The French and their Indian allies fought the Americans and British soldiers for control of the Ohio Valley in order to gain access to the, very lucrative, Mississippi river. ... Slowly they took control over the war and forced the French out of their colonies up to Quebec were they cornered French soldiers up a rocky embankment. ... A group of about sixty people gathered together and took out their anger by throwing rocks and snowballs at the soldiers stationed in front of the Customs House. Fearing for their lives some of the British soldiers fired without the permission of their captain, ...

• Word Count: 1859
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A few loud, rebel-rousing colonists to begin to rally support for rebellion by holding pro-war rallies and publishing pro-war pamphlets, such as Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, which he states, "As a long and violent abuse of power, is generally the Means of calling the right of it in question and as the King of England hath undertaken in his own Right, to support the Parliament in what he calls Theirs, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination, they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions of both, and equally to reject the...

• Word Count: 1791
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A few loud, rebel-rousing colonists to begin to rally support for rebellion by holding pro-war rallies and publishing pro-war pamphlets, such as Common Sense, written by Thomas Paine, which he states, "As a long and violent abuse of power, is generally the Means of calling the right of it in question and as the King of England hath undertaken in his own Right, to support the Parliament in what he calls Theirs, and as the good people of this country are grievously oppressed by the combination, they have an undoubted privilege to inquire into the pretensions of both, and equally to reject the...

• Word Count: 1702
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The American Revolution benefited America today because there aren't any more unfair taxes; there isn't any more "quartering of soldiers," and many other freedoms that we, as Americans, enjoy today. ... The French Revolution fits the definition because the 3rd estate went against King Louis XVI and soon changed the country for the good of it's people. ... This is because the people of the countries that had the revolutions were treated unfairly that decided to overthrow their current ruler, established new freedoms, and altered history for the good of mankind. ...

• Word Count: 569
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

British attempts to collect revenue and quarter soldiers on American soil through a series of ill-conceived acts of Parliament in the 1760s and 70s precipitated all manner of protest from the colonialists, who were already used to inadequate representation in local assemblies. ... The author presents a good summary of the causes of the Revolution, a topic difficult and fascinating in itself. ... Even though the book is very good and simple for any general reader like me, there are a few things not covered as much, such as certain groups like slaves, Indians, and women and it really doesn'...

• Word Count: 700
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

On October 5, the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of Man and the Citizen, a good document all right, but only if it were followed. ... As more soldiers were needed to liberate the rest of Europe, France instituted history's first universal levy, the ultimate in state control over the lives of its citizens. ... Every citizen was required to carry an identity card issued by his local commune, called Certificates of Good Citizenship. ... A war was fought to be sure, and soldiers died in that war. ... After the Boston Massacre, when the British soldiers who had...

• Word Count: 2777
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

During the war the Parliament enforced quartering acts which demanded that every colonists that could, would house British soldiers, no matter their side. ... There is a very good chance that if a central, strong, government had not been established in America this country would be extremely different from the America we know and love today. ...

• Word Count: 1484
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

My conception of religious liberty was vague when I was younger, but as I got older and I became aware of the world around me, religious liberty has been a topic that everyone has been discussing - not only privately but also in public and especially in the papers. I used to be an uninformed protestant of the Lutheran church. I once read in the newspaper that Denmark is the least religious country in the world. When I compare my own country to the U.S, I do not have to have read books or taken lessons to know that America is a highly religious country, and has been since its earliest days. Fur...

• Word Count: 3342
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate