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    Revolutionary Movement

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    REVOLUTIONARY MOVEMENT The reasons for the American Revolutionary Movement are diverse and numerous; however‚ one reason stands above them all: economics. Ever since the first settlers began to colonize the United States‚ economics have been present as the foundation for the country. Our society today is derived from money matters just 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

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    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 one of these laws to defeat

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    there was no way they could survive. This is the feeling the British soldiers had on March 5th 1770. They were caught in a bad place at a very bad time. Now imagine you are a colonist in America. You were just put under very strict rules from people thousands of miles from where you live. You then see the British soldiers walking in your streets. They were the ones who put the laws on you in the first place. Then you think‚ “Do I want to stand up to the soldiers or hide away?” This was a choice

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    Revolutionary Mothers

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    difficult to overcome than those faced by women in this day and age. Whether it was slavery‚ war‚ or racial prejudice‚ these women kept their heads held high and worked to break down these barriers and create change for the future. On top of having to deal with these hardships‚ the women of the revolution had families to take care of‚ mouths to feed‚ houses to clean‚ and wounds to heal. For many women of the revolution it was all about taking a stand for their rights and being noticed in society. Women

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    Revolutionary Conflicts

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    Conflicts Leading to the Revolutionary War. In my opinion‚ the conflicts leading up the American Revolution were one many of the significant issues. The conflicts came out to me as significant because it played as one of the most important roles in our history. Though‚ there are various types of conflict that lead the North American colonies on the fight for their independence‚ there were only a few that stuck out to me the most. The Boston Tea party‚ the Intolerable Acts‚ and the First Continental

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    "The failures outweighed the successes" How far do you agree with this view of Revolutionary Nationalism 1798 - 1848? Revolutionary Nationalism in Ireland was a huge movement as well as a firm belief shared by many at the time. This idea of a republic free from the chains of the England was shared aggressively by many Irishmen‚ and there it can be seen that the movement as a whole contained a number of mixed successes. Founding members of the United Irishmen‚ along with figures such as Wolfe

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    very high taxes to Britain. In 1776‚ Maryland joined the other American colonies in declaring their independence from Britain. To declare independence‚ the new nation (The United States of America) declared war on Britain. There were many battles up and down the East Coast of America during this war that continued until 1782. While there were very few battles in Maryland‚ many of Maryland’s men left their homes and jobs to join the fighting‚ and many other Marylanders concentrated on producing food and

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    This was actually the beginning of the war. The battle of Saratoga was the other turning point for the American Revolutionary war because France agreed to‚ military support for‚ and to fight with‚ the colonies until independence was won. The French alliance was very crucial‚ they provided weapons‚ warships‚ and troops‚ to the colonies to help defeat the British. Valley Forge was also a turning point when the British lost support on the frontier

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    Was Atlee a truly revolutionary PM? A revolution is defined as forcible overthrow of a government or social order for a new system. Atlee did not do this in my opinion. Atlee and the Labour party were in power post World War II‚ for six years. In these six years they introduced many reforms. Whether these reforms were revolutionary is very debatable. Perhaps‚ the most ‘revolutionary’ reform that Labour introduced was the NHS. Although there was liberal influence and consensus between the parties

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    In order for something to be revolutionary‚ it must not only be new and innovative‚ but it must be a change in the system that‚ for the most part‚ is for the better. The American Revolution was certainly a period of time in which the country we know today underwent somewhat of a change and created a ripple in our country’s history. However‚ the American Revolution was not truly revolutionary. Taking into consideration the experiences of both racial and ethnic minorities in the new United States‚

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