After the Seven Years’ War‚ England was in major debt. To help pay off this debt they started to place taxes on British goods‚ this directly affected the colonists. The colonists were not happy about this so they started to rebel‚ and while England did make changes to this law the colonists still did not support this. The colonists were getting angrier with the British‚ and when the first shot rang during the Boston massacre‚ everything started to go downhill. The colonists started to become even
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The American Revolution was an event that defined our identity as Americans. In Elementary school‚ we are taught about how the Boston Tea party was the start of the Revolution; more specifically the tax the British implemented on tea. In Middle school we are taught about George Washington and how he fearlessly crossed the Delaware River on Christmas day‚ in freezing temperatures‚ in order to take the British soldiers by surprise. In college‚ we are told that what we have learned about the American
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The American Revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. There wasn’t just one particular event that led up to the Revolutionary War but it was a series such as the Molasses Act of 1733‚ the Proclamation of 1763‚ Sugar Act of 1764‚ Currency Act of 1764‚ Stamp Act of 1765‚ Quartering Act of 1765‚ Townshend Acts‚ and Boston Massacre. After those events the Colonists broke ties from the British by declaring the Revolutionary War. The won the war because they were fighting for something that was important
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There were many events‚ people‚ and opinions that caused the U.S. Civil War in 1861. But the three biggest causes were states rights versus federal rights‚ the abolition movement‚ and the controversy of allowing slavery in the territories. Although these may appear to be vague‚ it was the events inside that made the difference. The South had a vested interest in not allowing the federal government to interfere with their state rights. The South claimed the federal government is prohibited by the
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the "Cold War". It could have been called this for many reasons. Perhaps it was the cold feelings between the west and the east. Or maybe it was because of the nuclear winter that would have resulted from open war. The most probable suggestion‚ however‚ is that there was no direct combat. In times of war‚ locations entailing heavy fighting are known as "hot-spots". In this war however‚ the east and the west never engaged in head-to-head combat‚ resulting in a "cold war’. Generally in war‚ battles
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to get involved. During this time‚ many Americans were Isolationists‚ believing the United States should refrain from intervening with international conflicts. Isolationism led to the passing of the Neutrality Acts‚ which outlawed the sale or loan of arms to nations at war. However‚ when Japan attacked Pearl Harbor on 7 December 1941‚ it was clear the American Isolationist debate was over. Not long after the attack on Pearl Harbor‚ the United States was at war with the Axis Powers‚ made up of Germany
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Lusitania was sunk without a warning‚ killing over 120 Americans. One year later‚ the Sussex was sunk by German U-boats and American citizens were outraged at these direct violations of their neutral rights at sea. At this point‚ a small percentage of Americans‚ including presidential hopeful Teddy Roosevelt‚ demanded "immediate warfare." In 1916 President Wilson took a stronger stance toward foreign affairs by increasing the size of the military and issuing a warning to the Germans: Unless the
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3.The American war of independence. The roots of revolution‚ fighting for independence‚ declaration of independence. The consequences of the war. The roots of the revolution In the 18th century Britain and France fought several major wars. The struggle between them went on in North America. In North America France claimed to own Canada and Louisiana. After several wars earlier in the 18th century‚ in 1756 Britain and France began fighting the Seven Years War. This is known as the French and
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Breaking Norm Paper #1— Hey! Wanna hang out? Whether it’s the way we behave in public‚ the way we dress before we step out of the house‚ or even the people we choose to talk to on a daily basis‚ people are governed or influenced by the way society has shaped them. Furthermore‚ we are controlled by social norms‚ values that tell us how to behave‚ which explain why we choose to socialize and spend time with the people that we do (Conley 91). In the American culture‚ most people nowadays are in their
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become the country we are today. Around 1900‚ imperialism became the most talked about issue within the United States. After the Spanish-American war ended and the U.S. gained many Pacific islands as a result‚ most Americans became concerned over whether to annex the Philippines or not. The Americans who wanted to annex the Philippines believed that they were in there as legally as the citizens themselves. Taking them was not wrong at all‚ nor was it violating the Declaration Of Independence (Doc
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