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    MODERN HISTORY CHANGES THE FAMILY In the last ten years of American history‚ there have been many milestones‚ events‚ and trends that have shaped American history. Not only did it shape history‚ but it changed how the American family lived. Examples such as the 9/11 attacks and new technological advancements have prompted serious and emotional conversations among family members and is considered important to cultural historians on how to understand the current mythologies of family. Aside

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    A1. The causes of the American Revolution were imposed taxes‚ taxation without representation‚ and the King implementing the Intolerable act. After the French and Indian War the British government lost a lot of money. So their way of collecting money was to impose taxes on the American colonists. These taxes included a tea tax‚ which was a tax on tea that was imported to America. With no representation in Britain the American colonist did not have a say in these taxes on goods‚ which had always been

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    The American Revolution was very revolutionary because t changed so many things in America. For example‚ it changed the monarchial society they once had into a republic‚ gave political significance to the middle class that they didn’t have before‚ and a big influence was the invention of writing a constitution. The American Revolution was very revolutionary because it changed the monarchial society they once had in the colonies to a republic. Since the start‚ colonies have been under british control

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    American Revolution There were many causes of the American Revolution. Multiple acts occurred that all resulted in this Revolution. Nearly 13 American colonies started an uprising with the British Monarchy between 1765 and 1783‚ this all lead to the foundation of the United States of America. New England colonies all got settled after they decided they could go against the government because of their high education. This conflict then started the main causes of the American Revolution‚ Education

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    your enemies. It comes from friends and loved ones.” Thus was never truer than in war. America has had many wars‚ and the American Revolution was only the beginning. The American Revolution was probably the biggest war because it declared our independence. During the American Revolution there were many traitors and spies. There was one big spy and soon to be traitor to the Americans. Benedict Arnold was a huge hero to many of the patriots and many looked up to him. Little did they know he was making

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    The excerpt of the document “The Sentiments of an American Woman” and Discovery Education‚ suggests that women did have a major role in the American Revolution without actually fighting. They contributed much to the war effort such as taking over the roles of the men and running business and farms. Their love for the public good pushed them to do so. The document gives an outlook on women’s aspects of the Revolution. “ ‘On the commencement of actual war‚ the Women of America manifested a firm resolution

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    The AmericanRevolution took place in the 1700s‚ The French Revolution was a 1789 battle‚ and The Mexican Revolution occurred in 1910. Each revolution began with the people unhappy with the role the government was playing. Lack of representation‚ prices of food being raised‚ and unfair presidential elections. The people were unhappy with the unfair share of power among small groups of people without a say in how they lived. Laws were made without any warning‚ taxes changed without any type of consent

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    Q: Was the American Revolution inevitable or could it have been avoided? A revolution is an overthrow of a tyrannical ruler or political system. Colonial America‚ once abused by mother Britain‚ became a strong‚ independent country after the inevitable American Revolution. The British had treated colonists unfairly through the policy of salutary neglect -which was their way of keeping them under control by avoiding strict law enforcement (a positive outcome of salutary neglect was that it established

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    the bank favored the wealthy people in society. He wanted to help the ordinary American people‚ especially the farmers. Therefore‚ he closed the National Bank and put the money into state banks that became known as "pet banks." He thought the money would be more helpful to the ordinary people if it were available on a state level. I- Indian Removal Act of 1830. Congress passed this law that required five Native-American tribes to relocate from their homelands in the southeastern part of the United

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    perfect example of the effect that the American Revolution had on African American people. The American Revolution was the “Great Awakening” for African Americans‚ because it was the spark to the coming Civil War. In Lecture 10 it was said that the slaves felt “inspired to fight”‚ and who could blame them? Dunmore’s Proclamation was not only a call for slaves to join the fight‚ but it was hope for freedom. African Americans used the ideology of the American Revolution to their advantage‚ and used the ideology

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