are arguments that the American Revolution was a radical movement‚ meaning that it making economic‚ political‚ or social changes of a sweeping or extreme nature‚ but it was conservative. Conservative means to be in favor of preserving the status quo and traditional values and customs‚ and against abrupt change. The colonists went to war with Brittan because they would not change the corrupt monarchy after the British soldiers shot civilians. The change on America was slow and gradual and took
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The American Revolution was the revolt of the English colonies in North America that occurred between 1775 and 1783‚ which resulted in the establishment of the United States. The Independence of the United States is considered the first American Revolution (the second was the Civil War). It was a landmark in the Old Regime crisis because it broke the unity of the colonial system. The thirteen American colonies were formed from the seventeenth century. In the late eighteenth century‚ there were 680
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Bagos‚ Cedie History 172 12/11/14 American Revolution: Saved by the French Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763‚ Great Britain is left with a growing burden of debt that had to be funded which led to the series of taxes on the colonies passed by a parliament comprised of English lawmakers from Great Britain. Angered by a war burdened on them but had nothing to do with them‚ the American colonies (them) stipulated a number of outrageous protests and boycotts that left a demanding Great Britain even
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The American Revolution was an important part of world history. There was a conflict between the patriots and loyalists. The patriots wanted independence from Great Britain; however‚ loyalists wanted to remain loyal to the British government. The American Revolution was revolutionary because the patriots fought for independence from Great Britain and they succeeded. Also‚ the Declaration of Independence was written. Many leaders helped make the fight for independence possible and helped shape the
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The revolution was revolutionary it made many changes for the better‚ also changed the way the United States did things. It transformed the way we worked‚ socialized‚ and how our Government came to be. With the many things I found on how the revolution was revolutionary my main point is that‚ it changed the way the United States in an economical way. One of the people who made that happen was Eli Whitney‚ he invented the cotton gin. It made removing the seeds from the cotton a whole lot easier‚ also
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States Civil War was the second American Revolution. Both wars’ focal point was to acquire freedom from their oppressive governments. The Civil War and the American Revolution possess similarities. Such as they had not many men‚ not that much money‚ and not that much firepower; but they still fought for independence. The American Revolution or the American Revolutionary War‚ some may call it‚ was started from a decade-long growing tension between Great Britain’s 13 North American colonies and
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Was the American civil war inevitable? The civil war was inevitable‚ only however‚ after one key event; the cotton gin made the civil war inevitable. The invention of the cotton gin in 1793 was the key element which enabled the south to have sufficient vested interest in their traditional lifestyle in order to feel the need to defend it at all costs even from their Northern countrymen. The core argument of this essay centres around the evidence which clearly defines their being in existence two
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The American Revolution was fought for the grand causes of national rights‚ liberty‚ and economic control and resulted in freedom and unlimited trade. Like many revolutions‚ the Revolutionary War was an example of the outbreak of violence‚ which most often responds to heightened repression or extraordinary demands from the government against their people. The Revolutionary War was the first anti-colonial‚ democratic revolution in history. Americans insisted on representation‚ and‚ when the British
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to call the American Revolution a civil war. The colonists were under British control at the time‚ between regions of the same country. It becomes a war between two nation states. Within the colonies‚ Revolutionaries were not only fighting against the British but also with the Loyalists who still believed and agreed with the king. As Britain being the overall state‚ it was a war within their sovereign‚ but also within their country. But‚ the American Revolution was the colonists
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The Civil War could easily be seen as the second American Revolution considering it brought about significant change in history in the political‚ social‚ and economic aspects. Prior to the civil war‚ there had been a policy of slavery in the South which was a main cause of the conflict between the Union and the Confederacy. In the post-war period‚ slavery had been abolished which brought about much change in not only the social but economic aspect as well. There are many points from which the Civil
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