Was the American Revolution really a revolution? A revolution‚ as defined by the Oxford English dictionary‚ is the overthrow of an established government or social order by those previously subject to it. Although‚ the colonists did overthrow the British monarch‚ there was not enough change in American society for it to be a revolution. After the colonists won the war with Britain‚ they created their own form of government. A foundation and basis for the newly formed government was the Articles
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2/26/13 CC Essay French and American Revolution Both the American and French revolutions were focused on liberty and equality. America was trying to gain freedom from the rules‚ unfair taxation‚ War debt‚ and lack of representation from the British. The French Revolution on the other hand wanted to abolish the French monarchy and create a better government in which people could have more of a say in society‚ and also had similar causes as the American Revolution. They were similar in their
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The American Revolution fundamentally changed American society politically‚ socially‚ and economically from 1775 to 1800. The effects of the Revolution were both positive and negative. The political effect of the Revolution was negative in that it left much conflict between different groups of people still living in the United States after the British formally left. Socially‚ the American society was affected positively as more people came together. The effect was negative on the society because
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broke away from the nearly impenetrable dogma of their time‚ a feat which exemplifies scientific progress. However‚ what is perhaps even more remarkable is how receptive the public was to their new philosophies. The philosophies that were developed by these philosophers such as the Social Contract were vastly woven into the constant political revolutions of that time. These revolutions and constant political turmoil had to do in a large part with the immense and growing poor population.
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explain why the revolution started‚ but out of all the schools I agree the most with the Imperial School. The Imperial School is the result of the clash of two empires‚ the British and the Americans‚ with different viewpoints. The British wanted to have control over the Americans while the Americans wanted to be independent from the British‚ a free nation. This clash in viewpoints resulted in revolution which later results in America’s independence and transformation in society. Americans were guided
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framework of the French Revolution was established through delegates assembling in Philadelphia during the American Revolution‚ which marked the end of the economic depression in America and increased central government authority. This made the American power increase from Montesquieu’s ideas of checks and balances and interest around the world. The American Revolution influenced the French through the numerous pamphlets and articles written about classical liberalism that Americans were undergoing‚ whereas
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Before the American Revolution occurred‚ the colonies had experienced a laissez-faire style of government imposed by the British. The British believed in the policy of salutary neglect‚ which refers to the policy of avoiding strict enforcement of laws meant to keep American colonies obedient to England. The American Revolution occurred due to mercantilist policies imposed by the British due to an effort to lower the tremendous amount of debt after the French and Indian War (1754-1763). The British
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After the Civil War‚ a time period for growth and innovation took place. The American industry changed the economical customs for a long time to come. For starters‚ many developed new creative inventions. Christopher Sholes invented the typewriter in 1867. This caused a revolution in the printing industry‚ allowing the economy to flow. Many jobs were created by the Remington Company‚ a company that bought the design. Back then‚ the main acceptable job for women was to teach. This industry enabled
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The American Revolution was the war between the American colonist and the British government. The British government had been causing the American colonist many problems with their rules. As the British kept pushing and pushing the American colonist didn’t believe that this was right and had to do something. Some of the long term causes of the American Revolution was that the multiple acts that the British passed only to the colonist. Those included the Stamp Act‚ Molasses Act‚ Sugar Act‚ the Tea
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The society of America today is total different for most Americans then what it was during the 1950s ‚ 1960s ‚ 1970s and on into the 80s. America today is one were black people have the vote and have the same rites as white men and women. Today the leader of the free world is Black some thing that many though would never happen in there generation. But there are still inequality in America today. Urban ghettos are still mostly full of uneducated black people. Black men in America are four times more
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