Was the American Revolution Inevitable? During the French and Indian War‚ the British defeated the French and became the national masters of the region of eastern and northern part of North America. However‚ the war was expensive toward the economy which resulted in the British becoming in debt. As a result‚ of the French and Indian War‚ the British expected the colonist to pay for defense and they passed a series of laws which were to help regulate the colonies under British control but eventually
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Even with both the English and the Americans willing to compromise and make deals‚ it would have been very hard to prevent the War for independence. The American enlightenment‚ however‚ could have been stopped. A large majority of Americans wanted independence from England mainly because of the way they were being ruled. Of the Americans that wanted to break away were from many backgrounds‚ they came from all over the social ladder and from all over the world. If they didn’t all come together to
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The American Revolution being one of major movements which led to the independence of the thirteen colonies from British Empire holds a great importance in American history. George Robert Tweleves Hewes was considered to be one of the last survivors of the American Revolution. Though his significance in the events leading up to the revolution is questionable‚ his biographies‚ one written by John Hawkes and the other by Benjamin Thatcher‚ give interesting insights into the events that led to the revolution
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should have authority over the colonies. People wanted to govern themselves‚ but were not ready for such a task and this caused scruples over who should be in charge. With Britain’s acts of tyrannical authority‚ they slowly began to be pushed out of the authority struggle. Barbarism only increases this divide between the colonies and Britain in their fight for authority. Slavery also played a part in the authority struggle when patriots were trying to fight for liberty while simultaneously trying
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rights; that among these are life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” (US 1776). After the years of British oppression the colonist knew that they needed to defend the basic rights of the people of the colonies. The unfair treatment and the poor representation in British Parliament resulted in the idea of a failed responsibility of the Crown to the people. The ideas and actions rooted in American independence all began with the town of Boston‚ the sharing of ideals and philosophies made possible
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significance of the American Revolution to the colonists‚ slaves‚ the native populations‚ and the women. The American Revolution played a role for freedom‚ religion‚ the government‚ and political rights. The colonists had a long history of independence and the population was growing rapidly. The colonist was expecting the French to help because of their struggle against the British. The colonists fought‚ and gather more property to preserve their independence. However‚ the Revolution had momentous
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history there have been many important revolutions that have help to shape society as it is today. There are different causes‚ from political to religious‚ economic to social. Any revolution affects those in society‚ and creates changes for the people in the society. There are three important revolutions that took place in the late 18th century that changed the world for the better. The French Revolution‚ the American Revolution‚ and the Industrial Revolution all took place in the late 1700s. Although
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Role of Women in the American Revolution The role of women played in any given war is quite often severely underestimated. This sentiment especially goes for the American Revolutionary War‚ where women actually played an absolutely essential role in our victory against the British. Not only where there different types of women who had helped‚ but there were many different ways each of them helped--particularly as nurses to help save lives and tend to injured soldiers. Without women helping in
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------------------------------------------------- 1. “The Americans have made a discovery‚ or think they have made a discovery‚ that we mean to oppress them; we have a made a discovery‚ or think we have made a discovery‚ that they intend to rise up in rebellion against us. We know not how to advance; they know not how to retreat.” Edmund Burke * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- a. What kind of “advance” or adjustment might the British have made to halt the
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eight years. Born in 1760 he was raised by his grandparents on their Connecticut farm from age six. He was fourteen at the time of Lexington and Concord. Inspired by the rage militaire directly following the first successful clash of arms with the British invader Martin decided to join the militia. However he could not get his grandfather’s permission until July 17hi76‚ when he enrolled as a six-month volunteer in a Connecticut regiment of the Continental Army. He mustered out of the service in December
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