letter of the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____ 1. In 1776‚ the American Revolution was sparked by anger over a.the extravagant lifestyle of British royalty.b.the crimes of British soldiers stationed in the American colonies.c.British taxes imposed on the American colonies.d.the failure of the British to protect American colonists from attack by hostile Native Americans. ____ 2. When a tax is levied on a good‚ the buyers and sellers of the good share the burden‚ a
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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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interest. Shortly after‚ indentured servants were replaced with what white Europeans thought of as a cheaper investment. Europeans residing in North America thought of these Africans as savages who were incapable of understanding the concept of being human‚ which at first made for the perfect relationship between owner and slave. These slaves would have families or make families‚ handing down their slavery by generation. Although slavery did not begin this way‚ it evolved into this‚ causing the enslaved
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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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Becoming the band of the decade or the trendsetter of the music industry was a goal that was not always reached in the lifespan of an artist or songwriter‚ however MTV (Music Television) created a whole new generation that would change American culture forever in just a day. The debut of the first ever music video‚ ironically titled “Video Killed the Radio Star”‚ only vaguely foreshadowed the volume of impact that this TV show would have on the world. “It turns out‚ video now makes the radio star
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Boston Committee of Correspondence. He managed to deliver the message to the townspeople as well as Sam Adams and John Hancock that the British were coming to confiscate their weapons. This warning soon turned into a historical event that put the Revolution into full swing. In 1764‚ a year after the French and Indian war‚ the Sugar act was passed. This act forced the colonist to pay a 3¢ tax on sugar‚ coffee‚ indigo‚ and certain kinds of wine. Taxes were raised without the colonist having a say‚ and
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types of political ideologies. John Locke experienced the political turmoil of England four centuries ago. However he always came to a lot of different conclusions about politics and human nature. With all of John Locke accomplishments and accolades it looks as if he has gone out his way to influence and make a big impact towards the American revolution and the French revolution. John Locke’s ideas help create and develop the social contract. The social contract is an agreement for society members
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Radicalism of the American Revolution‚ I am convinced that the American Revolution was the most radical event that occurred in American history. In the face of the ways and basis of other revolutions that occurred in history‚ the American Revolution was unlike any other major rebellion of the past for it completely shaped our nation’s foundations for the future. The revolution sought drastically different ideologies within the nations politics‚ society and culture. The American Revolution was as radical
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French and Haitian Revolution There were two other revolutions that occurred during the time of the American Revolution. Both of these revolutions were important to their countries and both were similar and different to the American Revolution. Both revolutions have their own unique way of influencing life today. The French Revolution occurred in 1789 and was orchestrated by the French citizens. They “razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape‚ uprooting centuries-old institutions
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