History The American Revolution represented a radical alteration in American political ideas and institutions. ... The American Revolution was a great social movement toward democracy and equality. In 1781-1789 the Articles of Confederation was the base of American government. ... Before the American Revolution, America had no formal superstructure to govern itself. ... These were the building blocks of what would later become a wave of revolutions in Europe. ...

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The American Revolution was not primarily fought for independence. ... The American and French Revolutions differed in the governing of the "new" country during and after their revolutions. ... Both the French and American revolutions opened the way for capitalism in these countries. Prior to the American Revolution, England had handled all colonial trade; their trading patterns were subject to British controls. ... The war itself encouraged growth of production in America, and brought in foreign investors.4 The American Revolution provided freedom of trade and shaped the future for a cap...

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Causes of Revolution Seventy-five years after the French and Indian War tensions began to grow between American colonists and the British. ... The different viewpoints of the colonists and the British prompted the American Revolution. The causes of the American Revolution were Parliament taxation, restriction of civil liberties and the legacy of colonial religions and political ideas. The first cause of the American Revolution was the taxation of Parliament. ... The restriction of civil liberties by the British on the Americans was another factor that prompted the revolution. ...

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Proud soldiers united by a common goal fought the American Revolution. ... However, was the American Revolution really a revolution? ... On June 24, 1826 Jefferson spoke passionately about the American Revolution. ... When armed with this definition many are able to argue that the American Revolution was an obvious shift from English rule to American rule. ... The revolution, I believe, forced men to think. ...

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The Scientific Revolution which resulted in the Enlightenment had much significance that helped influence the American Revolution. the American Revolution was fueled because Great Britain started to control the American colonies through laws by restricting territorial expansion, imposing taxes, and they were also being stripped of their freedom. ... I believe that this is what sparked the American Revolution. ... The result of both movements were the American Revolution. This essay gives an overview of how the Scientific Revolution and the Enlightenment conferred to the America...

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About the same time that Europe was under going a revolution, America underwent an Industrial revolution where they went from being mostly agricultural society to an industrial society; eventually making us the greatest industrial nation in the world today. ... The answer to this problem was to increase production and the workers in America. ... This wouldn't have been possible without this Industrial Revolution, which changed labor in America dramatically. Before this Revolution, business and labor in America were very simple, with most people farming or doing some other kind of craft ...

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About the same time that Europe was under going a revolution, America underwent an Industrial revolution where they went from being mostly agricultural society to an industrial society; eventually making us the greatest industrial nation in the world today. ... The answer to this problem was to increase production and the workers in America. ... This wouldn't have been possible without this Industrial Revolution, which changed labor in America dramatically. Before this Revolution, business and labor in America were very simple, with most people farming or doing some other kind of craft ...

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Causes of The American Revolution When history looks beyond the immediate cause of the American Revolution for the justifying principles, it is very soon brought back to the spirit of English liberty. The American Revolution occurred because of Great Britain's failure to adjust to conditions brought on by the growth and development of the colonies and by the aggravation of a breakdown in the political and economic harmony that existed between the colonies and the Mother County. ... No matter what it comes down to, the major factor for the cause of the American Revolution was the...

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Business in America was changed greatly by the second coming of an Industrial Revolution. ... Another man that benefited from this Industrial Revolution was John D. ... This wouldn't have been possible without this Industrial Revolution which changed labor in America very dramatically. Before this Revolution, business and labor in America were very simple, with most people farming or doing some other kind of craft for a living. ... These many consequences of the revolution shaped America and prepared it for the coming years. ...

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The American Revolution represented a radical alteration in American political ideas and institutions. ... During the time before the revolution, there were several events that made a big impact, leading to the American Revolution. ... The American Revolution Familiarized equivalence and Liberation. ... I believe if it was not for the American Revolution, there would not a have been The Articles of Confederation. The American Revolution basically created a government under the Articles of Confederation although it was impossible to keep law and order. ...

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The American Revolution played a crucial role in the French Revolution. The French Revolution occurred about twenty years after America overcame the British to win their freedom. ... This quote shows that the American Revolution gave the people of France enough confidence to revolt. If it weren't for the American Revolution, the French Revolution might not have never happened. ... Three main causes were class hatred, the monarchy, and the American Revolution. ...

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The American Revolution: Treason or Patriotism When we talk about the American Revolution we talk about freedom. ... In this paper I will do my best to bring out all the facts I can to make clear of, was the American Revolution treason or patriotism? ... This is the side of the Americans. ... So when the question of, was the American Revolution treason or patriotism, people are going to have their views, but when the facts come out it is only fair to say that the colonists were in the right. ... Patriotism is the word that I think of when I think of the American Revolution and that...

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Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was caused by the stupidity and ignorance of the colonists. ... The Proclamation of 1763 set down the boundaries of North America. ... It required all the American colonies to provide help the British troops. ... The rebellious colonists did not care and later on the American war broke out. ... The Amerian Revolution should have never happened. ...

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This war came to be known as the American Revolution. ... Looking back at the Revolution, we saw the 13 American colonies revolted against their British rulers in 1775. ... Both the Revolution of 1776 and the Civil war were both fought on American soil. ... In the book Abraham Lincoln and the Second American Revolution, James McPherson states that the Civil war was in fact a revolution. ... The American Civil War definitely produced a social revolution in many aspects. ...

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The American revolution started when the people of England were upset about the kings decision to make the Church of England the national church of England and many of the pilgrims were angry and sailed to the New land. were they found many oppotunities, but not for alot of the settelers that were in debt to some companies in England and had to work for a few years so they could pay of the price of the trip to the new land. ... This was called the Stamp act, many of the settelers got even angrier at the fact that the king was not listening to any of the settelers arguments. and rebeled the kin...

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Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the taxes imposed upon the colonies by Britain, and the lust for self-government, together lit the powder keg causing the american revolution. ... To coincide with the lust for it, the clashing of British and American ideas was another reason for wanting a revolution to break away. ... Such conflicts led to a revolution. ... Yet such a view did not sit well, for Americans saw American, and not England around them. ... Such events and conflicts led to the creation of a new nation, through the American Revolution....

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Welch Jr., is an honest and unbiased look at America's policy towards Cuba during the Cuban Revolution. ... In addition to this Welch analyzes the reactions of America's various factions during the early years of the revolution. ... With the events of the revolution put on the table the author moves to the American social reaction to the revolution, which proves to be the book's strongest analytical aspect. The author's examination of the various sections of American society during the revolution is the books" greatest source of data in support of its thesis. ... So was...

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The Cause of the American Revolution During the 1700's the most prominent nation that began to develop in the new world would be faced with a great decision, do we or do we not break from our mother England? ... In the end with England's unnecessary taxations and act's of all verities would lead to the American Revolution, which would begin in April 1775. The increasing involvement and tightening control of the British government over the American Colonies help cause the American Revolution. ... In the end Britain chose to send more troops and ignore the Amer...

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The American Revolution was a war that was fought between a great power and an emerging country. America was greatly outnumbered in men, and it would be easy to infer that the colonists lost their hope immediately. ... However, the propaganda used by the colonists during the American Revolution, was to support one cause the cause of freedom. ... However, with these acts came the fact that Britain taking away the freedom of the Americans. ... It used the colonists opinions to reason why America should break away from Britain. ...

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Causes of the American Revolution The causes of the American Revolution are, if you think about it today, rather odd. ... To help understand part of American History, you have to see each side of the story. ... If colonists and England had taken a "walk in each others shoes", the American Revolution may have never happened. ...

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However, the religious emigration process from Britain to American had an effect on their decision making as a nation. ... Valuing the democracy over monarchy, America's founders could begin forming the laws of their land. ... In Britain, Catholicism was the main religion, so in some ways, it was incorporated into American way of life. ... Also, an American flag is folded into a triangle (to represent the Father, Son, Holy Spirit) when there is a fallen soldier. ... As a result of the American Revolution, Americans now had civil, political, and social freedoms they did not have under Brit...

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That is what the colonists were when they established their lives in America. ... The triangular trade between America, England, and Africa is going very well. ... This is the first sign into a serious revolution since it is their first act of violence. ... Americans are now very angry and frustrated so on March 5, 1770 Americans throw snowballs at soldiers and 5 colonists are killed. ... The last event that sets of the revolution is when the parliament decides to tax tea by 3 cents per pound. ...

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Should the Flag Follow the Constitution I think before you, the American public, can come to a conclusion on the matter of "Should the Flag Follow the Constitution," you have to look at the constitution at every angle. ... At this time in our history the original authors of the Constitution did not think that our American society would be as complex and as multicultural as it is. ... The reason for this conclusion is that the flag represents the American Revolution Era, to me, because the red represents blood meaning lives lost, the white represents freedom, and the ori...

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"George Washington was the richest man in America, John Hancock was a prosperous Boston merchant. ... The idea of a revolution really didn't matter to the poor, as well as slaves and women, who didn't have nearly the same rights and power of the above mentioned. ... (p. 86) Later, the French, who had helped the revolution by blocking supplies and reinforcements from the English, later gave land to the British in the west of the Appalachians. ... (p. 86) also, the Indians played a big part in the revolution, first fighting alongside the French, and later with the British, bu...

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Some might even infer it in context with a violent overthrow of government such as that took place in the American and French Revolutions. ... It is the latter meaning of "revolution" that construes with the Industrial Revolution. ... There are two era's which make up this revolution. ... At the time England had the most powerful navy in the world and had built strong colonial empires in lands such as America, Latin America, and Africa. ... (Madrick) The Industrial Revolution was a non-violent revolution that produced a great deal of change. ...

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