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    Road to Independence “War is when the government tells you who the bad guy is. Revolution is when you decide for yourself.”(Unknown) In the case of the American Revolution‚ the colonists decided for themselves and truly believed in the cause. The Colonists knew that “change” had to take place because of the unfair treatment they experienced. The American Revolution was a time where Colonists fought for what they believed in‚ independence‚ and when they broke away from England. Boycotts‚ holding

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    South America and in colonial possessions in Africa and Asia. Like most colonies‚ these three had a few similarities in addition to many contrasting differences. A main similarity between the early American‚ African‚ and Asian colonies was their administration system. The early American colonies were formed by small bands of adventurers loosely controlled by European administration‚ which compares to African and Asian territories in which administration remained limited.

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    American Government from British Colonies to Revolution While the colonists were treated by Great Britain as minor children or as subjects to be governed‚ the very new sets of colonies were making their own establishments in the realms of self-government. Colonial self-government ranged on a grand scale from things such as town meetings and councils‚ to public assemblies and courts. From these assemblies‚ great leaders and political minds hosted thoughts and brought together a sort of regulation

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    The Roots of the Independence Movement There were many factors that led the colonists to push for Independence. Early on‚ the colonies became accustomed to representational government‚ and Parliament’s interference with this right is one major factor that sparked the independence movement. In Virginia‚ the House of Burgesses‚ the first form of representational government in the New World‚ was established in 1619. Moreover‚ the Mayflower Compact was signed as a covenant between God and the people

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    Scottish Independence The Scottish people are one of the oldest nations in Europe‚ with a history of well over 1500 years. During this time they have lived in the same geographical territory. The historical records show a history going back several thousand years but written evidence shows that the Kingdom of Scotland was founded by a man named Fergus Mor around 500 AD. Scotland was a united kingdom by the early years of the 9th century after the union of the Picts and the Scots under

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    Kyle Whisman Government – B1 2/15/15 DBQ The definition of democracy is “a form of government where the supreme power is vested within the people and exercised by them or by their elected agents under a free electoral system.” The main principles of democracy include majority rule with minority rights‚ competing political parties‚ individual liberty‚ and free elections. These ideals have been the foundation of American democracy since the Declaration of Independence. However‚ other democracies value

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    Reynaldi Gunawan Grade 12 Indonesia started their decolonization process at 1820. It took them about 130 years to successfully decolonized themselves from the Dutch‚ which happened in 1950. They Dutch already colonized Indonesia even way before 1820‚ but Indonesia started the struggle in the year 1820. Even though Indonesia gained independence in 1945‚ they haven’t get rid of the Dutch until 1950‚ so the process of decolonization ended at 1950 instead of 1945. It happened in Jakarta‚ but at that

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    Стилистический анализ текста: Doris Lessing “England Versus England” The text under stylistic analysis is taken from the book “England versus England” written by Doris Lessing. This story is told by the author. It deals with feelings and emotions of author and written in the style of fiction. The scene is laid in small English village. The main character are Charlie and his father Mr. Thornton. This part of a story is about a generation gap between young man Charlie and his father Mr. Thornton

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    A connoisseur of European American relations‚ Robert Kagan‚ who normally appears as a strong advocate of unipolar American leadership and supporter of the Bush policy‚ in the analysis of the disagreement between United States and Europe goes so far that he demonstrate these differences as planetary diversity‚ because‚ apparently‚ Americans are from Mars‚ and Europeans are from Venus. This characterization reflects a greater tendency of American use of force and war‚ while Europeans are recognized

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    assemblies‚ which were bodies of elected officials who conducted local affairs and business. For much of the 18th Century‚ this relationship was at peace with one another. Colonists enjoyed the full wealth and protection of the British government‚ including the British army and navy. Colonists‚ who inherited a large amount of English common law and thoughts on the rights and liberties‚ tended to discuss local affairs in the town tavern. The British came up with different Acts to have the colonists pay off

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