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    “How Revolutionary was the American Revolution" The American Revolution was a major change in our history. Many things have happened to show this major change in our history such as‚ The Boston Massacre‚ The Tax Act‚ Boston Tea Part‚ and The Battle at Saratoga. These are just some of the things that happened during the American Revolution. The American Revolution was mostly a radical change because of the extreme changes in political‚ social‚ and economical areas. Socially‚ the American Revolution

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    Civil disobedience is not only good it is a fundamental need for social progression . Without it there would be no change in authority‚ no differences in opinion‚ everyone would look and act the same. Disobedience is a key that unlocks an infinite amount of doors. Once opened that door becomes a portal to pandora’s box. People begin to question the validity of everything they are told‚ the life they grew up to know becomes a stranger to them. Many life changing movements are birthed from disobedience

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    Intolerable Acts‚ the First and Second Continental Congress‚ and the Battles of Lexington and Concord. After the war between England and France‚ the British Parliament and King George III decided to apply a tax on tea in order to raise money and pay off their debts. The belief was that colonists would rather pay a tax on their everyday drink than to give it up completely. However‚ this irritated the colonists

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    colonies. If they hadn’t taxed Massachusetts much of the conflict could have been avoided and they may have avoided the revolution. While certain acts imposed on the colonies‚ like the Sugar Act of 1764‚ which limited what sugar products could be bought and sold‚ this was not enough to bring about talk of dissent. Add to this‚ however‚ the various other acts

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    colonials into a difficult situation. The first of the main reasons that the colonists want to separate from the English rule would be the acts that Britain put on the colonists to pay off the war debt from the French and Indian War. The first one of those acts was the Sugar Act. This act was passed by the British Parliament to put restrictions on colonists’ trade. The act increased the duties on items such as sugar‚

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    as it was in the time before and during the Revolution. The British fighting the French and Indian War was a base for strong financial changes that led to the Revolution. This was closely followed by the Declaratory Act that allowed the taxing of the colonies and the Intolerable Acts made by the British. They all had strong influences in the economics of the country that led to the Revolutionary War. In 1754‚ the British fought the French for the final of four wars in what we know as the French

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    the US. Many colonists were angered‚ in response to new Acts that were being passed. During the American Revolution boycotts were a key example of the effects a revolution can have on its society. Therefore boycott of British goods was colonist response to the sudden increases in taxes. The colonist felt the only way to have their voices heard was to stop buying British good all together.

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    colonies only existed to serve the interests of Britain. But it seemed as if Britain was abusing their right over the colonies. They enforced many policies such as the Stamp Act‚ the Townshed Duties‚ and the Tea Act which caused many problems for the colonists. One problem that the colonists faced was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act imposed a new tax on legal documents‚ newspapers‚ playing cards and dice. The Americans did not agree with it. It was not the cost of the stamp that angered them‚ it was

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    huge factor‚ it was the political liberty that the colonies wanted to obtain through independent. Various acts set by the British were trying to compensate with the war debt British had due to the war with France. Asking the colonies to pay a lot of money for sugar‚ written documents or even tea enraged the

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    example comes from the article Great Britain: Parliament the Declaratory Act: March 18‚ 1776‚ this article states‚ “Full power and authority to make laws and statutes of sufficient force and validity to bind the colonies and people of America. “In the Declaratory Act‚ it means that Parliament has the right to make laws on the American colonies. In this case‚ it did not make the Americans happy. Per Resolutions of the Stamp Act Congress October 19 1765 says‚ “But if it urged‚ that the colonies are by

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