Greeks had a democracy. The people voted directly for their leader; they had a direct democracy. However‚ the Greeks had a lot of different city-states with their own governments. Aristotle divided the government systems into monarchies‚ oligarchies‚ tyrannies‚ and democracies‚ but for the most part it was democracy. Some of the governments of the city-states were similar to Persian government. Both Persia and Greece had poor agriculture because of the geography. The economy‚ especially in Greece‚ relied
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and I do believe the colonists were greatful. However‚ Britain‚ after 1763‚ did not allow the colonists to move west. The colonies were increasing by becoming crowded. New taxes angered them as well. Not being represented in Parliament was tyranny. "Taxation without Representation" was the battle cry. The Stamp Act of 1765 started it all. Every paper‚ from playing cards to legal documents were taxed. Document 2 refers to this tax as well as the Townsend Act which required the colonists to pay a
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uncertainty within the country regarding taxation changes‚ federal funding‚ and governmental programs. An example of swift change is in England where the conservative party now has formed a coalition government with the liberal democrats (in most cases the lesser parties in a coalition government just have token powers‚ like heading legislative committees). The conservative government was elected on a platform of spending cuts‚ deficit reduction‚ and taxation reform. While holding power
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office‚ rows it increased the tension between social classes. In addition‚ the aristocrats‚ consisting of the First and Second Estates‚ were used to living an extravagant and wasteful lifestyle‚ which was supported by taxation of the Third Estate because the other two were exempt from taxation. The artificial nature of the French social economic divisions created long-term tensions within and between social classes‚ in addition to not serving the needs and interests of the people. The worsening of the
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rights governments are instituted among men‚ deriving their powers from the consent of the government.” Another strong quote which really was a catchy yet true quote that spoke about the virtual representation of the colonists. “Taxation without representation is tyranny.” Thomas Paine’s Common Sense brought up a sense of republican values‚ as it stated “A government of our own and our natural right.” The Olive Branch Petition angered colonists greatly because of King George declining the petition
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After 1783‚ America faced many problems and issues that needed to be dealt with‚ and the constitution was to drawn up to solve many of these. However some do question the effectiveness of the constitution in eradicating these issues such as slavery and Federal vs State power. With vast amounts of new territory opening up in the West‚ as stronger national government would be needed to manage and administer the development of these lands. For a strong government to be in place‚ the issue of deciding
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against the British because of the unfair treatment the colonists were receiving. Metaphorically‚ the colonists were a bunch of dogs and the government was the leash. They were controlling and had a lot‚ if not all the power over colonists. Tyranny played a huge roll in how the colonists viewed the British. The British were very controlling and oppressive towards the colonists. The British government limited the colonists’ rights‚ keeping a tight leash on the colonists‚ they had very little
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were differences in others. The American Revolution was the first of all of the Revolutions. The American Revolution was caused because the colonist felt that their liberties and rights were being violated and lack of representation. There was also taxation without representation as well as high taxes. The results of the Revolution was it inspired other
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colonists were of a submissive nature‚ and were weakly pleading for self-autonomy. This small fire of anger will become a huge conflagration as the rights are slowly rescinded. <br> <br>On October 19‚ 1765 the Stamp Act Congress and Parliamentary Taxation committee’s passed some laws that attempted to strengthen the grip of the English crown. "I.That his Majesty’s subjects in these colonies‚ owe the same allegiance to the Crown of Great Britain that is owing from his subjects born within the realm
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death…” He believed‚ along with other founding forefathers‚ that it was time to break away from Great Britain‚ and for Americans to govern themselves. With this belief‚ America’s forefathers assented and committed to free themselves from British tyranny‚ and to establish a country where people governed themselves and were free to practice their own religions. They assented to fight for liberty. This is what makes
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