However, this view ignores other significant aspects of economic growth, such as finance, in which Britain was not a leader. ... In addition, the slow pace of industrial growth illustrates a gradual rather that revolutionary economic change. ... On the other hand, one cannot overlook the social and political changes that came with Britain's economic fortunes. ... This led to the birth of urbanization, which in itself is revolutionary. ... This change was revolutionary. ...

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As a result of the American Revolution the socio-political structure of America radically changed. ... Furthermore, political thought was the most formulated ever in American history. ... However, once Britain refused to grant them their rights a rebellion ensued. ... The colonists exerted seditious behavior, despite protocol which stated that people should remain subservient to their leaders in spite of any unjust actions by their government. The American Revolution was revolutionary because it challenged and defied decorum. ...

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Just as governmental institutions in pre-Revolutionary America were part of a larger grouping of institutions centering in England, so the pattern of political activity in the colonies was part of a more comprehensive British pattern and cannot be understood in isolation from that larger system."... He believes that those ideologies become the basis for the Revolutionary movement in the American colonies. ... Few British statesmen and politicians understood what this development meant. ... The belief "that leadership in politics should fall to the leaders of society -- natural leaders, leade...

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An upsurge in the support and belief of the viability of revolutionary nationalism to achieve freedom and independence from Great Britain was a major feature. ... As a result, revolutionary nationalism was seen by a growing group as a viable option. Cause #1 Small group of revolutionary nationalist's stage an uprising. ... To refuse to fight would have been to lose, to fight is to win", knowing that if the British were aggravated enough, they would come down hard with retaliation which would spark revolutionary nationalism and unity throughout the Ireland. ... Sinn Fein effectivel...

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The revolutionary principles that led to the formation of the nation continue to influence American society. ... Their harsh taxes and powerful authority over the American colonists triggered the revolutionary war. ... The Revolutionary war fought from 1775-1783 was the War for Independence from the British Empire leaving the 13 colonies to be an independent nation and become the United States. ... Although Britain had won the war, King George II decided to undertake a new colonial policy intended to tighten political control over its rather autonomous colonies. ... "That shift in imperial pol...

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For the wealthy, white men of the American colonies, the American Revolutionary Period was a time in which many aspects of culture, politics, and society were transformed. This group of men supported a separation from England so that they may control their own political and financial affairs. ... The era of change began when affluent American merchants were forced to pay taxes on imports and were meant to trade with only the British empire due to British mercantile laws. ... None of these groups were given the right to vote or to participate in politics. ... The American Revolutionary period w...

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Though the success of the Revolution furnished Americans with the opportunity to form a legal government, express their political ideals, and abolish those grievances they had with Great Britain, it also created new conflicts of conscience and philosophy that were not easily addressed. ... The Bible also declared that disobedience to civil rulers was both a political sin and a transgression against God. ... While Mayhew was surprised and frightened at the reaction his sermon received, it would become the basis for such leaders as John Adams" view of the role of revolution in a nation's d...

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Some of the colonist leaders like Samuel Adams had Puritan principles with strong believe in localism. ... On the other side, there were other colonists leaders that were agree with Nationalism. ... II According to Elli's assertion that the revolutionary leaders were "the greatest- generation of political talent in America history, I'm agree. ... Despite their differences, and particularly when contrasted with what was happening in France during the same period, it is noteworthy that the duel between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr in 1804 was the only case in "the revolutiona...

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During the Revolutionary War, England was not only alarmed by the colonists' insistence on trading with the enemy. ... Paul Revere, a leader of the Boston Sons of Liberty, was sent throughout the colonies to arouse anti-British feelings. ... This is telling us that the Americas were just to fight the British. ... Throughout the Revolutionary War the were some main causes that ignited it, the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, the "Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking up Arms", and the "Declaration of Independence". ... Altogether the Revolutionary War was bound to happen, i...

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Resisting the Revolutionary United Front was punishable by death. ... Finally, after much pleading with world leaders, the United Nations mediated diplomatically to support consultations between the Revolutionary United Front and the government. ... This United Nations mission and the weakened government of Sierra Leone began to fail, caused the British Operation Palliser to intervene. ... Following the conclusion of the civil war, the Revolutionary United Front was transformed into a political party called the Revolutionary United Front Party. ... The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) has fin...

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The colonists' response to British actions in the area of politics definitely illustrates the conservative attitude of the colonies towards most actions of the British government. The first example of Britain altering the status quo in the area of politics was the Proclamation of 1763. ... By observing colonial society after the Revolutionary War, it is evident that the revolution was conservative. ... Leaders did not attempt to even discuss any sort of abolition in the south for fear that it would succeed or the United States would go bankrupt. ... The revolution offered this minority ...

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Adams' impact on American history was great, influencing America theologically, politically, and socially. ... Politically, Adams was astute in the legal sciences, able to convince even the uneducated grass roots of society of the British imposed colonial tyranny. ... Through his legal expertise, Henry greatly impacted America economically, politically, and legally. ... Such orations led to political unrest, often times inciting fellow patriots to seek war. ... He was first off second in command of the Continental army, where he was a poor leader, being defeated and captured as a pr...

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Great Britain has probably had the most significant effect on Irish political culture both directly and indirectly. ... Ireland inherited most of its political institutions from Britain but has since developed its unique statehood. The legacy of the British includes the English language, culture and an economic relationship which saw Ireland dependant on Britain for a long time. ... The church was, and still is, despite the decline in the number of Roman-Catholics in Ireland, an opinion leader. ... Perhaps an explanation for this is found in their overtly radical and even revolutionary values...

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How "Revolutionary" was the American Revolution? ... Local political institution and practice diverged significantly from English ways, while social customs, religious beliefs and economic interests added to the potential sources of conflict. ... The Treaty of Paris removed a long-standing threat to the colonies (from the French) while at the same time Great Britain, under George Grenville undertook a new colonial policy intended to tighten political control over the colonies and to make them effectively pay for their defense and return income to England. ... If we look at the case of the...

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Political and military leaders became subjects of derision. ... The political and military leaders of England during the Revolutionary War period are the men who lost America. ... Political leaders in Britain during the colonial era did not have the benefit of a current day political party to prop them up. ... We can say the same for Britain's political leaders. ... British political leaders had great faith in Charles, Earl Cornwallis. ...

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Founding Brothers When retracing our country's history during the 1790's and reviewing the decisions executed by our founding brothers, we can discern a trend in the manner in which these men governed that parallels their actions taken throughout the Revolutionary era. ... These men acted against all odds during the revolution as they strived for independence from Britain. ... However, Thomas Jefferson realized that this could create turmoil with in the government, and as a political leader, he could not let this occur. ... In conclusion these men can be revered as distinguished l...

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One of the great American revolutionaries once proclaimed, "These United Colonies are, and of right ought to be free and independent States." ... (Maier, 177) In addition, Lee's speeches were more effective than some of the other Revolutionaries". ... On June 7th, 1776, Lee expressed to the delegates of the Continental Congress "That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States, that they are absolved from all allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain is, and ought to be totally dis...

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Yet although his parents, notably his mother, were anti-Peronist activists, he took no part in revolutionary student movements and showed little interest in politics at Buenos Aires University (1947) where he studied medicine, first with a view to understanding his own disease, later becoming more interested in leprosy. ... Hilda Gadea and Nico Lopez joined him, and he met and was charmed by Raul and Fidel Castro, then political emigres, and realized that in Fidel he had found the leader he was seeking. ... Peron had powerful alliances with union leaders and became a man to be feared in ...

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During times of war, families are often separated by long distances, and families during the Revolutionary War were no different. ... The first is the approach of appealing to her husband political beliefs and conscious. ... Adams that if one of the desires is to educate sons so that they can become leaders such as politician and philosophers then that desire should also be to have well educated daughters (Shi 152). ... As the male colonists developed the desire for independence and freedom from what they considered to be the oppressive British rule they were unable to understand the larger ...

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At the same time, Yucatecan colonial political stability was faltering. ... The revolutionary movement enlisted Maya peasants with the promise of freedom from taxes and guaranteed land rights. ... In 1845, renewed political unrest plagued the colonial powers of the Yucatan. ... By February of 1847 colonial revolutionary hostilities had eased and a new government was installed in Merida by May of the same year. ... These Maya established control over eastern Yucatan and, through friendly trading networks with the British, managed to maintain political autonomy for almost 50 years. ...

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But when Germany invaded Belgium, as Britain pledged since 1839 to uphold Belgium's independence and neutrality, Britain declared war on Germany on 4 August 1914. ... However, by the early twentieth century, Germany and America were now outstripping Britain's industrial production, and in 1898, Germany had launched a ship building program which threatened British naval supremacy. An Alliance with Japan in 1902, reduced Britain's naval commitment in the Pacific Ocean and two years later, Britain entered into the entente cordiale with its traditional enemy France. This was not a m...

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This "new imperialism" grew as a result of economical, political, and social issues and is exemplified by the Western penetration of Egypt. ... Of course, Britain had also lost its crucial colonies during the Revolutionary War North America. ... Rhodes established scholarships to develop colonial leaders that would strengthen the British Empire. ... Some leaders (anti-imperial) found justification in liberalism and nationalism; standards by which the West supposedly fought for and lived by. ... As economic and political venues were sought after in primarily Africa and Asia, controversy even...

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Britain was also rich in natural resources such as coal and iron which were crucial elements in industrialization. ... This bold, young leader quickly established a form of government in which he possessed complete control. ... Political nationalism has materialized during the revolutionary era and had become a powerful force of change during the first half of the nineteenth century, but it didn't triumph until after 1850. ... In 1871 however, political conversions aroused by the force for nationalism were not absolute. ... This concept of change inspired many revolutionaries for year...

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Later Americans added ethnic, political, and economic justifications for the rise of the United States. ... America's early leaders witnessed a revolutionary occurrence – the rise of a fledgling nation from periphery to power. ... America started out the 19th century as an inconsequential player in global politics. ... This position was likely formed from the same frustrations the thirteen colonies faced regarding British maritime law. ... In the case of Great Britain's claim on Venezuelan land bordering British Guiana, America steps in to compel the British to respect the Monr...

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The Federalists, under Hamilton, and to an extent Washington, believed the complete opposite: a strong government, with a strong central leader is necessary to maintain the political and economic success of the newly formed nation. ... For over two centuries, a mainstay of American politics has been the ongoing quarrel between federal and state power, both economically and politically, such as the current disputes between taxes, debt, and health care. Although the men of the revolutionary generation solved the problem of assumption, they inadvertently created an ongoing argument that would ult...

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