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    The colonists had always desired liberty and independence from the time they immigrated to the New World‚ but there passions were inflamed by numerous grievous actions by the British empire. It is difficult to name just four reasons‚ but I will do my best. 1) Representation. Colonists argued that it was unfair to be ruled by those whom they had not elected. Parliament claimed that the colonies were virtually represented‚ as its members looked out for the interests of the entire empire. However‚

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    Why Men Rebel By Ted Gurr

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    Fourth main causes of civil war is‚ relative deprivation and discontent. Ted Gurr the writer of “Why men rebel" defines relative deprivation as “a perceived discrepancy between men’s value expectations and their value capabilities”. The theory claims that the coincidence of “deprivation-Induced discontent and sense of identities such as cultural identities is the main factor of political mobilization”. The theory of Gur is similar to the theory of Stewart that expresses when there are political‚

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    Why did so many colonist die in early Jamestown In early Jamestown many people died it was hard there with the droughts that lasted so long and the attacks on the settlers it was pretty harsh back then.A lot of people got killed but not many lived.Those who lived were very fourturnet . Why did so many colonist die in early Jamestown. One reason why the colonist died is the environment‚the water was one of the big reasons why the died .another big reason was the bad conditions such as a long

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    riot on King Street in March of 1770‚ where five colonists died. Military presence in Boston was the British government’s first reaction to the colonies’ rebellion that did not involve passage of a new piece of legislation‚ which showed that they thought they needed physical force to remind the colonies of who was in charge. The colonists’ reaction to the British government’s first use of military force in the colonies showed how protective colonists had become of their land and people. These events

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    England sent over colonists to Massachusetts bay in the late-to-mid 1600’s They started to have problems with the Native Americans. The colonists started to notice the French were befriending the Natives‚ and had strong trading lines with them. England‚ however‚ was raiding and stealing from the Natives. The colonists wanted to fight the French and Indians‚ so they didn’t have control over the Ohio river Valley. The valley would provide a safer route west so that the colonists could have more farms

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    Abraham Lincoln once said‚ “I walk slowly‚ but I never walk backward.” Abraham Lincoln was successful in setting slaves free. Even though it took a great amount of time he never coward down. Abraham Lincoln is considered a “rebel” because he took a stand in what he believed in when no one else would. Abraham was born in February 12‚ 1809 close to Hodgenville‚ Kentucky‚ U.S. and died on April 15‚ 1865 in Washington‚ D.C. He was the 16th president of the United States of America from 1861-1865. Within

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    We the colonists seek independence. We feel that it’s our natural right to have freedoms. The right to do as we want‚ but with restrictions that are reasonable. The rules that Britain has given us are against our rights and freedoms. We demand change! The colonists have governed themselves for 150 years‚ and now the king wants to control us? There is no way under god’s hot sun that we will allow this kind of foolishness. We hold these truths to be self-evident‚ that all men are created equal‚ that

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    A Delinquent Rebel One thing is clear throughout Nicolas Ray’s 1955 film Rebel Without a Cause is that it’s centered around teenage delinquency. The film would have you believe that adolescents are irrationally and inherently rebellious‚ however there is a deeper side to the troubled teens. The viewpoint is to show Jim‚ Judy‚ and Plato are motivated by their own twisted upbringings. Society stands in the way of their rebellion and from this we understand the social outcast aspect as well as the

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    Why did loyal British subjects in 1763 become revolutionary American rebels in 1776? Loyal British subjects from all over Europe inhabited the thirteen colonies that made up America in 1763. You had immigrants from not just Great Britain‚ but also Germany‚ Ireland‚ and Scotland. This created a diverse population of colonists who all came to America for different reasons‚ but the one thing they all had in common was that they were bold enough to travel across the ocean and start a new life. From

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    Mother Teresa: A Rebel For A Cause Many people are helpful in their own ways some help the environment by saving paper and turning of the lights when they are not needed. Some are helpful to animals by volunteering at animal shelters‚ making sure animals are not put down for no use and organizing recycling or trash programs to clean up the wildlife habitats. Lastly‚ some are helpful to people by donating money or clothes to charities or going to poor places around the world to help rebuild the

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