In the aftermath of the French and Indian War, the relationship between Great Britain and its colonies had been severed. With an immense influx of war spending in order to fight off the French in the New World, the British were forced to place some of that burden on the colonists who, in their mind, initiated the war in the first place. ... The most important legal implementations which spurred colonial dissent were the Stamp Act, the Townshend Acts, and the Coercive Acts. ... Another, more popular, example of nonviolent protest is the Boston Tea Party which was an event in which a group of c...

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The British defeat of France in the Seven Years" War in 1763, however, soon saw many changes occurring in the colonies. ... These various Acts were very large contributors to the outbreak, or "need" for the American War of Independence. ... The Stamp Act, however, was repealed in 1766, on the 18th of March and "though the Act and the colonial measures to annul it had excited fears on both sides of the water the most important cause the threat of immediate colonial rebellion were removed" . ... This supposed riot was resultant of the ascending hostility between the British and the A...

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The author makes it really clear that enormous cultural, social, and economic changes were occurring in the colonies dating from the French and Indian War. ... The most interesting section of the book was the discussion of the French-Indian War or the "Seven Years War" and how it lead Great Britain to place an army on the frontier and to impose certain taxes to pay its cost. ... In every chapter the author gives very good facts about each segment covered in the chapter, the book doesn't keep on talking about certain events for too long it just gives you the most important facts. The boo...

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"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." ... After the end of the civil war in England, and the restoration of King Charles II, England closed its grip on the colonies. ... On the eve of the revolutionary war the political situation in the American colonies was still fairly stable. ... The War of Independence was just that, a bid for independence. ... Though ther...

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War was not decided upon in a single day; the accumulated sequence of events led them to declare war. Eventually, the war between Britain and the colonists occurred in 1774. ... The French and Indian War increased Britain's national debt. ... Lastly, important decisions that were related to the colonists' lives were made without colonial representation in Parliament. ... Therefore, this war declaring independence definitely was justified....

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Two of the major events commonly regarded as preludes to the American Revolution were the enactment of the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765), designed to increase British tax revenues. ... After the last French and Indian War(1754-63) the British gained Canada and the Missisippi area as new territories. The war was won but the costs had been huge, and would remain high due to the need to protect the colonies against other (western or native) enemies. ... The Sugar Act caused alarm in the American colonies, partly because of the expected economic disadvantages, but also because of a num...

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It is important to know about, as it is the creation of the United States as an ostensibly unified and independent country. ... This significant event for the United States affected the nation drastically where their independency from Britain also led to major changes. ... The French and Indian War also known, as the Seven Years War in Europe was a huge conflict between England and France and their Indian allies. ... These events, which also lead to many more, were the primary catalyst for the American Revolution. ... This significant event was another cause leading closer to the revolution...

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The British defeat of France in the Seven Years" War in 1763, however, soon saw many changes occurring in the colonies. ... These various Acts were very large contributors to the outbreak, or "need" for the American War of Independence. ... The Stamp Act, however, was repealed in 1766, on the 18th of March and "though the Act and the colonial measures to annul it had excited fears on both sides of the water the most important cause the threat of immediate colonial rebellion were removed" . ... This supposed riot was resultant of the ascending hostility between the British and the A...

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These acts were English mercantilism's most important expression. ... Similarly in Latin America, want of free trade and manufacturing and relief from taxes were important causes of the independence movements. ... These economic grievances against Britain and Spain were important causes in both independence movements. The economic causes of the wars for independence are very similar. ... Instead, Britain tightened control over its colonies after the war. ...

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Introduction Two of the major events commonly regarded as preludes to the American Revolution were the enactment of the Sugar Act (1764) and the Stamp Act (1765), designed to increase British tax revenues. ... After the last French and Indian war (1754-1763) the British gained Canada and the Mississippi area as new territories. The war was won but the costs had been huge, and would remain high due to the need to protect the colonies against other enemies. But even more dangerous to the empire was the fact that Anglo-American strategic and economic interdependence were disrupted and no longer ...

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During the late seventeen hundreds, many tumultuous events resulted in Colonial opposition to Great Britain. ... During the Revolutionary War, England was not only alarmed by the colonists' insistence on trading with the enemy. The Americans were or were not justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. ... Dickinson makes an important distinction between the rights of the colonies and the authority of the parliament. ... Altogether the Revolutionary War was bound to happen, if people wanted to be free bad enough they will be war to gain freedom if it is not resolved poli...

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James Otis The Revolutionary War brought out dynamic personalities of men, which have made freedom a reality for us. ... Such orations led to political unrest, often times inciting fellow patriots to seek war. ... Yet, his mid war selling out to the British, proverbially "bit him in the back."" ... Without question, the most overblown out of proportion event leading to the war, was that of the Boston Massacre. ... In the event of the 1770 massacre, the warfront effort was shaped socially, politically, and theoretically. ...

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It is important to note that at this time the idea of Independence from Britain was not a common one and there were strong feelings in America between British Loyalists and the Colonial revolutionists. ... Despite the Declaration there was still a lot of division among the American people, bought on by lack of funds and foods, the strain of the long war and complaints about the inefficiency of the Congress. ... This entire sequence of events led to the birth of the Nation we now know as the United States. Without such important documents as the Declaration of Independence, the Confederation ...

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George Washington was the first president of the United States and one of the most important leaders in United States history. ... The first thing that really made George Washington a big name was the Revolutionary War even though he did play a significant role in the French and Indian War. ... (Web1) This policy was very successful for many years, however, and unforeseen event occurred that swept the world in the twentieth century-Globalization. The United States did not fully realize this when the First World War started. ... The United States had to enter the war. ...

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The war was no longer about "the defense of their country, or for their rightful liberties as freeborn Englishmen," but for a "proudly proclaimed all-out war for an independent America of freedom and equality" (137). ... And this war really was more of a civil war before the motives became clear and a revolution really was in full scale. ... On the top as well as the bottom of the war stood many important players, and these players had the most influence in the way the war was fought. ... The Americans had three strong aces up their sleeves, and it was with their help that ...

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After seven years of war between France and Grand Britain, grand Britain won but faced a huge war debt (140 million pounds) the ministry was determine to reform the empire: "Either the colonies would of their own accord furnish funds or parliament had to seize them. ... They are to many reasons of why they became so important for the independence of the United States from Grand Britain. ... Not only their politic knowledge nor the economic influence between their colonist help them to played an important role. But because they were always involved and participated on those event that make ...

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Some historians attribute the 1837 rebellions within the wider context of the French and American Revolutions, asserting that these events are intimately related as the struggle for independence gained momentum on this side of the Atlantic. ... It is important to understand that in light of the dramatic events of not only the American Revolutionary War, but also the French Revolution that the events of the rebellions of 1837-38 cannot be seen without understanding that the right of citizens to participate in the political process, as epitomized with the French and American Revolutions, as indi...

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The period preceding the American Revolution offered us real causes for the American Revolutionary War and its independence. ... America soon adopted this version of mob which played an important role in America's road towards its independence. ... This union of force, where Sons of Liberty adopted its name, would be very important in the next few decades when fighting for their independence against the mother country England. ... During this period of time, there were some very important people emerging in the history of United States, John Wilks from Great Britain was very famous and si...

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Throughout all of history, religion has played an important role in the actions of groups or individuals. ... Lives were lost in the name of religion, both in the sense of martyrs dying for their beliefs and in wars fought for religion, such as the Crusades. ... Government, education, legal systems, social events, clothing, and home decor were all governed by the regulations of Puritanism. ...

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