treaties‚ raise armies‚ and regulate trade with foreign countries. The executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches were created. To define individual rights‚ the Bill of Rights‚ the first ten amendments to the Constitution‚ were issued in. The American Revolution resulted in a representative government. The Senate‚ House of Representatives‚ and the Office of the President were made up of elected officials‚ giving the people a way to influence change in government. However‚ a liberal provisional government
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Haitian Revolution The philosophical world began to accept more scientific outlook on the world. The scientific outlook began to explain the world as it exists. These years were known as the years of Enlightenment ideas. The philosophical thinkers known for these enlightenment ideas were: Voltaire‚ Montesquieu‚ Rousseau‚ and Locke‚ based ideas of equality and popular sovereignty. Their ideas gained fame‚ and often lead to revolts. These revolts against the sovereignty and questioning their
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What caused the American Revolution? That is a very good question. Throughout the 1700s‚ the colonist had a good relationship with Great Britain. They fought in wars together‚ such as the French and Indian war of 1754 which ended up in total victory. But as time passes‚ things began to change in this relationship of theirs. These changes led to a need of the American Revolution. Even though there are many causes‚ three that I will be discussing about that caused the American Revolution is the Stamp
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In this film there are shown two sides of the American Revolution. The Americans and the Britishers had equally contributed to the American Revolution. My understanding of the American Revolution was limited to the disturbance created by the British troops‚ but after viewing this film my understanding has extended to believe that colonists had triggered these reactions from British Parliament. The Stamp Act‚ a decision made by British Parliament‚ was to impose taxes on the colonies in order to gain
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Question: Discuss the causes of the American Revolution. Which cause was most important? Why? Mariah Gutierrez History 1301 Professor Harris September 29‚ 2013 The American Revolution was a major war within America that got the United States their independence and showed others that they were not a weak nation. There were many causes that lead up to this war and had a great effect on it. The first war we see is the French and
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Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was a war between Great Britain and the original thirteen colonies of America‚ in 1775. The conflict‚ was about how the colonies felt they weren’t being treated fairly by the Great Britain laws. There are different events that led up to the American Revolution‚ the three discussed in this paper will be the Boston Tea Party‚ the Stamp Act‚ and the Intolerable Acts. The Boston tea party was a protest against taxation. The Intolerable Act was
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Impact upon the Family Most families were rural‚ large‚ and self-sustaining; they produced and processed almost everything that was needed for their own support and for trading in the marketplace‚ while at the same time performing a host of other functions ranging from mutual protection to entertainment. (Cowan) We then start to see the shift of the family not being as much of importance. We see with the introductions of the mills and textiles‚ the family shifts away from production. They are moving
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Why the Americans won the Revolution The Americans won the Revolutionary War against the British due to three important advantages they had in the war. The first advantage they possessed was the fact that they were fighting on and knew their own land. The British had to move their troops and supplies across the ocean. The Americans did not have to. In addition‚ it was hard for the British to get reinforcement and when their ships were blocked‚ they had no support. As for knowing their own land
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years before‚ in 1791‚ with the help of Toussaint l’Ouverture‚ the slaves in the north side of Saint Domingue started a rebellion to revolt against the French. This rebellion will open the gates of the revolution‚ defeating the French and forcing them out of Haiti. This first slave-led revolution caused fear and confusion among slave owners‚ but an apparent beacon of hope for slaves‚ and became an inspiration to many slaves and civil rights activists abroad‚ such as Frederick Douglas‚ Nat Turner
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The American Revolution was the war between the colonists and the British. It was seven years from 1775-1781. There were many very important events that caused the American Revolution. Three important events that caused the American Revolution were: the Boston Massacre‚ Paul Revere’s famous ride along with the Battles of Lexington and Concord‚ and The Declaration of Independence. The first important event‚ was the Boston Massacre‚ which occurred on March‚ 1770. The colonists had already been mad
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