The Revolution era was both exciting and disturbing; some saw it as a great victory and progress for the country while others felt disturbed and uneasy with the changes it brought. Despite the disturbing parts of the war‚ it ended a myriad of years of British rule for the colonies and created what is now the United States of America. There remain to be a good amount of debates on whether or not the Revolution was inevitable‚ such as John Adams’ letter to Thomas Jefferson in 1818‚ which I will talk
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HIST 121 SAMPLE TEST (Chap. 1-6) revMT 1. One distinctive characteristic of the society of the Iroquois Indians was the A) peaceful nature of their society. B) unusually high status and importance accorded Iroquois women. C) lack of agriculture. D) construction of huge and elaborate stone pyramids. 2. The Aztec culture was famous for its A) ritualized human sacrifice. B) peaceful nature. C) written constitution. D) representative government. 3. A disease that may have originated
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After the American Revolution‚ many things began to change. Politics took a turn for the better‚ the economy floundered‚ women started to be looked at like a whisper in the wind and stopped being completely invisible. But one of the most important changes was the effect that the revolution had on religion. Religious freedom was one of the more widely demanded requests of the people in America‚ as well as the demand to stop paying outrageous taxes. With the nation feeling oppressed by the british
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A revolution is the bringing of a new start. Like many other revolutions throughout the years‚ the American Revolution is the perfect example of the bringing of new changes. Effects a revolution can have not only on the people‚ but society as well‚ can be detrimental. The British government went into debt after helping the US fight for land. In order to pay for its significant expenditures during the Revolution‚ The Continental Congress had no choose but to accept loans from France. Other effects
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The Revolutionary War was fought on what is now U.S. soil between the British and its North American colonies from 1775 to 1781‚ because of differing views on how the people should be governed (Norton‚ 158). The Treaty of Paris was signed in the year of 1783‚ and the British finally recognized America as an independent nation (Norton‚ 159). After freedom‚ America needed a new form of government and a couple years later‚ the constitution would fulfill that role. As the U.S created new forms for which
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Prior to the American Revolution‚ no other historical people had explicitly voted on a written constitution‚ and while ancient Greece and Rome operated as a democracy‚ neither were actually founded in full democratic fashion (Amar‚ 2005). The course of events that unfolded during the Revolutionary period leads one to believe that the inception of the United States did unfold in two different and unique stages. In the words of Benjamin Rush‚ " The American war is over: but this is far from being
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American Revolution Impact Essay The ideals of the American Revolution were (according to some) brought back with the French army to France‚ where the French Revolution of 1789 broke out. However‚ unlike the American Revolution‚ the French weren’t a colony‚ they couldn’t just stop taking orders from the King. They had a massive armed revolt against him; peasants and the poor rose up against the aristocracy‚ the King and other aristocrats were executed by the "will of the people". The French revolution
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Life of the United States was radically reformed by the American Revolution through religious‚ social‚ economic‚ and various political changes. Between the rise of the battle at Lexington and Concord to the generous Treaty of Paris marks a series of events that contributed to the American Revolutionary war. Although not as significant‚ the American Revolution brought various spiritual changes deriving from the fight for spiritual freedom. The strive for religious equality became Thomas Jefferson’s
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Once the Americans were free from British control after the American Revolution‚ they started to reevaluate their politics‚ the economy‚ and society. After America broke away from what they saw as a corrupt and damaging government‚ they altered how they wanted to govern their society‚ even though they returned to a more centralized government similar to the British. Those who weren’t educated‚ as viewed by the elite‚ didn’t experience a lot of change however the concept from the revolution still guided
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The Revolution that Changed the World The American Revolution was a historic occasion for the entire world. These ragtag colonists took on the largest and strongest empire at that time‚ and come out on top as the victors. In order to understand how this happened there are three key areas to look at. Before the Revolution‚ the Revolutionary war‚ and finally‚ how America recovered after the war. Before the war‚ it is important to look at the events that led to the war
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