The Seven Years War‚ fought between Great Britain and the American colonies‚ modified their relations both economically and politically; ultimately leading to heavy British taxation and Americas struggle for independence. Constant interference from the British crown caused the colonies to begin to explore the idea of emancipating themselves; however‚ there were still colonist that were loyal to Britain. From 1754 to 1763 the two sides and their allies fought over dominance for land in the new world
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the American Revolution war in 1776. During the war women served in a participated in the war. Some even fought on the battlefield. Not just whites fought as well. Enslaved blacks weren’t ones who fought but free blacks along with them. Even some Europeans weren’t all on the British side. Europeans helped us fight this war. Without the French we couldn’t have won this war. During the American Revolution war 1776 women had numerous responsibilities. (I.e.) Europeans and African Americans took
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Causes of the French Revolution There were many causes for the French Revolution‚ which started in 1789. However there were three main causes that affected the decision to have a revolution the most which were the weak economy‚ a bad harvest‚ and King Louis XVI and his wife Marie Antoinette. These were the main reasons that lead to the French Revolution because these events were the ones that affected France the most during 1789. The weak economy was one of the causes of the French Revolution because
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The Causes of the French Revolution The French Revolution was a huge part of French history and things would be very different today had it not happened. There were many causes for the revolution‚ and all contributed to the slaughters and governmental decisions that occurred because of it. The nation of France was in a grim state before the revolution. Many historians say the Ancien Regime had many main factors contributing to the start of revolution‚ as well as unmanageable national debt and economic
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The American Revolution was not like the ones that happened in France in 1789 or in Haiti 1791. In these revolutions had over thrown their governments unlike the American Revolution which had changed how the government worked. The American Revolution is still consider a revolution because the original 13 colonies had revolted against the English crown. In sense the American Revolution was only a was only a partial revolution. Politically there was a change where the king had not been in charge on
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THE CAUSES OF THE FRENCH REVOLUTION France was always a city of mystery so therefore it was known by many different names. Paris was known as the city of love and city of lights. Palace of Versailles was known to be the greatest architectural work of France. France was known as the first European country to overthrow the monarchy. It was the stepping stone to democracy. By standing against the king‚ the people of France showed that the power of the people was greater than the monarchy. But how did
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The world has seen many revolutions in history. One of the biggest revolutions was the French Revolution because it came with many consequences and influences. Nothing else like this had ever happened this powerful to change the political status quo. There are so many traces that suggest the cause of the revolution. One of them is from Arthur Young’s Travels in France. “The confusion in the finances great; with a deficit impossible to provide for without the states-general of the kingdom.” He
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Although many think of the American Revolution as a conflict between the righteous colonists and the villainous British‚ the situation in the colonies escalated by the fault of both parties. Americans acquired much wealth during the period of salutary neglect from 1713 to 1763‚ but the British had accumulated a massive national debt during the Seven Years’ War at the end of this period. In order to reduce the national debt‚ Britain began taxing the prosperous Americans. Thus began the first of three
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end of the 18th main causes may explain why it was most violent in the worlds history and important about this revaluation. In 1789 French had conflicts in Political‚ Social and Economic situations in French that contributed to the depression felt by thousands of French people especially those people who lived in the third estate. The concept of the intellectuals of the civilization brought new views to the government and the Society of France at that time. The American Revolution also have a big impact
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A. The king -1789 Loius XVI -Married to Marie Antoinette (Austria) -Lived in luxury at palace of Versailles -Believed in the "Divine right" of kings (g-d had put him on this earth as his representative on the throne) -Only G-d could remove him from the throne. The people could not remove him. In theory he ruled as absolute power (absolute Monarch) - monarchy in which kings power is unlimited. - Legislative - the Estate General (Parliament) had not met since 1614 - lit de justice - overule
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