The Revolutionary War was a time of political chaos among the 13 original American colonies. These colonies‚ still under British control at the time‚ had rejected the monarchy in order to create a country of freedom and liberty; as well as declare themselves as independent and rename themselves the “United States of America.” With notable men such as John Adams‚ Sam Adams‚ and John Hancock‚ we have the ability to remember how our country became independent and free. But the credit cannot be fully
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Firstly‚ the Revolutionary War brought change to America economically. The United States would gain land after their victory over Great Britain. However‚ the land that was gained was viewed as being unfairly taken by the Indians. The Seneca Chiefs‚ in a letter written to George Washington‚ stated that the United States‚ “demanded [a] great country‚” and that‚ “All the lands of which [the Indians had] been speaking of belonged to the Six Nations. No part of it ever belonged to the King of England
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the revolution were the influence of the Enlightenment thinkers‚ the involvement of France in foreign revolutionary wars‚ the fall of the French Monarchy‚ the unmanageable national debt‚ and the scarcity of food in the years immediately before the revolution. In the years leading up to the French revolution France was stricken with financial problems caused by the wars of King Louis XIV and the wars that he fought in the 18th century. The reason for the extreme amount of debt was the tax system of
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Revolutionary How did the United States of America begin? Well through many battles‚ not all fought with physical weapons America gained and struggled for its independence. This took much effort on our part and the decision to never to give up. What is this time and what happened in it‚ well not all people know the answer to this simple inquiry. Named the Revolutionary period‚ wars were fought‚ with opinions‚ weapons‚ and words. The Revolutionary period went from 1764 to 1789. It marked a time of
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final example of how Britain pushed the colonists too far was with the Tea Act‚ which gave one tea company a monopoly over all others. This caused the colonists to retaliate by dumping all of the tea into Boston Harbor‚ creating the Boston Tea Party. Britain continued to try and keep America under their control‚ but on July 4‚ 1776‚ America wrote the
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upstairs snoring in their slumber. Your parents tell you to not talk to them no matter what‚ because they have secrets that must be kept and want to protect you from what they do. The last few nights you have heard gunshots and people boycotting‚ you wish it was just a dream.” The ARW ( American Revolutionary War) was a horrible‚ scary time for colonists in that time. Many people were killed because of the war‚ but are still remembered today. The following pages in this book include information like
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The Revolutionary war‚ beginning on 1775‚ involving Great Britain’s and her 13 colonies lasted 8 years and culminated ot the battle of Yorktown‚ in which Britain was forced to surrender. However‚ victory could not have been achieved without the aid of the French and Spanish‚ who provided troops‚ weapons and a navvy able to match Great Britain’s robust army of redcoats. The French first took interest in the Colonies‚ following the Battle of Saratoga in which the colonies forced Britain to surrender
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Throughout history‚ there have been many rebellions that have led to permanent changes in a group or region. The American Revolution is one of the many that has changed the course of history. For decades‚ historians faced the question of how the colonies manage to beat Great Britain when they were much inferior in comparison. While in most cases‚ historians would emphasize military strength as being one of the main reasons‚ most have rejected this explanation as a reason of defeating Great Britain
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The term revolutionary means something that has or had a significant effect or sudden impact on the society and human behaviour. After and during the revolutionary war if a citizen was rich‚ white and a man he would have benefited from the revolutionary war‚ such as being able to enlist in the army willingly. However‚ if a citizen did not fall into that category they would have gained very little from the war. Contrary to G. Wood’s idea in the Radicalism of the American Revolution that patriots carried
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leadership. If we look at the American Revolution in this way‚ it was really a work of genius. The Founding Fathers certainly deserved the award tributed to them over the centuries‚ for the creation of the most effective national control system that is still in use today. During the Revolutionary War it seemed that all of the advantages went to the British when it came to military. They had an immense navy and superior equipment for their soldiers. However‚ the American colonists refuse to quit and
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