You have all heard about the American Revolution‚ but have you ever wondered why it was called “revolutionary?” In the 1760s‚ Parliament started taxing the colonies to pay off the huge debts they made during the Seven Years’ War. As more and more taxes and laws were passed to take the colonists’ money‚ they became more and more angry. Finally‚ the colonies revolted against their motherland. They created the Continental Congress to make their own laws. The Continental Army‚ led by George Washington
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revenue Acts‚ so that they can impose taxes on many items imported into the colonies. Furthermore‚ they published the Tea Act to make British East India Company the only company allowed to import tea into the colonies and in 1775 was published the American Prohibitory Act‚ which was an order to trade embargo and tells the British’s powerful navy to seize any ship trading with the colonies (Doc
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During the Seven Year’s War and the American Revolution‚ the Indians were limited by choice to be proponents of one side. This brought about divisions among the Indian tribes. Whatever the case‚ the Indians gained no freedom or rights from neither the American Revolution nor the Seven Years of War. As Colloway (p.152) puts it‚ “Some tribes split into factions over issues of peace‚ war‚ and alliance with
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The American Revolution was about gaining freedom from government and finding equality for all. While many enjoyed the spoils of success‚ there were some that were left out and/or over looked. The colonist experienced success in getting the Stamp Act repealed‚ the stamp act was designed to levy a tax on any sort of printed paper‚ when the colonists revolted against such a tax‚ British businesses were feeling the effect of the boycotting which finally resulted in the repeal. With the establishment
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Name: The American Revolution: The Upset of the Eighteenth Century Part A “How did it happen that thirteen colonies on the fringe of civilization‚ as it were with perhaps half a million males of fighting age‚ without military resources without leaders‚ without even a national government‚ a national army‚ a national treasure‚ brought the mightiest of European powers to its knees‚ and wrung from it concessions beyond the greed of conquerors?” This summary explains the attitude of
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In order to gain a complete understanding of how the American Revolution brought political‚ social‚ and economic changes‚ one must know the order in which the U.S. was formed between the years 1775-1800. The United States was not a country in the year 1775 but was under British control with colonists and settlers from all over Europe that were mistreated by the British Crown. During the mid-1770s‚ many Americans were punished by King George III and had to face taxation without representation. The
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The American Revolution (1775-83) is‚ for the most part‚ called the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. The debate ascended out of creating strains between inhabitants of Great Britain’s 13 North American states and the typical government‚ which tended to the British crown. Clashes between British troops and wild minutemen at Lexington and Concord in April 1775 began the equipped clash‚ and in the going to summer‚ the instigators were looking for after a full-scale war for
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coerce‚ especially for political purposes; the state of fear and submission produced by terrorism or terrorization; a terroristic method of governing or of resisting a government.”(Dictionary.com). The huge debate is whether the colonists of the American Revolutions were actually patriots‚ or terrorists. If one was to go by this definition then yes‚ I believe that the colonists could be considered terrorists. However‚ while I agree with everything the definition gives‚ I believe that terrorism is more
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And indeed nothing is easier for a man who has‚ as the phrase goes‚ "followed the sea" with reverence and affection‚ than to evoke the great spirit of the past upon the lower reaches of the Thames...It had known and served all the men of whom the nation is proud‚ from Sir Francis Drake to Sir John Franklin‚ knights all‚ titled and untitled--the great knights-errant of the sea. (302) The unnamed narrator sits aboard a pleasure ship called the Nellie‚ along with four other men‚ including Marlow. The
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are many causes of the American Revolution‚ but I believe the primary cause was the French and Indian War‚ which lasted from 1754 to 1763. This war also known as the Seven Years War‚ changed the relationship between Britain and the American colonies. Not only did this war help start the revolution‚ but its aftermath did too. A decade of conflicts between British Parliament and the colonists‚ starting with taxation acts‚ eventually led to the eruption of the American Revolution in 1775. The French
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