“the patriot and the revolution” The patriot‚was made in 2001 Revolution‚ in 1985. the setting in the Patriot opens up to the main character‚ Mel Gibson who owns a farm‚ he has 4 kids. But he ends up fighting for his one son who dies‚ for his right. Revolution opens up to Tom Dobb‚ a master fur trader who shows up a New York at a bad time. His son Volunteers to fight the war so Tom Dobb follows in the war unwillingly to protect his son. But what are the similarities? what are the differences
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political and grassroots areas to gain support of the Revolution? The political people served as motivators and leaders. The grassroots or everyday people were you fighting militia. Thomas Paine provided your motivational literature and part of financial needs for the revolution. Who contributed politically to support the Revolution? John Adams‚ Richard Henry Lee‚ and Thomas Jefferson were major political motivational leaders in the Revolution. John Adams realized that the must have Virginia’s support
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Two of the greatest revolutions in history were the‚ American Revolution and the French Revolution. The American Revolution was a big turning point in American History‚ and the French Revolution was a major event that impacted the history of the world. The American Revolution was the struggle to get liberty and independence from Great Britain. The French Revolution was fought to overthrow the oppressive government‚ they wanted justice and to be treated equally. Both revolutions have many similarities
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Within the context of the period 1689-1789‚ to what extent was the French Revolution mainly a product of economic distress? Taxation system • Governments benefit from a well-organized and efficient taxation system. The taxation system in France is best described as being diabolical‚ the taxation system was burdensome upon the middle class and the more prosperous peasants‚ given that the nobles were largely able to exempt themselves from it. • The fundamental fiscal problem in France was structural
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From the Revolution to the Constitution THE ENLIGHTENMENT ERA The American constitution is the progeny of aspirations of the people of America and their desire to be attain political independence from the shackles of the British colonial rule. The perceived notion of the armed revolution of 1775 being the catalyst behind the constitution‚ is misplaced. The idea of a constitutional democracy had its inception in the ‘Age of Enlightenment’ during the seventeenth century. The influence of the Age of
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the “Road to the Revolution?” Well‚ the “Road to the Revolution” is what led up to the American Revolution. Many factors including: the Navigation Acts of 1660‚ the French and Indian War: 1754-1763‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763‚ the Sugar Act of 1764‚ the Stamp Act of 1765‚ the Declaratory Act of 1766‚ the Townshend Act of 1767‚ the Boston Massacre of 1770‚ the Boston Tea Party of 1773‚ and the Intolerable Acts of 1774‚ all helped lead and start the American Revolution. As you can tell
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The American Revolution and the American Civil War are two of the most monumental events in the history of the United States of America. However‚ their characterization as a “revolution” and a “civil war” has been argued for many years. It has been argued that the American Revolution was not a true revolution‚ but a civil war‚ and that the American Civil War was not a civil war but rather America’s time of revolution. Some aspects of the American Revolution support the argument that it was a revolution
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The Revolutionary War erupted many conflicts that the nation had to solve throughout its existence. The struggle for independence primarily revolved around the consequences before and after the wars collided. This Era caused Britain’s American colonies to separate from the empire (GML‚ Foner 175). Along with this came the 7 Year War that began when the French and Indian fought against Great Britain. After the war‚ the England government started taxing their own colonist for the damage. “No taxation
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Unit 2: Revolution‚ Confederation‚ Constitution DBQ 3: Causes of the Revolutionary War Document 1: Why did Whately ( and probably most other English officials) fell that the American colonists should be willing to pay higher taxes to Parliament? Because the American colonists have received a lot of Advantages from Britain. They were receiving food‚ money‚ cloth‚ weapons and almost everything‚ from Britain. Document 2: According to Dickinson‚ what taxes was Parliament justified in imposing on
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Virginia’s way to the American Revolution Woody Holton. Forced Founders: Indians‚ Debtors‚ Slaves and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press‚ 1999. In his book Forced Founders Indians‚ Debtors‚ Slaves and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia Woody Holton tries to give a " study of some (not all) of the causes (not the effects) of Virginia’s Revolution." He argues that the Virginia elite were important as leaders of
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