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    What Really Caused the Revolution? Historians have argued about the many possibilities of why the American Revolution occurred. The reason for this is that the main cause of the revolution caused other supposedly “causes of the revolution”. The most basic simplest cause of the American Revolution is merely the fact that distance weakens authority; greater distance weakens authority even more greatly. Separation from the “child” nation (Thirteen Colonies) from its mother country (Great Britain)

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    extent was the American Revolution a revolution?” Every 4th of July‚ Americans are told the story of the American Revolution. We remember the oppressed colonists fighting against the tyrannical King George III and the formidable red coats. Patriotic heroes are remembered‚ evil kings are cursed‚ and the liberties and freedoms won from the war are celebrated. Though America often likes to look back to the revolution‚ the question of just how much a revolution was the American Revolution is rarely asked

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    When people think of “The American Revolution” They think of the great battle for the starting colonies’ freedom and independence from England. Many people also think it was an immediate act‚ but in reality there were numerous events‚ rebellions‚ and concerns of the colonists that made them shift their mindset and rethink what was really going on. Some of the events that developed the modern mindset of the colonists were the great awakening‚ the French and Indian War‚ and the British laws and lack

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    Taxation

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    to the local go e e ts. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF TAXATION Pepsi Cola v. Municipality of Tanauan: Legislati e powers may be delegated to local governments in respect of matters of local concern. This is sanctioned by immemorial practice. By necessary implication‚ the legislative power to create political corporations for purposes of local self-government carries with it the power to confer on such local governmental agencies the power to ta . A. Taxation a. Definition i. It is the power by which the

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    The American and French Revolution caused many government‚ social‚ and economic structure issues that compared to one another. The first battles of the American Revolution were fought at Lexington and Concord marking the beginnings of armed conflict between Great Britain and America. The American Revolution lasted from 1775-1783. The French Revolution was an influential period of social and political upheaval in France that lasted from 1789-1799. Both revolutions lasted a long time which caused many

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    Nick Cuccaro U.S History 1 Liberty! The American Revolution – Quiz October 9th‚ 2012 The American Revolution‚ also known as the Revolutionary War‚ was a war that had raged on for eight years stemming from major political differences of opinion. Though‚ the fighting and the discontent between the two opposing forces‚ Americans and British‚ had been developing for years before the first shots ever had gone off to start the revolution. The reasoning for the tension between the two is traced

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    The American Revolution

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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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    Spain Main article: Spain in the American Revolutionary War Spain did not officially recognize the U.S. but became an informal ally when it declared war on Britain on June 21‚ 1779. Bernardo de Gálvez y Madrid‚ general of the Spanish forces in New Spain‚ also served as governor of Louisiana. He led an expedition of colonial troops to force the British out of Florida and keep open a vital conduit for supplies.[65] Native Americans Main article: Native Americans in the United States Further information:

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    A revolution‚ in definition‚ is the overthrow of one government with replacement of another. The American and French Revolutions were both successful revolutions that happened in different ways. The French revolution took place because the French saw that the Americans were successful in overthrowing the British rule over them. No taxation without representation was a major cause of both revolutions‚ the Americans were being taxed by Great Britain and the king taxed the French heavily. The American

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    2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar causes as the American Revolution. They were similar in their

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