How Radical was the American Revolution? "Young man‚ what we meant in going for those Redcoats was this: we always had been free‚ and we meant to be free always. They don’t mean we should" (Levi Preston‚ 1842‚ Doc. 10). Levi Preston was a veteran of the American Revolution who‚ when interviewed by historian Mellen Chamberlain‚ revealed that most of the patriots knew not and fought not because of the taxes and acts from the British‚ the famous literature written by founding fathers‚ or for a
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way that the military was structured and arranged during World War I. In her article‚ “The U.S. military and the Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919”‚ Carol Byerly gives information about the organization of the military into camps. Byerly uses the example of Camp Devens in Massachusetts to show how seriously the epidemic affected military camps. According to Byerly‚ the flu spread over the course of only ten days to infect more than 15% of the soldiers stationed there. This was similar to Fort Shelby
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The Industrial Revolution beginning in 19th century in manufacturing revolutionize the American way life. The Industrial Revolution was a period during which predominantly agrarian in Europe and America became industrial.The industrial Revolution Began in the 1700s‚ was done in people‚s homes‚ using hand tools or basic machines. The factories and mass production. the Iron‚ textile industries. Industrial Revolution also resulted often employment condition for the poor people and working classes. The
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28.10.2013 How was the education like during the French Revolution? Even though the French Revolution brought terror and it seems like nothing good came out of it‚ in the following sections you’ll find out that the educational system was one of the things that did improve and what the education was like before‚ during and after the revolution. Not only that people realized their need for education‚ but also important figures‚ as Napoleon‚ supported them and came
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While German and Irish immigration of the 1840?s and 1850?s was similar in many ways‚ some differences were also evident. German and Irish immigrants‚ native of Europe‚ fled across the Atlantic Ocean to the heartland of the United States for different reasons‚ causing numerous different effects on the people and the land they came to inhabit. The German and Irish immigration of this time period can be compared through their motives‚ distributions‚ and political effects. German and Irish immigrants
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Which was the most important in causing the Scientific Revolution? a) Renaissance b) Printing Explain your answers. Renaissance was important in causing the Scientific. This is so as the Renaissance artists made new discovery in nature. The intellectual who worked with the artisans during the Renaissance also created new technology and ideas. However‚ printing also played an important role in causing the scientific revolution as more books spread more knowledge around. The Renaissance artists
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I. Intro a. American and French Revolutions b. Spurred on by the Enlightenment c. Both sought to overthrow old government II. Similarities d. Both American and French revolutions drew on theories from the Enlightenment to justify their cry for Independence e. Both sought first to air their grievances by political means i. French attended the Estates General‚ an assembly to represent entire French population ii. Americans used local colonial
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How Revoltuionary Was the American Revolution? The American Revolution was not Revoutionary because I believe that it was more than just the Revolution that change our country. The War for Independence took place between 1775 and 1783. There were many changes‚ both socially and in legistlation‚ but not intill 1860 to 1877. The American Revolution was not Revolutionary because All men were not created equal‚ Whitemen held power‚ and Poverty Among the People. On July 4th‚ 1776‚ the Declaration
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challenged and impacted by a global economic depression‚ two upsetting World Wars and lastly the continuation of industrialization. Art movements attempted to experiment with general and profound ideas to move beyond social traditions‚ although this was not properly attempted until the 20th century. Progress among developments in areas such as sanitation‚ city planning became overpopulated in slums and this began with urban growth that
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Intolerable Acts triggered outrage in the Thirteen Colonies‚ leading to the First Continental Congress and eventually the Revolutionary War. Many argue that rebellion was justified‚ however. Due to the Quartering Act‚ the Administration of Justice Act‚ and the general violations of the colonial rights by these laws‚ the rebellion was justified. The Quartering Act specified conditions for housing British troops in all of colonial North America. This forced quartering of troops created resentment among
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