants‚ legal institution of slavery‚ servitude‚ codified hereditary enslavement‚ and the first and last colonies to legalize slavery.

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