Paine indicated that the colonies are nothing more than a resource to Britain, fueling their wars and their economy. ... However after the revolution are economy experienced its first depression. The depressions was due to inflation, British restricting trade, influx of printed currency, and large war debts. ... Without a uniform national policy many states attempts at stabilizing the economy failed. ... With civil rights primarily guaranteed only for white males, and excluded women, slaves, and the poor. ...

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The Revolutionary War provided black people in America with opportunities. ... The Revolution did not end slavery or inequality but it allowed for some civil rights in America. ... Women expanded their involvement in the war and gained new responsibilities which permitted them to gain equality. ... Territorial expansion was one problem Native Americans faced during this time. Indians began to incorporate European tradition in their lives and relied somewhat on the American economy. ...

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Many still believed that this was an issue that could be reconciled and thus, began to protest in a way that would demonstrate their disagreement while not leading to a civil schism. ... Eventually, these nonviolent forms of protest and noncooperation came to a very harsh end when the Revolutionary War broke out during a confrontation at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, in which the British troops fired shots at the local militia in what is now known as the "shot heard round the world.... Despite the hardships that the patriots faced during the onset of the war, everything changed af...

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The North America Continent was not the main battlefield of the Seven Years' War, yet the aftermath of the war had significantly altered the situation in the British colonies on the continent. ... Regardless of the close ties of people and culture with Britain, the colonists started the American Revolutionary War. ... After the Seven Years' War, the British parliament enacted a number of bills to pay off its national debts. ... During the Committee of Correspondence to the Boston Town Meeting on November 20, 1772, Samuel Adams recorded that the colonists had claimed, "The absolu...

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Ellis's valid argument does not merely emphasize the significance of the debates occurring during the years of 1789 to 1799. ... The Republicans claimed that assumption was against the ideals of the American Revolution, and that if the assumption law were to pass, the U.S. would become exactly what they had so adamantly fought against during the Revolutionary War. ... In fact, the avoidance of answering the question of whether or not to abolish slavery became built into the foundation of American society, and directly led to the Civil War in the 1860s. Even after the civil war, arguments ...

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Had this act been truly enforced, it could have severely damaged the colonial economy. ... The year 1763 would mark a significant turning point in the relations between England and its colonies, for it marked the beginning of the French and Indian war. ... Also England was faced with the considerable debt they had amassed during the war. ... During the French and Indian war, The English government had issued writs of assistance to help authorities enforce trade laws in the colonies. ... The colonists saw this as an invasion of privacy that would pave the way for future English infringements up...

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Growing up, we are taught that the Revolutionary war was a necessary war with unmistakable objectives and was fervently fought by all Americans in an effort to rise up against the tyranny of British rule. ... Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... (Adams, 110) Due to these opposing forces within the colonies, the American "Revolution" could be more accurately described as a civil war, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a bru...

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Although, there are no accurate numbers of how many American colonists remained "loyal" to the British during the American Revolution, it is indisputable that support for the war was far from universal. ... (Adams, 110) Due to these opposing forces within the colonies, the American "Revolution" could be more accurately described as a civil war, pitting neighbor against neighbor in a brutal struggle to define the economy and politics of new nation. ... When the war began between America and England, colonists were forced to choose sides. ... There are no accurate numbers of how many American ...

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