The revolution was revolutionary it made many changes for the better‚ also changed the way the United States did things. It transformed the way we worked‚ socialized‚ and how our Government came to be. With the many things I found on how the revolution was revolutionary my main point is that‚ it changed the way the United States in an economical way. One of the people who made that happen was Eli Whitney‚ he invented the cotton gin. It made removing the seeds from the cotton a whole lot easier‚ also
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The British could never have won the war for American Independence. The rebellion could probably have been crushed initially by firm action under a commander-in-chief who was not governed by a policy that varied from year to year based on conciliation and suppression and which imposed upon him the dual role of commanding general and peace commissioner. With the rebellion crushed it might have been possible to make a political settlement short of independence where the colonies could have remained
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heard about the American Revolution‚ but have you ever wondered why it was called “revolutionary?” In the 1760s‚ Parliament started taxing the colonies to pay off the huge debts they made during the Seven Years’ War. As more and more taxes and laws were passed to take the colonists’ money‚ they became more and more angry. Finally‚ the colonies revolted against their motherland. They created the Continental Congress to make their own laws. The Continental Army‚ led by George Washington‚ was created from
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The American Revolution was the revolt of the English colonies in North America that occurred between 1775 and 1783‚ which resulted in the establishment of the United States. The Independence of the United States is considered the first American Revolution (the second was the Civil War). It was a landmark in the Old Regime crisis because it broke the unity of the colonial system. The thirteen American colonies were formed from the seventeenth century. In the late eighteenth century‚ there were 680
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Although many think of the American Revolution as a conflict between the righteous colonists and the villainous British‚ the situation in the colonies escalated by the fault of both parties. Americans acquired much wealth during the period of salutary neglect from 1713 to 1763‚ but the British had accumulated a massive national debt during the Seven Years’ War at the end of this period. In order to reduce the national debt‚ Britain began taxing the prosperous Americans. Thus began the first of three
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Bagos‚ Cedie History 172 12/11/14 American Revolution: Saved by the French Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763‚ Great Britain is left with a growing burden of debt that had to be funded which led to the series of taxes on the colonies passed by a parliament comprised of English lawmakers from Great Britain. Angered by a war burdened on them but had nothing to do with them‚ the American colonies (them) stipulated a number of outrageous protests and boycotts that left a demanding Great Britain even
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has guided this country through its ups and its downs. The road to make the Constitution was very rough and challenging‚ but the Americans pushed through and rose to the challenge. In the year 1765 the relationship between the colonies and Britain was very hostile. The new enforcement of the sugar act by Britain was the first attempt to tax the American colonies. The sugar act did not sit well with the Americans which led to the beginning of the journey towards independence. After the tax on sugar
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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 changed
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rights movement in 1948 was remarkable. They did not participate in activities such as voting and fighting in wars. They also could not own property and "belonged" to their father until they were married‚ when they would then become the property of their husband. They were brought up to get married‚ often while they were still very young‚ then to become a good mother and housewife. The lack of activity though changed during the American Revolution that lasted from 1775 to 1783. This American Revolutionary
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The American Revolution began with Britain continuously mistreating and unfairly taxing its thirteen colonies. These colonies saw themselves as separate nations‚ with commercial ties to the same motherland‚ Britain‚ being the only common ground they shared. However‚ the Revolution united them together to fight for a common cause: independence. This unifying sentiment was demonstrated by the “Spirit of ‘76”‚ a common patriotic attitude that was present in America. Primarily focusing on a hope for
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