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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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    The year 1905 was also the year of the ‘revolution’ to some extent. The Tsar did not only face the ‘revolution’ that took place in Russia‚ but also the great defeat and shame of the Russo-Japanese War. The three major groups of people in Russia‚ the liberals‚ proletariat‚ and peasants were opposing the tsardom and trying to revolt. However‚ throughout 1905‚ the tsardom came out alive and strong enough regardless the turmoil that was caused by the revolution and the great defeat in the Russo-Japanese

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    What caused the American Revolution? That is a very good question. Throughout the 1700s‚ the colonist had a good relationship with Great Britain. They fought in wars together‚ such as the French and Indian war of 1754 which ended up in total victory. But as time passes‚ things began to change in this relationship of theirs. These changes led to a need of the American Revolution. Even though there are many causes‚ three that I will be discussing about that caused the American Revolution is the Stamp

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    The History of American Policing America is a country of laws‚ without laws it would be complete chaos. But with all of the people that live in America you can’t expect everyone to follow the laws‚ and not everyone does. Ever since the beginning of this great country people have committed criminal acts. Way back when America was still a British colony we didn’t have anyone that was hired to keep everything in order. The first form of American law enforcement was the Night Watch System. How the

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    History of the American Flag According to popular legend‚ the first American flag was made by Betsy Ross‚ a Philadelphia seamstress who was acquainted with George Washington‚ leader of the Continental Army‚ and other influential Philadelphians. In May 1776‚ so the story goes‚ General Washington and two representatives from the Continental Congress visited Ross at her upholstery shop and showed her a rough design of the flag. Although Washington initially favored using a star with six points‚ Ross

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    Why the Americans won the Revolution The Americans won the Revolutionary War against the British due to three important advantages they had in the war. The first advantage they possessed was the fact that they were fighting on and knew their own land. The British had to move their troops and supplies across the ocean. The Americans did not have to. In addition‚ it was hard for the British to get reinforcement and when their ships were blocked‚ they had no support. As for knowing their own land

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    In this film there are shown two sides of the American Revolution. The Americans and the Britishers had equally contributed to the American Revolution. My understanding of the American Revolution was limited to the disturbance created by the British troops‚ but after viewing this film my understanding has extended to believe that colonists had triggered these reactions from British Parliament. The Stamp Act‚ a decision made by British Parliament‚ was to impose taxes on the colonies in order to gain

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    of the American Revolution changed the lives of the colonists. The effects of the Revolution were both positive and negative. Women were positively changed because of the American Revolution. They obtained more rights; property rights moved within reach. Women were granted more than they ever had. Women‚ like Abigail Adams‚ hoped to have men remember that they had talents and abilities beyond those of a housekeeper. In addition to women‚ the lives of slaves were affected by the Revolution. Because

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    Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was a war between Great Britain and the original thirteen colonies of America‚ in 1775. The conflict‚ was about how the colonies felt they weren’t being treated fairly by the Great Britain laws. There are different events that led up to the American Revolution‚ the three discussed in this paper will be the Boston Tea Party‚ the Stamp Act‚ and the Intolerable Acts. The Boston tea party was a protest against taxation. The Intolerable Act was

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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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