French and Indian War 1754-1763 This was a war between the French and the British. ... After the war Britain had a huge war dept that they wanted the colonist to pay for increasing their taxes. ... This was when a group of Colonists dressed up as Indians and dumped 342 chests of British Tea Into the Boston harbor, this was a protest against further taxes against the colonist Intolerable Acts 1773 This act was passed by the parliament as a punishment towards the colonists For the damage they caused at the Boston tea party. ... Patrick Henry, Samuel Adams, Richard Henry Lee, a...

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Due to over ambitious wars and extravagant spending on courts, Louis XIV and Louis XV had been successful in helping to bankrupt France. The cost of the wars was great in two ways. ... War broke out and France quickly became an Empire from the leadership of Napoleon. ... However, the wars caused great loss of life and destruction, and France's wealth was continually drained. ... It was issued to protect the colonies from the Indians and French in that land. ...

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The Revolutionary War by Bart McDowell The Revolutionary War gives an interesting and distinct account of the history and events of this great and pivotal time. ... General Braddock was shot through the lungs on July 9, 1755 by the French and their Indian allies. ... Bostonians has masqueraded as Mohawk Indians, boarded the ships, smashed the chests of tea, and emptied them into the Sea. ... The reader learns of Benjamin Franklin's diplomatic work in England and France. ... It wasn't until the French came to America's aide that the war shifted for the Colonials. ...

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In the West, British were giving the Indians weapons so they could stand up to the white settlers. ... As a result, British violations of American neutrality rights on the high seas led to President Madison declaring war against Britain "War of 1812. ... With the ongoing battles between Great Britain and France in the early 19th century, the newly formed United States found itself thrust in the middle of this struggle. ... In 1810 Macon's Bill No. 2 reopened American trade with all nations, including France and Britain as long as the respects U.S. neutral rights and stop seizing s...

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When the French arrived in 1780 to aid America, Washington was able to capture Charles Cornwallis at Yorktown with the help of the French. ... That is why he chose to be neutral in the French Revolution with England. ... In 1793 Washington's cabinet members had many conflicts over the neutrality of America in the war between France and England. ... The Indians were determined to preserve their hunting ground against pioneers looking for farmland. Against the British and Indians, two American commanders were defeated. ...

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Before the American Revolution, the American colonists and the British army fought together in the French and Indian War. ... "[King George III, pg. 2] This brought specific harm to the colonists, because their reason for fighting in the French and Indian war was to win land. ... The Americans had fought hard in the French and Indian War, and they now saw what they believed to be rightfully theirs, given to the former enemy as an affront. ... The French now had the same resources and profitable goods that the colonies had, the Americans now had to compete for customers with France. The Pr...

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The American colonists and the British had just defeated the French in the middle of the 1700s in the French and Indian war. ... Although the colonist participation was held to a minimum, they had learned a powerful lesson from the French and Indian War. ... The basis for the Civil War was economic "slavery. ... Violence was justified in both wars. ... In the case of the Civil War, violence was justified to end a cruel institution. ...

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In the spring of 1754, war broke out between the British and French in America. Franklin thought the colonies needed to unite for self-defense against the French and Indians. ... He said, above all, the British must avoid a surprise attack by the French and Indians. ... As a result, the French and Indians ambushed the British. ... With this in mind, in the fall of 1776, he was sent to France to try to talk the French into entering the war on America's side. ...

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The American colonists and the British had just defeated the French in the middle of the 1700s in the French and Indian war. ... Although the colonist participation was held to a minimum, they had learned a powerful lesson from the French and Indian War. ... The basis for the Civil War was economic "slavery. ... Violence was justified in both wars. ... In the case of the Civil War, violence was justified to end a cruel institution. ...

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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. ... After the French and Indian War, the British had huge war debts. ... Also, the colonists received the Ohio River Valley through the war, the war was fought in the colonies, and as British citizens the colonists should pay the same taxes as the people living in Great Britain. The colonists believed that they should not have to pay war debts because they did not even want the British to fight the war in the first place. ... In the 75 years after the Fre...

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Smattering of French and some contact with English Classics. ... Sent as representative of the United States in France, replacing Ben Franklin as US Ambassador. on July 5, 1784 he sailed to France. ... The role of president Not willing to support new rights for black slaves, women, or Indians under basis that "women were too tender for politics, blacks were incapable of handling their own affairs, and Indians were an impediment for westward expansion,. ... As an enlightment thinker intellectually struggled for equality of other groups such as women, black slaves, and Indians. ... After Fre...

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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 ...

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There wont be a lot on the war, but more on the causes. ... There were some conflicts with Indian-Americans and British. ... There were the French and Spanish that were always a risk. ... Colonies had to have some kind of army, militiamen, minutemen, and congressional army, to protect the territory from attacks from Indians or any other aggressors. ... The Revolutionary War started in 1777 and was won by the colonies with the help of French, and gaining its independence in 1783. ...

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Beginning in 1775, the American Revolution was probably one of the most influential wars in U.S. history. ... The war started out of a disagreement between the original thirteen colonies and Great Britain. ... Right after the French and Indian War, Britain gained Canada and Florida in the treaty. Since French no longer surrounded the colonies, the colonies no longer need to rely on British forces to help shield them from attack. ... After the French and Indian war there was a sharp change in the way Britain viewed their relationship with the colonies. ...

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The military had to protect its province from the Indians because England wouldn't send any help. ... Another thing he did was he helped get France as our ally during the revolution; he also helped with the treaty of France. After the war, he took part in congress, and Supreme Executive Council of Pennsylvania. ... This army helped save the province from the angry Indians and during the other wars. ...

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It may very well be one of the most exciting and moving war-drama movies of all time. ... Aside from the focus on the Martin family, there was inaccuracy at times about the American Revolutionary War itself. ... Since he remembers his own bloody experience from the French & Indian War, Benjamin is reluctant to have any part of this conflict. ... Benjamin and his families motivation for war does seem historically correct. ... Even though some things about the war throughout the film were incorrect, a great deal of effort was put into this film and it shows....

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The main character is Benjamin Martin, played by Mel Gibson, who is a hero of the French/Indian conflict. ... However, he gets pulled into American revolutionary war when a brutal British commander impairs his second oldest son, Gregory Smith. ...

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Became in charge of the mail for all of the northern colonies. 1754 - Represented Pennsylvania at the Albany Congress, during French and the Indian War 1757-62 - In England represented the Pennsylvania Assembly in a taxation dispute with the proprietors of the colony 1766-75 - Worked for reconciliation of England with the colonies 1771 - Began writing the Autobiography at Twyford, Hampshire, England 1774 - Death of Deborah Franklin 1775 - Chosen a member of the second Continental Congress; on committee to draft Declaration of Independence 1778 - Appointed by Congress as diplomati...

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Washington's political and military career began as early as 1754 when he participated in the French and Indian War as a leader of a Virginia regiment. ... When war began Adams, because of his desire to be acknowledged as a hero, wanted to fight in the war. ... (p.105) He traveled to France on several occasions to correspond between the two countries during the war. After the war John Adams became vice-president under George Washington for two terms. ... Finally after close to three years of war Jefferson came out to serve as governor of Virginia in 1779. ...

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Irving was called the literary vagabond in England, Holland, France and Italy and frequently wrote using the creative tools of fiction to comment on historical background and events of American history. ... "He assisted at their sports, made their playthings, taught them to fly kites and shoot marbles, and told them long stories of ghosts, witches, and Indians."... The story makes several references of pre and post situations of the American Revolutionary War. ... The effect of the Revolutionary War on this typical villager was to a certain extent significant, but wasn't influential ...

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Previous to the civil war rose two characters, two heroes, in Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. ... But when Napoleon forced Spain to cede the Louisiana territory to France Jefferson got worried. ... Jackson, like Jefferson, came into the spotlight during a time of war. The public enlightened Jefferson during the revolution and Jackson during the war of 1812. ... Jackson neglected his boundaries though taking force to two Spanish posts and killing two Indian chiefs without ceremony. ...

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Richard Henry Lee (Born 1732, died 1794) BIRTH DATE: January 20, 1732 BIRTHPLACE: Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County, Virginia DEATH DATE: June 19, 1794 PLACE OF DEATH: Chantilly, Virginia PARENTS: Thomas and Hannah Ludwell Lee EDUCATION: Received his elementary education from priva...

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