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    The Stamp Act

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    Past and Promise) That was the colonist’s famous saying. The colonists were being taxed with no say in parliament. They were getting taxed with the Stamp Act‚ the Tea Act‚ and the Sugar Act‚ but those were only a few. Eventually the Stamp Act was successfully repealed‚ yet the Stamp Act was the catalyst for the American Revolution. The stamp Act was the first attempt for Brittan to directly tax the colonists. (Mason Lorna) Brittan thought that since they owned the colonists they could tax them‚

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    How revolutionary was the American war for independence? Did it bring enough change to warrant the name "Revolution? The American war of independence was also known as the American revolutionary war. This war was fought between the American colonies and England. The war itself started with the battle of Lexington and concord. It started when some soldiers of the British army arrived in Lexington‚ Massachusetts. Over there‚ they fired at the colonial militia which it was a group of farmers‚ boys

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    Women in Post-Revolutionary Iran After the revolution and the instauration of the Islamic Republic in Iran‚ many new reforms were introduced in all spheres; political‚ social and economic. Thus‚ many of these changes placed women at the foremost part of politics. We have seen how women in the previous regime played an important role in the public sphere and now these same women were scrutinized under the Islamic Republic. One of the most radical change was the removal of Family Rights Act (FPA). This

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    Following the Revolutionary War‚ America celebrated its newfound independence while quickly moving onto the immediate issues of what form their new government would take. Firstly‚ having just been at war‚ the colonies found themselves in immense debt‚ something that posed a threat to the infrastructure of the nation before it had even had a chance to develop. Secondly‚ having just escaped the monarchy of the British in which the King held all the power‚ leaving the colonists all the way overseas

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    ‘After 1905‚ many reformist and revolutionary groups began to gain influence in the community’ Discuss the range of groups wanting change in Russia and the ways in which they went about this. During the reign of Tsar Nicholas II‚ tensions grew within Russia. Many reformist and revolutionary groups formed‚ advocating change in Russia and after 1905‚ these groups began to gain influence in the community. The Populists‚ one of the first revolutionary groups‚ called for a peasant based revolution

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    Shakur: A Revolutionary Hero. Tupac Shakur lived a life full of struggle and hardship‚ but it was not always that way for him and his family. He made his big break in the music industry after he had moved to the west coast and joined a rap group called “Digital Underground” formed in Oakland California. His stage name was “MC New York” considering that is where he had grown up as kid‚ His first hit song in this group was called “The Humpty Dance”. I believe that Tupac Shakur is a revolutionary because

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    REVOLUTIONARY NATIONALISM AND THE MIDDLE EAST One of the effects of World War I in the Middle East‚ was a variety of nationalist movements began and spread due to the division of the Ottoman Empire. There are five essential assumptions of nationalism: all nationalists believe that humanity is naturally divided into smaller nations‚ nations can be identified by certain characteristics that all its citizens hold in common‚ including; ethnic‚ religious‚ or historical traditions‚ times might change

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    REVOLUTIONARY CHANDRA SHEKHAR AZAD We all know Chandrashekhar Azad. Azad was born on 23rd July‚ 1906‚ in the village‚ Bhavra‚ in Jhabua district of Madhya Pradesh. His father was Pandit Sitarm Tiwari and his mother was Smt. Jagrani Devi. The financial conditions of his father were not so good‚ and hence Azad spent his days more or less without any restraints‚ or duties and passed his days happily in childhood plays and pranks. He found pleasure in putting gun-powder in his toys and then

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    Racism emerged during the revolutionary era. The first impressions of Africans‚ the desire for social order‚ and the degradation of black people were all building blocks for racism during the revolutionary era. White Americans‚ mostly in the North‚ realized that while they were fighting for their freedom‚ they were holding a group of people in bondage. Some also noticed there was color problem on their hands during the 1760s and 1770s. The complexion of slaves became‚ after the fact‚ a reason for

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    Chapter 7 terms & Key Points Admiralty Courts Stamp Act and Sugar Act offenses were tried in this court. Juries were not allowed and the burden of proof was on the defendant. All were assumed to be guilty until proven innocent. Trial by jury and innocent until proven guilty were basic rights that the British people everywhere had held dear. Boston Port Act One such law was the Boston Port Act. It closed the Boston harbor until damages were paid and order could be ensured. British East India Company

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