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    Even with both the English and the Americans willing to compromise and make deals‚ it would have been very hard to prevent the War for independence. The American enlightenment‚ however‚ could have been stopped. A large majority of Americans wanted independence from England mainly because of the way they were being ruled. Of the Americans that wanted to break away were from many backgrounds‚ they came from all over the social ladder and from all over the world. If they didn’t all come together to

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    was free from oppression‚ from stubborn‚ and greedy laws‚ and acts that held us back. However‚ this independence did not happen overnight. It happened over the course of hundreds of years. America was‚ and still is‚ a nation of those who fought for what they believed in‚ and it all began in the prime of its independence. Between the years 1754‚ which gave us the French and Indian War‚ and 1774‚ when the first Continental Congress Meeting was held‚ America slowly but surely took its rightful place

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    Between the years 1860 and 1877 a revolution was brought on in the United States due to constitutional and social developments. Significant constitutional developments such as secession in 1860 and the Civil Rights Act of 1866 play an important role in the road to revolution. Social developments play a smaller role in this revolution. Freed slaves are the root of social developments such as the Black Codes‚ the Freedman’s Bureau‚ and the Ku Klux Klan. Politics and states’ rights‚ black suffrage‚

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    Imagine American colonist fighting against strong‚ trained soldiers. This was known as the revolution. The revolution could’ve been avoidable because colonist had a good life compared to many others. For example they could life safely in their homes and not have to worry about somebody attacking them because they had and army protecting the colonies. Also the colonists were free and could pretty much do whatever they wanted to do within reason and the colonist were pretty successful in life. These

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    Was the American Revolution Inevitable? During the French and Indian War‚ the British defeated the French and became the national masters of the region of eastern and northern part of North America. However‚ the war was expensive toward the economy which resulted in the British becoming in debt. As a result‚ of the French and Indian War‚ the British expected the colonist to pay for defense and they passed a series of laws which were to help regulate the colonies under British control but eventually

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    American Revolution‚ started from New England to the South‚ culminated with the Declaration of Independence. Both spiritual and economic factors exerted crucial influences on this monumental event. American Revolution was doomed to be launched. Economically‚ benefits of both upper-classes and lower-classes were offended respectively by Great Britain dominators and English businessmen. After the French and Indian War‚ British governors wanted to squeeze much more money from colonists as protection

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    The American Revolution was Inevitable‚ because the British are constant taxing the Americans and the reason for the settlement meant to lead Revolution. From the very beginning‚ when the first separatist stepped on the New Land‚ he was looking forward to have a new life and a new start on this new land. The whole purpose for the New England colony is to change the way they lived in the old England. Also for the South colony‚ maybe at the very beginning‚ they came for an economy reason‚ more

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    What is a revolution? According to the online dictionary‚ a revolution is “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed.” Knowing this we can ask ourselves what were the colonist goals whenever they started the rebellions and protests? Did they start out wanting to completely overthrow their government? Not knowing every colonist’s thoughts makes it hard to have a set yes or no if the latter was what was planned.

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    Contributions of Women during the American Revolution During the American Revolution thousands of women took an active role in both the American and British armies. Most were the wives or daughters of officers or soldiers. These women‚ who maintained an almost constant presence in military camps‚ were known as "camp followers." Here at Stony Point Battlefield‚ there were 52 women who were captured with the British garrison on the night of July 15‚ 1779 by the American Corps of Light Infantry. In spite

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    ​The Scientific Revolution came about in the seventeenth century and it paved the way for new knowledge and understanding of the physical world. Brought about by observation and mathematics‚ the Scientific Revolution began in Europe with thanks to the English mathematician‚ Isaac Newton. This revolution greatly influenced the intellectual social movement‚ or the Enlightenment. Newton’s approach to science caught on to many others; soon the majority of scientists began to test their theories against

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