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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When the colonists settled America‚ many of them had different reasons‚ beliefs‚ and goals for themselves. For whatever the reason the North and South evolved into two distinct societies‚ because of social‚ political‚ and economic reasons. Social life changed both colonies dramatically. First off‚ you have the New England settlers‚ who came to the Americas because of religious persecution in England and surrounding areas. As seen in Document A‚ John Winthrop states‚ "We must knit together in this
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Mullaney in “The French Revolution” n.p. claims accounted for about 98% of the country’s population) and the 2nd as well as the 1st estate built up of the middle and higher wage workers/families. Estates were rigid social classes that divided the country as stated before into lower‚ middle‚ and higher income families. The American revolution just taking place sparked an idea throughout the third estate and inspired daring and new minds like Jean-Pierre Brissot. The American revolution sort let them know
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American Revolution (1775-1783) Causes High and unfair taxes contributed to frustrations of the American people. The stamp act(1765) and taxing on tea caused uproar The middle class was upset with unfair political practices The Boston Massacre on March 5‚ 1770 (5 dead civilians) Results The American people have established their independence from the British George Washington was named first American President Events “The shot heard around the world”(April 19
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Who Were the First Americans? It has long been the belief that the first Americans migrated from Asia some twelve thousand years ago by crossing the then frozen Bering Strait. In 1932‚ stone artifacts were found alongside mammoth bones in Clovis‚ New Mexico that supported this theory. In recent years‚ however‚ new evidence and discoveries challenge those beliefs. These new discoveries pre-date the Clovis artifacts and are located in different parts of North and South America. Along with those new
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There were many reasons for the American Revolution. Two of them were the economic and political changes that the colonies were going through. Only the southern colonies were bound to England by the tobacco trade and the New England and Middle Colonies‚ unable to find markets in Britain. Any attempt to stop this trade would lead to rebellion and consequentially ensued. This was a restriction upon economic prosperity of the New England colony. England had put lots of pressure on the colonies and the
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to the establishment of America can be associated with high-minded citizens and the Sons of Liberty who rallied many Americans towards noble courses to seek their way out of the unjust British crown during the late 18th century. Thus‚ the origin of democracy in the US is intimately tied to causes that encouraged those who battled in the revolution. Many reasons led to the colonists’ revolts in the wake of the British colonization. Some of them include‚ the oppressive nature of the British crown‚ unfair
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subject for students to grasp and understand. The Fighting Ground is a well written historical fiction text written by Avi in 1984. This story takes place in New Jersey on April 3-4‚ 1778. TheAmerican Revolution is being fought and the main characterJonathon runs off to join the war effort. This story is simple and doesn’t contain any milestone Revolutionary battles‚ but it does provide a view of a skirmish through a young boy’s eyes. While out fighting on his first day the protagonist is captured by
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1. American revolution caused by refusal to pay taxes impose by British. French revolution caused by food shortage and high taxation on the 3rd estate. Both revolutions‚ the revolutionaries wanted protection of private property and no taxes 2. New liberal movements emerged and nationalism was introduced during radical phase of french revolution. 3. Need for raw materials. Population explosion. Introduction of new technologies. 4. Caused peasant uprisings to decline. Women gained small rights
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The American Revolution was fought for the grand causes of national rights‚ liberty‚ and economic control and resulted in freedom and unlimited trade. Like many revolutions‚ the Revolutionary War was an example of the outbreak of violence‚ which most often responds to heightened repression or extraordinary demands from the government against their people. The Revolutionary War was the first anti-colonial‚ democratic revolution in history. Americans insisted on representation‚ and‚ when the British
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