* ------------------------------------------------- From your readings and class notes answer the following questions: * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- 1. “The Americans have made a discovery‚ or think they have made a discovery‚ that we mean to oppress them; we have a made a discovery‚ or think we have made a discovery‚ that they intend to rise up in rebellion against us. We know not how to advance; they know not
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The American Revolutionary war was a huge turning point in our history. The American colonies were ruled by the British Parliament. The British Parliament was harsh‚ they passed unfair rules‚ they made life difficult. The men and woman were forced to make a choice. Would they decide to fight for a new life? Would they decide to fight for a new independent nation? Believe it or not‚ many historians will tell you that the woman that backed these heroic men did play a major role in the American
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Essay #4: Many historians argue that without French aid‚ the colonies could never have won their independence. Do you agree? Why? Historians argue that the American colonies could not have succeeded in defeating the British empire without French aid. I fully agree with this statement. The colonists were not soldiers; they had no military training. The colonies had no government to pay for supplies and weapons. The colonists had no chance of success without foreign aid. Before France would ally
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Mullaney in “The French Revolution” n.p. claims accounted for about 98% of the country’s population) and the 2nd as well as the 1st estate built up of the middle and higher wage workers/families. Estates were rigid social classes that divided the country as stated before into lower‚ middle‚ and higher income families. The American revolution just taking place sparked an idea throughout the third estate and inspired daring and new minds like Jean-Pierre Brissot. The American revolution sort let them know
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What were the causes and consequences of the Great Awakening? Discuss key people who influenced the Great Awakening and the differences between old and new lights. Info: • The Great Awakening was a spiritual renewal that swept the American Colonies‚ particularly New England‚ during the first half of the 18th Century. Causes: • Glorious Revolution of 1688: fighting between religious and political groups came to a halt with the Church of England was made the reigning church of the country.
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Native Americans. They saw the French and Spanish as a potential military threat in the new world. The English‚ who where mainly protestant‚ thought of the French and Spanish colonies as a bastion of Roman Catholic Christianity‚ which bothered them greatly. In 1739‚ Great Britain declared war on Spain in what was known as the War of Jenkin’s Ear‚ which was fought mostly in the New World. Then this war merged into the much intenser and larger war of the Austrian Succession‚ which saw Great Britain
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I. The Treaty of Paris A. The battle of Yorktown ended in October 1781‚ not actually the end of the revolution. Significant fighting continued well on into 1783 B. Not a sure thing- lots of uncertainty! The victory at Yorktown was a very important step‚ though C. America sent several diplomats to France to negotiate. One of the conditions under which France agreed to help out the United States was that America had to give them some of their territory back. D. FRANCE BROUGHT SPAIN TO THE WAR
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The American Revolution was heavily influenced by the French and Indian War‚ which is also commonly known as the Seven Years War. This conflict‚ fought between Britain and France with various Native American tribes‚ ended in British victory and significant territorial gains. However‚ it also left Britain in a large amount of debt‚ this encouraged the government to impose new taxes and regulations on the colonies. For Britain‚ the war represented a triumph and a chance to tighten control over its
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New world to the American Revolution (1492-1789) Political and religious reasons behind exploration of new world by European counties Effects of settlement on Native American tribes and resulting tension Major differences among New England‚ middle‚ Chesapeake‚ and southern colonies Causes and effects of the great awakening Events (laws‚ act‚ skirmishes) leading to Revolutionary war The results of First and Second continental
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Ma. Angelica Lagdameo MLS 1-1 Jolina Mae Padolina Ms. Peggy Anne Movie Critique of “Awakenings” Directed by Penny Marshal Based on the Oliver Sacks’ 1973 Awakenings Based on a true story written by Oliver Sacks‚ Awakenings showed the true meaning between love and appreciation of life. It tells about the story about how Oliver Sacks discovered the beneficial effects of the drug L-dopa and administered in catatonic patients who survived the epidemic in 1917-1928. How Oliver Sacks takes
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