meanwhile 757‚208 Africans were kept bound against their will in slavery (Braudel pp. 22). Many Americans died in the war to win their national freedom from England‚ slaves in turn felt they had earned just the same respect to abolishing slavery. The American Revolutionary war and American Slavery movement were wars fought to revolutionize American freedom and were for the same purpose of equal rights. There were many causes leading up to the Revolutionary War‚ which Americans considered unjust and invasive
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though the colonists were breaking British law‚ the colonists had a right to rebel for they were unfairly taxed without representation and subjected to a king over 3000 miles away. Some people still on both the colonials and the British crown were attempting to avoid a full scale war even after they had begun fighting‚ like in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Most of the colonists did not want war because these were the people that they had been living with‚ and protected by the British for over 150 years
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The American Revolution was forced upon the Americans by the cruel treatment from the British. On May 10 of 1775 the Second Continental Congress gathered in Philadelphia‚ one month after the fighting broke out. There‚ delegates from each of the 13 colonies would decide on independence. A Declaration of Independence was required to state why the 13 colonies were separating from the British Empire. With this‚ POW’s could demand to be treated as prisoners instead of traitors and aid coul d be sought
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Why the Americans won the Revolution The Americans won the Revolutionary War against the British due to three important advantages they had in the war. The first advantage they possessed was the fact that they were fighting on and knew their own land. The British had to move their troops and supplies across the ocean. The Americans did not have to. In addition‚ it was hard for the British to get reinforcement and when their ships were blocked‚ they had no support. As for knowing their own land
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Explain why the Conservatives were unpopular in 1906? (12 marks) A.J Balfour was an intelligent man yet lacked political skills causing him to make poorly judged decisions leading to a decrease in conservative’s votes. During the Boer War‚ 1898-1902‚ Balfour used Britain’s patriotism to help the Tories win the 1900 ‘Khati Election’. By doing this it allowed Britain to stay involved in the Boer war‚ not knowing that war would last 4 years and cost Britain over 210 million pounds. This highlighted
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I am going to try to explain the British Colonies in America to an English citizen. I will emphasize the differences and the similarities of the northern‚ middle‚ and southern colonies. I am going to emphasize this by explaining the topics of origin‚ religion‚ government‚ economics‚ labor‚ and social life of the colonies. I will also explain how the differences and similarities of the colonies effected the relationship between New England and the Revolution and how the French and Indian war effected
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Bagos‚ Cedie History 172 12/11/14 American Revolution: Saved by the French Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763‚ Great Britain is left with a growing burden of debt that had to be funded which led to the series of taxes on the colonies passed by a parliament comprised of English lawmakers from Great Britain. Angered by a war burdened on them but had nothing to do with them‚ the American colonies (them) stipulated a number of outrageous protests and boycotts that left a demanding Great Britain even
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There were plenty of music coming out and showing up in the 1960’s. It was time; time for a new form of music‚ a new sound‚ it was time for a revolution. There was all types of music being played and new music being formed. There were all sorts of bands playing different kinds of music and playing with their own styles while taking over the airwaves. Whether it be rock‚ soul‚ or any other type of music‚ it was a revolution. This also led to new bands forming and breaking into the industry. In the
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In 1861‚ a world changing event began- the Civil War. The war’s effects and consequences were life-shaking and they consisted of death and reconstruction. It is a very debatable topic on whether the North or the South were the aggressors in starting the war. The causes of the Civil War include slavery and everything that came along with it‚ popular sovereignty‚ and the secession of the South. These incidents‚ slavery‚ popular sovereignty‚ and the South’s secession are the most significant reasons
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Mike Clement MUS 245 21 March 2011 The British Invasion The British Music Invasion was one of the most influential time periods for the development and maturation of a new variation of rock and roll. This innovating movement was initially inspired by some of America’s greatest rock and blues musicians including: Buddy Holly‚ Little Richard‚ Elvis Presley‚ Eddie Cochran‚ Chuck Berry‚ and so on. The establishment of the British music scene absorbed and completely reconfigured the traditional instruments
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