Samson Gannett‚ from Plymouth‚ Massachusetts‚ was one of the first American woman soldiers. In 1782‚ she enlisted under the name of her deceased brother‚ Robert Shurtleff Samson. For 17 months‚ Samson served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War. When she was wounded she had to cut a musket ball out of her own thigh so a doctor wouldn’t find out she was a woman. Years later‚ in 1804‚ Samson was awarded a pension for her service. This is one of the bad things that women went through
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The Different Taxes and Acts of the Revolutionary War. Prior to the outbreak of the American Revolution‚ numerous taxes and acts were imposed upon the colonists‚ by their mother country of Great Britain. The most well known of these are; The Stamp Act‚ which required all colonists who had purchased documents to provide a stamp on them‚ The Sugar Act‚ which placed a tax on all shipments of molasses and sugar that came through the colonies‚ and the Townshend acts‚ that would place a tax on shipments
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When we learned about the Revolutionary War in eighth grade‚ we never discussed the impact it had on black‚ Indians‚ or women which in hindsight is pretty sad because history is not meant to be one dimensional. Young white men were not the only people who played a part in the war neither were they the only ones impacted by the war. One of the marginalized groups of people‚ blacks‚ played a more subdued part of the war. Many blacks flocked to the British army in South Carolina and Georgia because
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Andrés Bonifacio was born November 30 1863‚ was a Filipino nationalist and revolutionary. He was a founder and leader of the Katipunan movement which sought the independence of the Philippines from Spanish colonial rule and started the Philippine Revolution. From a young age‚ he was obsessed with independence for his country from the oppression of the Spanish.He is considered a de facto national hero of the Philippines. Bonifacio is also considered by some Filipino historians to be the first president
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C. Why was it revolutionary? The Industrial revolution was revolutionary since it established and renovated the US Economy. Although at first workers were given hazardous jobs for low wages‚ with the consistent flow of new inventions‚ workers were provided with more freedom and an increase in pay. New manufacturing processes were less hazardous‚ such as the automation and factories‚ which reduced child labor and consequently led to lower birth rates since children weren’t used to provide money
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George Washington: American Hero George Washington‚ the first president of the United States played a pivotal role in the success of the revolutionary war and the formation of the United States. Washington proved to be a selfless leader who played an important unifying roll after the war. Washington used government to protect liberty‚ build infrastructure‚ promote the use of western land‚ encourage commerce‚ establish a permanent capitol‚ promote American nationalism and temper regional tension
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Institut für Asien- und Afrikawissenschaften SE Der Bürgerkrieg in Sierra Leone SoSe 2009 Silke Strickrodt Die Revolutionary United Front (RUF) Irena Kpogbezan-Lämmerer Leipziger Straÿe 41 10117 Berlin Tel.: 0176/6300 4127 Mail: laemmeri@cms.hu-berlin.de 14. Dezember 2009 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Einleitung 2 Intellektuelle oder lumpen soziale Ursprünge der RUF 3 Greed or Grievance Motive der Rebellen 4 Willkürliche Gewalt oder rationales politisches Kalkül? 5 Fazit 6 Bibliographie 2 4 8 12
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In the colonies‚ thousands of miles away from the mother country of England‚ a revolution is stirring. Tensions are rough due to the colonist’s desire to be on their own and England’s attempt to reign in the rowdy Americans. To tighten the chains on the Americans after decades of salutary neglect the British try many things. They began to enforce the navigation acts that have been in place but overall ignored for decades. They also put in place new things like the Proclamation of 1763 which prohibited
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“What made the Industrial revolution a revolution or revolutionary?” According to Dictionary.com‚ one definition of a revolution is “a sudden‚ complete or marked change of something.” Another definition provided on the site is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Both of these definitions can be applied‚ at least in part‚ to the industrial revolution. The industrial revolution was quite different from
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James Oronoco Dexter. Although this name doesn’t come up frequently in history‚ that doesn’t make him anything less than a revolutionary man. James Dexter used his natural talents and good characteristics to help benefit others. For every obstacle he faced‚ Oronoco proved his ability to be a hard-worker. Throughout his many occupations‚ Dexter was known as a trustworthy man. Also‚ James Dexter always had a certain determination for everything he did. Throughout his life‚ James Dexter proved to
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