The first word that comes to most people’s mind when they hear the word revolution is war‚ but that’s not all that true when it comes to the American Revolution. The Stamp Act of 1765 provoked colonists to rebel against Great Britain‚ which resulted in the American Revolution. The revolution was fought between the years of 1775-1883. The people of the American colonies wanted independence from the ruling monarchies. However‚ there were two sides to this‚ those who stayed loyal to the crown‚ “Loyalists”
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may be a chance that the Revolution could have been prevented‚ or at least forestalled. England did not have a very strong control over the colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. They had little to no policies‚ and when they did pass one‚ they rarely enforced it! Throughout that time period‚ the colonials had essentially been free. So‚ when the English began passing more and more policies the colonists began to uprise and rebel. This helped cause the Revolution by starting a reaction
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three revolutions‚ the Glorious‚ American‚ and French‚ that heavily influenced the world we know today. These revolutions were all similar because they wanted to get rid of monarchies‚ they resisted taxes‚ and they were highly influenced by the Enlightenment. The Revolutions had their differences when the American and French killed numerous people‚ the American and Glorious had no Reign of Terror‚ and the Glorious and French had large amounts of debt. Although the Glorious‚ French‚ and American Revolutions
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turning point in the American Revolution The Battle of Saratoga was the main turning point in the American Revolution. The battle started September 19th‚ 1777 and lasted through October 17‚ 1777. Saratoga took place in upstate New York. The Battle of Saratoga was an important achievement for the Patriots during the American Revolution. The battle also persuaded foreign countries‚ such as France‚ that America could win the war. Lastly‚ the battled renewed the morale of the American public. The Patriots
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British General Charles Cornwallis had a leading role in the American Revolution. Without his help‚ the British army would have been defeated a lot earlier than they did. However‚ although his skills were great and his heart was in the right place for his country‚ Cornwallis did not have the required intellect to conquer America and claim victory in the name of the king. He fought hard in his battles‚ but at the expense of much bloodshed of his own soldiers. Many battles were won because of the sacrifices
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Literature during the American Revolution 1. This time period produced several famous authors including Benjamin Franklin‚ Paul Revere‚ Thomas Paine‚ etc. Many of the writings of the time are written from the battlefront or from a perspective of the revolutionary. Many less famous pieces were written from English loyalists and are equally important to understanding the literature of the time. 2. Unfortunately many of the writing of the time are lost because they were written on the battlefront
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Three Revolutions The three Revolutions are the American‚ French‚ and Mexican Revolutions. All of these Revolutions were influenced for many different reasons. The reason that was present in all three was an unfair law system. This law system includes unfair rulers and the violation of the rights and liberties of the citizens. The outcome of all of them were similar in some ways‚ but there were differences in others. The American Revolution was the first of all of the Revolutions. The American Revolution
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American and French Revolution The things I knew about the American and French Revolution or the so called “Revolutionary War”: The American Revolution was an upheaval during the last half of the 18th century in which the thirteen colonies of North America joined together to break free from the British Empire; which‚ in turn‚ combining themselves to create the United States of America. While‚ the French revolution was a period of radical‚ social and political upheaval in France that had a lasting
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of the six turning points of the American Revolution The American Revolution is one of the biggest revolutions in the world. This revolution impact Americans and Europeans until now. In this revolution‚ there are six key event affect this revolution profoundly. In 1775‚ April 19‚ Lexington militiaman and British Soldiers start shooting. This the first turning point of this revolution. Before this event‚ there are some disagreement between British and Americans‚ such as the Boston Tea Party and
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When we look back at the American Revolution there are two main causes of the revolution that are argued; it was fought for independence‚ or that the colonists were only fighting because their wealth was at stake. However‚ both the political and economical factors in the American Revolution must be analyzed in order to comprehend what the colonists were fighting for‚ and thus what our nation is built upon. Although many factors played a role in the American Revolution‚ the most influential component
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