The American Revolution ended two centuries of British rule for most of the North American colonies and created the modern United States of America. ... Most of all, the American Revolution was a conservative one. ... The colonies economic stability was based on slavery, which was an unlawful source of cheap labor. ... The Proclamation of 1763, which allowed no settlement west of the Appellations, upset land speculators. ... Before the American Revolution many Americans lived by standards implicit in such words as honor, glory, and sacrifice. ...

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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 they were also being stripped of their freedom. ... Great Britain colonized most of the colonies in North America. The colonies were tied to Britain through trade. ... Colonists who had already lived there were forced to move to the East; this was known as the proclamation of 1763. ... The colonies...

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The first example of Britain altering the status quo in the area of politics was the Proclamation of 1763. ... The second and probably the most significant reason for the American Revolution was that the colonies were being taxed without being represented in Parliament. ... The final social issue is that of Native Americans. ... They were created to indirectly stimulate the economic growth of the British Empire by controlling the trade habits of the North American colonies. ... The British government infringing on the rights and philosophies of their North American colonies caused the Ameri...

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These thirteen colonies were used to be independent one to the other. ... The parliament intended to draw money from the colonies and it would mean intruding into local affairs in unprecedented ways; that means invading the autonomy of the colonies. ... Then there were a serious of act that made it worse: The Proclamation of 1763, when Grand Britain prohibited no further settlement west of the Appalachians. ... The colonies also did not like the idea than the Parliament was taking decision on London that was affecting the colonies in America with out any representation. ... Even though the col...

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