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    Role of Woman During the Revolutionary War Have you noticed that in most history text books that the role of woman was never truly expressed in detail? Of corse we have heard of Gorge Washington‚ John Adams‚ male solders of the Revolutionary war‚ high ranking officers and the generals; what about the wives? What were the woman’s roles during these times? We should know that all woman were inferior to men‚ they had responsibilities and rights based on there social status. Most woman

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    events led to the Revolutionary War? Do you know why the Revolutionary War occurred? The Revolutionary War occurred because of a series of fighting & wars. The following events led to the Revolutionary War : The Navigation Acts of 1660‚ The French & Indian War‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion‚ Proclamation of 1763‚ The Sugar Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Declaratory Act of 1766‚ Townshend Act‚ Boston Massacre 1770‚ Boston Tea Party‚ and The Intolerable Acts. On the whole‚ all this traumatic fighting and wars are what we say

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    attempt of stopping trade between New England and the French West Indies was by imposing a prohibitive duty of six pence per gallon on French slave-produced molasses. This turned many of New England’s largest merchants and distillers into smugglers. The years of the early eighteenth century were a period of “salutary neglect.” This was a time of peace or was actually a period of time-out in which both England and France used in the years until 1739 to strengthen their war-making capacity. Though this

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    James Eubanks 1/28/17 Period D Mr. Wynne Honors Us 1 Short Answer Responses 1. Committees of Observation and Safety were significant in the years just before the Revolutionary War. Explain what they were and why they were so significant. These Committees were designed to monitor the activities of the Colonists to ensure that they did not buy or use British goods during the boycotting when the coercive acts were put in to play. They proved valuable when the British tried to shutdown Colonist government

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    Why the British Should Have Won the War How did the British lose the Revolutionary War? They had more‚ and better‚ everything. Such as better soldiers and better training. This would surely give them and advantage. Also the greater amount of supplies should help. But in the end they still lost‚ it could have been for a few‚ good‚ reasons. These reasons are minuscule compared to the power of the British military. The British should have won the Revolutionary War because they had a far superior army

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    reasons for the U.S victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775 - 1783. The colonies that once didn’t mind being the colonies now have a different view. The victory of the Revolutionary War was possible due to the political‚ diplomatic and military reasons‚ such as The Second Continental Congress‚ The Treaty of Paris of 1783‚ and the Patriots Advantage. The Second Continental Congress is the political reason because it was the start of the war. The Treaty of Paris of 1783

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    What looked like a simple win against the Americans became a long war resulting in a victorious win from the underdogs. For decades the British triumphed over some of the biggest nations such as Spain and France. The war‚ at first‚ seemed to be a joke. The Americans proved to be an equal force to be reckoned with and won the war. George Washington was one of the greatest leaders in the history of our country. Our Father of the Country was persistent‚ brave and organized. He possessed many qualities

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    Have you heard about the Revolutionary War? Do you know what started it well these may have been some reasons; Results of french and indian war‚ sugar act‚ stamp act‚ Boston massacre & Boston tea party‚intolerable acts and‚ continental congress. Therefore‚ the american revolution was caused by the increase of british taxes without any representation of the colonies‚ more british intervention in their daily lives‚ and economic reasons. The Results of french and indian war may have caused some of the

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    Ryden English 5/20/16 Weapons of The Civil War People say that war never changes. Well‚ it actually does. Sure‚ there will always be people dying‚ and people who give up everything that they have just so they can fight for their country. But‚ the tactics‚ technology‚ and weaponry will always change. Weapons before the civil war were very primitive. They were usually single shot‚ and had many flaws‚ such as sudden explosion‚ and other problems. But once the civil war rolled around‚ weaponry became extremely

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    part of the American Revolutionary War. Charles Cornwallis was a famous British General. He didn’t start of as the enemy against the Stamp Act he was on the colonists side. He was a famous for fighting against the colonist for his country‚ Great Britain. When the Revolutionary War started he felt patriotic and felt he had to press the Stamp Act to support his country. He was later promoted as a general and he arrived in America in May 1776 to fight in the American Revolutionary War. Charles Cornwallis

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