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    The American Industrial Revolutions begins a new era for the United States. New assembling was about improving individuals’ lives. Merchandise moved from places to places and items being created by hand‚ in factories. The American industrialists managing this development were prepared to take risk in order to make their organizations triumphant. There will be Political Machines‚ child labor‚ working condition and food safety added to the development of worker’s parties. American people were outraged

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    The American Revolution was Evolutionary because each event that took place‚ leading up to the end of everything was to push forward and advance. The French and Indian war was the beginning of the American Revolution. Ethan Allen and his crew of green mountain boys and Benedict Arnold fought in the French and Indian war‚ as well as Charles Cornwallis ‚ Friedrich Von Steuben and Thomas Gage. (also known as Seven Year’s war). During the Seven Year’s war‚ Great Britain won but due to the French’s expansion

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    The American Revolution was the uprising of the existing thirteen American colonies to gain independence from Britain in the mid 1700’s. The American colonists began questioning Britain’s authority as early as the French and Indian War. During the French Indian War‚ the colonies wanted to defend themselves against the French in North America. They asked King George for permission to raise armies in order defend themselves. Although their reason to raise an army was sincere‚ George II was suspicious

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    DBQ 3 The American Revolution‚ 1750–1776 Directions: In this DBQ‚ you must compose an essay that uses both your interpretation of Documents A–I and your own outside knowledge of the period mentioned in this question. To what extent was the conflict between Great Britain and her North American colonies economic in origin rather than rooted in political and social controversies and differences? Use these documents and your knowledge of the period from 1750 to 1776 to compose your

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    quite agree with what the British were trying to enforce on them. After many years of new laws‚ acts‚ enforcements‚ changes in politics‚ slavery‚ etc; the colonists decided it was time to declare independence from the British. This led to the American Revolution‚ in which lives of all involved changed dramatically. Women suddenly were considered to have important roles in every aspect of the goings-on in their daily life. Many people such as Abigail Adams and Molly Wallace suddenly had things to say

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    American Revolution DBQ AP US History Mr. Hodgson Question From the late 1760s to July 4‚1776‚ American colonists moved from merely protesting the decisions of King and Parliament to a Declaration of Independence and a Revolutionary War to overthrow that authority. Using both your own knowledge and the documents provided‚ identify and discuss the turning points which marked this changing relationship. Document A Document B SOURCE: George Hewes‚ 1773 - Firsthand

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    Empire. 1765- The Stamp Act is passed. The Stamp Act was passed as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. The colonists were the ones paying for the troops and they violently protested the Act. 1766- The Stamp Act is repealed. 1768- British troops arrive in Boston to enforce laws. 1770- Four workers are shot by British troops stationed in Boston. The American Patriots labeled the killings "The Boston Massacre." 1773- Massachusetts patriots dressed as Mohawk Indians

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    Road to Revolution‚ 1763–1775 PART I: Reviewing the Chapter A. Checklist of Learning Objectives After mastering this chapter‚ you should be able to: [ 1 ]. Explain the ideas of republicanism and radical Whiggery that Britain’s American colonists had adopted by the eighteenth century. [ 2 ]. Describe the theory and practice of mercantilism‚ and explain why Americans resented it. [ 3 ]. Explain why Britain adopted policies of tighter political control and higher taxation of Americans after 1763

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    France was in a huge trouble with the lack of money. The government spend more money than it takes in; it is also known as deficit spending. The king of France‚ Louis XIV’s deficit spending left France in dept. Then‚ the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution came in‚ caused France in an even bigger trouble. Finally‚ Louis XVI rose in throne‚ and he chose Jacques Necker as his advisor. Necker had made some good advice for Louis XVI‚ until he enforced taxation on the First and the Second Estates‚

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    this revolution. However‚ above all‚ these women were truly brave individuals who nurtured this nation from its infancy to the powerful nation it is today. As Roberts dubs them‚ they are the founding mothers of the United States of

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