The dictionary definition for the American Revolution is; "the war between Great Britain and its American colonies, 1775-83, by which the colonies won their independence." ... And so the American Revolutionary war began in 1775. ... Finally the American colonies were emancipated, at a great cost. ... This did not bode well with the larger states because they only got 1 vote and a state with half the population got one vote as well and they counted with equal weight. So, as stated in the Virginia Plan, larger states proposed that there should be a two house legislature (bi-cameral or uni-c...

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During the 1760's and 1770's, the British undermined the success of American colonists with high taxation and a strong military presence. ... The years following 1783, welcomed an America free of British rule and taxation - an isolated America with few enemies and vast natural resources. The Treaty of Paris entitled America to large new land masses as well as rivers and fresh water lakes. ... The next 50 years following the end of the war saw a myriad of American sentiment towards Native Indians. ... Constitution itself did not outright endorse slavery in America moving forward, ther...

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Leading up to the creation of the constitution, America was a broken system, that needed fixing. ... Although the black codes kept most of the African American population down, there were still sensational reformists. During this time period it was not only African Americans who benefitted from this, but women as well. ... The African Americans, once given the opportunity showed they can overcome, and during this time period, women also showed they can be just as successful as men, but this was only after they were given the right to equality by the constitution. ... All three of these Ameri...

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America the Bully As a child, my first remembrance of war is the Gulf War. ... The American soldiers first placed an American flag in Saddam's hand, then placed an Iraq Flag in his hand. ... That symbolized the American soldiers thinking that Iraq was now in the hands of America. ... The American flag showed some selfishness that the American soldiers had at the time. ... (America's Age par. 19). ...

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Up to 60% of the population see themselves as being religious1, meaning they affiliate with a religion. ... I will focus on religious liberty and how it became one of the big issues when "creating America" and why it is still a "big issue" in today's America. I will first and foremost give a historical overview of how religious liberty was meant to be a part of the American society through the American Constitution of 1787. ... One meets religion almost everywhere in the corners of America. ... It is folly to classify America as a Christian nation just because some religious authorities ...

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Five years from now, I will be living the American dream, marrying an average working-class hero type of man. ... The preamble of the constitution proclaims, "We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America."" ... America stands for the freedom of all people, so long as no one is harmed in the process. ... If passed,...

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The American colonists had fought a bitter war in order to achieve their independence from an oppressive British government. ... When smaller areas' population reached 2,000, they could become territories. When new territorie's populations reached 60,000, they could become new states. The Constitutional Convention After Shay's Rebellion, it was apparent to most Americans that the central government needed to be stronger. ... The Constitution was ratified by all thirteen States, and The United States of America was born. ...

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America's first constitution, however, only lasted ten years until fifty-five delegates met in Philadelphia with the same common purpose: to preserve the American union, protect the American democracy from abroad, and curb the unrestrained social reformation rampant in other states. America's newly established independence awakened many privileges, as well as restrictions. ... Spain, still resentful for losing the French and Indian War, closed the Mississippi River to American commerce. ... This plan anticipated that representation for each state should be based on population. ....

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Is American Government Broken? ... On the other side, there are the American people. ... After all, the American people elected them, did they not? ... Issues that it wishes not to tackle because there is, to some degree, lack of population involvement. ... Given Congress analysis and the political behavior of American people, I once again state that the American government is indeed broken. ...

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The United States of America was founded as a country where "all men are created equal". ... Sectional populations were almost equal, which meant a balance in the House of Representatives. ... Slavery was a pesky issue that was second to issues like manifest destiny, Native American problems, and foreign issues. ... This bill was ruled unconstitutional and was never passed but it had a lingering effect in Congress and on the American people. ... At that time, there had been a population explosion in the North from immigration. ...

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The Constitution of the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. ... Larger states, such as Virginia, wanted representation in Congress based on population, since they had a large population. ... Since they had less population, if Virginia got its way, small states like New Jersey would not be represented well. ... In the House, the amount of representatives for each state changes as the population changes. ...

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The Constitution of the United States of America was approved on September 17, 1787, by delegates from the twelve states in attendance. ... Larger states, such as Virginia, wanted representation in Congress based on population, since they had a large population. ... Since they had less population, if Virginia got its way, small states like New Jersey would not be represented well. ... In the House, the amount of representatives for each state changes as the population changes. ...

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In the American Constitution there are stipulated powers of what the national government can do, anything that  is not specify in this clauses, can be handled by the states governments. ... Consequently, the  American Federalism is a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and the power of the states. ... Due to the fact of being a large nation with big ethnic differences and ideologies all over their territory, the states need power to make their own rules so they can defend their population from the 'big boss'...

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"George Washington was the richest man in America, John Hancock was a prosperous Boston merchant. ... That's why the poor white population, was tricked into fighting by offering them to start becoming owners of the land instead of being just tenants. ... The rest of the reading talks about how the people was against the constitution at first, and then later on how people changed and started accepting the constitution and it's amendments known as the Bill of Rights in order to establish liberties for all of the population. ... Which didn't sit well with the general population, ...

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Following the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America, one of the most important task facing the new nation was setting up a constitution, a set of laws to govern the 13 states. ... Each state, regardless of its population, had only one vote in Congress. The larger states with larger populations said this was unfair. ...

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The United States of America is an non-dictatorship country, which allows citizens to have their own opinion and political views.This right we have as American citizens is stated in the U.S. Constitution in the First Amendment, that all American citizens has the right of freedom of speech. ... American would have to increase their production. The population would increase tremendously since America is in a trouble drought, that type of increase could be another Great Depression similar 1920's. Even Though ending a life is a terrible way to save any problem, even a problem in our nation Am...

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When it comes to gun control and gun violence, the United States of America has a serious situation. ... The states is probably the number one well-armed nation on our planet, when there are around 310 million registered firearms in civilian circulation, and the US has currently a population approx. 316 million. 1 And around ten thousand Americans citizens are killed every year because of incidents with firearms. ... Therefore a majority of people in the United States of America believes that the U.S needs a much stricter gun law. ... For these reasons, it can be hard for the United Sta...

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Equality for All Since the birth of the United States, African-Americans have continued the fight for equality in America. ... A prominent court case in moving African-Americans toward equality in was Brown v. ... His protest of the desegregation of the elevators within the Fulton County Court House had a positive outcome, by permitting African-Americans to ride in the same elevator as White-Americans and moved him one step closer to his dream of "one day all Americans would be equal." ... This success for the African-American community was a result of many years of hard work and determinat...

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Federal system in the United States of America: its origins. ... I n my opinion American political system conforms to all these features: u American system composed of national government and governments of 50 states. ... American political system has weak sides also. ... Their number depends on population. ... among the other associations people named America. ...

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In order to identify the flaws that existed in The Articles of Confederation, I will compare them to the Constitution of The United States of America. ... The House of Representatives gave each state a number of delegates in proportion to the population of that state. The second house, called the Senate, gave each state 2 representatives, regardless of size or population. ...

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The Articles of Confederation, America's first uniting form of government was put into effect in 1781, after the conclusion of the Revolutionary War. ... With the current government, every state had one vote, no matter the size of the population of that state. ... This was all based on population, the bigger the state, the more representatives for that state. ... There are two houses; the Senate has two members from each state, and the House of Representatives has members based on population of each state. ... The Articles of Confederation were a good starting point and a stepping stone f...

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Americans believe in "equality of opportunity", but not in "equality of results" meaning that the general consensus of American citizens feel that everyone should have an equal opportunity to progress, but not everyone deserves to be wealthy. ... Overall there are three key beliefs the general American public supports with regards to our contemporary economic status: "economic individualism" and personal responsibility should regulate public policies, the government and society should be more inclined to assist the truly needy than the competent, but lazy population, and the key factor behi...

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Most importantly, the Constitution defined "We the people" as the free Americans and excluded the slaves and Indians. ... They did not receive the principle of the consent of the governed like all of the free citizens of America did. The views of the American Revolution on slavery lasted all the way to the writing of the Constitution and greatly impacted the founders. ... While the members from each state in the House were based on population, the members in the Senate were two per state. ... Because larger states argued that their population would have less say if it were 1 represe...

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John Dickinson was working diligently on the first constitution that would unify the thirteen colonies into a loose confederation known as the United States of America. ... It created a bicameral congress with one house with representation based on population, the other with all states represented equally, fixing the unicameral congress that existed in the Articles. ... The Constitution also included the Bill of Rights, which guaranteed liberties and rights to American citizens and left powers not mentioned to the states. ... They unified the colonies, set up effective peace negotiations after...

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African-Americans were not allowed to vote or own any property. ... African-Americans were not even regarded in state population when it came time to vote for state representatives. Women had a little ore liberties than the African-Americans did. ... When it came to elect state representatives, women were counted in the state's population. ...

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