article is about political and social developments‚ and the origins and aftermath of the war. For military actions‚ see American Revolutionary War. For other uses‚ see American Revolution (disambiguation). In this article‚ inhabitants of the Thirteen Colonies who supported the American Revolution are primarily referred to as "Americans" or "Patriots‚" and sometimes as "Whigs‚" "Rebels" or "Revolutionaries." Colonists who supported the British side are called "Loyalists" or "Tories". In accordance
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caused by the increase of british taxes without any representation of the colonies‚ more british intervention in their daily lives‚ and economic reasons. The Results of french and indian war may have caused some of the problems that would have began the revolutionary war. Great Britain needed new revenue or income to pay for the troops. The British had debt from the french and indian war. The king sent 10‚000 troops to the colonies to en force the proclamation
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Articles of Confederation is the document that set forth the terms under which the original thirteen states agreed to participate in a centralized form of government‚ in addition to their self-rule‚ and that was in effect from March 1‚ 1781‚ to March 4‚ 1789‚ prior to the adoption of the Constitution. As the first official document that defined the United States government‚ the Articles of Confederation both reflected the ideals and philosophies of the American Revolution and highlighted the practical
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British Parliament in which they had no direct representation (Wilson‚ Dilulio‚ & Bose‚ 2011). In order‚ for self-government‚ or for the colonists to be entitled to the liberties they expected‚ they would have to be independent. Therefore‚ thirteen colonies of the North American land rebelled against the powerful country of Britain to pursue their independence. There are many myths pertaining to how or why the Revolutionary War
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In 1776‚ a year after the start of the Revolution‚ the Second Continental Congress was held and the delegates drafted the Declaration of Independence‚ a document that stated Britain’s wrongdoings and declared that the colonies would no longer be controlled by them. The people held a continental congress in which they wrote up the Articles of Confederation. People did not want a repeat of Britain’s tyranny so they created a system where the national government had very
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It was a new concept to both the colonists and the slaves‚ and later it progressed with strict rules and tasks given from master to slave according to Kolchin (28-29). During the colonial era the north and southern colonies both possessed slavery‚ however it was the south that took great benefit of the slaves by making them work on plantations‚ farming Americas staple crops. African slavery had a greater impact than indentured servants and laborers because they did
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the British Colonies in America to an English citizen. I will emphasize the differences and the similarities of the northern‚ middle‚ and southern colonies. I am going to emphasize this by explaining the topics of origin‚ religion‚ government‚ economics‚ labor‚ and social life of the colonies. I will also explain how the differences and similarities of the colonies effected the relationship between New England and the Revolution and how the French and Indian war effected the colonies. Lastly‚ I will
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so members of the Parliament coaxed them to get rid of Mary’s father. For the sake of Protestantism‚ William led his army to James II but he fled to France. Now‚ all of England was under the rule of Mary and William. The colonists of the original thirteen
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The French and Indian War ultimately shifted the global balance of power. By the mid 18th century‚ both the British and the French wanted to extend the North American colonies into the land west of the Appalachian Mountains. This land was known as the Ohio Territory. American colonists had been asking for permission to raise an army to end the French threat once and for all. This eventually le to the French and Indian War. The French and Indian War affected political‚ social‚ economic issues for
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of the thirteen colonies that made up the then United States resented the British Government’s levies of tax without representation. The Revenue Act of 1774 was primarily the reason for the rift between the colonies and the Crown. It was the phrase ’taxation without representation’ that brought the colonists together to rise against the mother country. Often this revulsion against the tax policies of England was violent. From then on things approached a point of no return for the colonies. In December
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