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    The Great Awakening was one of the events that led up to the American Revolution. The Great Awakening was a religious revival swept through the British American colonies in the 1730’s. it starts with Jonathan Edwards who refused to convert to the church of England‚ and when George Whitefield‚ a minister from Britain‚ toured the American colonies shouting the word of god. George Whitefield converted slaves‚ even a Native American and many more to the church of England‚ which caused America to divided

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    treaties‚ raise armies‚ and regulate trade with foreign countries. The executive‚ legislative‚ and judicial branches were created. To define individual rights‚ the Bill of Rights‚ the first ten amendments to the Constitution‚ were issued in. The American Revolution resulted in a representative government. The Senate‚ House of Representatives‚ and the Office of the President were made up of elected officials‚ giving the people a way to influence change in government. However‚ a liberal provisional government

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    When thinking about the American Revolution‚ many people don’t realize that at the time the colonist were British citizens‚ and by helping the revolution they were committing treason. Treason is a serious crime that if convicted could result in life in prison or even death. In order to convince people that the revolution was important enough to risk so much‚ it took very skilled writers. To get people to rally behind their cause revolutionaries targeted three emotions: fear‚ anger‚ and intellect

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    American Revolution The events that took place before the American Revolution affected history in such a way giving the British and colonists the need to have a Revolution. The French and Indian war is the name for the war that took place between Great Britain and France in North America from 1754 to 1763. The aftermath of this war was a big part leading up to the American Revolution. The war changed economic‚ political‚ and social relations between the three European powers (Britain‚ France‚ and

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    The American Revolution: Rhetoric The American Revolution (1775-83) is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The war started because the residents of Great Britain’s thirteen North American colonies disagreed with the colonial government‚ who represented the British Crown. The first instance of the disagreement happened in August twenty sixth in seventeen sixty-five. A riot occurred in front of the chief justice and lieutenant governors house. The Bostonian

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    What is a revolution? According to the online dictionary‚ a revolution is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned.

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    Assignment I: Causes of the French Revolution There was not one single decisive reason that was unequivocally responsible for the French Revolution. Many years of feudal repression and economic negligence were factors as to why the general public of France were ripe for revolt. There were also various class orders of people that participated in various ways in propelling the nation into a Revolution‚ with direct and indirect actions. Documenting a descending fiscal record in the late

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    Contemporary American history will make one believe that American history has its beginning in the early colonies with a connection to the British crown. This contemporary history then states that because of our hatred of the Crown and its taxation without representation‚ we decided to create a brand new country‚ all without any major domestic turmoil. That is by far not the case‚ in contrast‚ according to many historians it is a surprise that America turned out the way it did. America was founded

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    Russian Revolution. The Russo Japanese war was a significant moment in Russia’s history due to the consequences caused by the defeat of the Russian Empire by the Japanese Empire. The events of the Russo Japanese war did not directly cause the 1917 Revolution but it did change the mindset of the Russian society as Historian Roten Kowner says‚ ‘the main impact on the colonial world was psychological rather than territorial[1]’. The Russo Japanese war had more of an effect on the 1905 Revolution‚ which

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    know as the writer of the Declaration of Independence‚ or even the famous traitor‚ Benedict Arnold. But like many other blurred memories of the past and quietly forgotten heroes of the time‚ Thomas Paine once played an important role in the American Revolution and the independence of the United States of America. Best known as the fiery author of the lengthy pamphlet‚ Common Sense‚ published in 1775‚ this was one of the most significant pieces of writing he ever published.

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