The years preceding the American Revolution in 1776 were filled with hostility and mistrust between the superpower Great Britain and its North American colony. ... The largest difference between Great Britain and America was that America lacked the aristocracy plaguing Britain. ... This was the seed of a revolution growing in the colonists' minds. Another reason that justifies the American Revolution is the numerous laws and acts that the British imposed on the colonies. ... Concerned for their individual rights and freedoms, the colonists began to revolt against these British polic...

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Not only did he serve as a role model for countless soldiers during America's Revolutionary War, but he set the pace for Presidents of the future. ... Prior to the beginning of the American Revolution, Washington devoted most of his time to training his fourteen thousand troops. ... However, after making it through the hard winter at Valley Forge, Washington soon realized that France had finally recognized the independence of America. ... Even though Washington's plan to defeat the army of Sir Henry Clinton was terminated by American General Charles Lee's lack of enterprise, Was...

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In Joyce Appleby's Inheriting the Revolution, she discusses the lives of Americans after the American Revolution is over and when their new lives begins. ... Appleby shows that Jefferson's beliefs are one of the main reasons for many of the changes in America post-American Revolution. ... Appleby discusses the slavery issue after the American Revolution and the issues with anti-slavery a lot in Inheriting the Revolution. ... New enterprises and jobs came about also after the American Revolution ended. ... In Inheriting the Revolution, Appleby gives a good introduction to the Ame...

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1776, written by David McCullough, studies the rich history of the American Revolution from multiple points of view of the war, weaving together an epic that has stood the test of time. ... By focusing on the soldiers, the very heart of the Continental and British Armies, as well as the people on the top, like King George III as well as George Washington and crew, McCullough makes the story of the American Revolution both intensely human and passionate. ... McCullough even highlighted the actions of the first American traitor Dr. ... And this war really was more of a civil war before the mot...

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The Cause of the American Revolution During the 1700's the most prominent nation that began to develop in the new world would be faced with a great decision, do we or do we not break from our mother England? ... In the end with England's unnecessary taxations and act's of all verities would lead to the American Revolution, which would begin in April 1775. The increasing involvement and tightening control of the British government over the American Colonies help cause the American Revolution. ... In the end Britain chose to send more troops and ignore the Amer...

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A revolution was born; "a violent attempt...to end the rule of one government and start a new one"" (Revolution). The colonists demanded independence and relief from the control of the crown, and with the British holding fast to their power, a revolution was born - and it would forever change the relationship between America and Great Britain. The American Revolution officially began on April 19th 1775, when, the thirteen British colonies were ready for change, demanded freedom, and wanted disconnection from Great Britain for good. ... "The Declaration of Independence the document not only ...

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The American Revolution ended successfully in New Jersey for several reasons. ... His victories had done nothing less that save the Revolution" (Lender, 30). ... Another reason why the Revolution ended successfully in New Jersey because of Washington's war tactics. ... The Americans were suffering from hard fought battles in New Jersey in 1777. ... Slavery has always been a controversial issue throughout American history. ...

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What effect has disease had on the history of war, in particular the American Revolution? ... In "Yellow Jack and Geopolitics: Environment, Epidemics, and the Struggles for Empire in the American Tropics, 1650-1825," J.R. ... " He states that yellow fever and the mosquitos that carry it were brought to the Americas via slave ships. ... But how does any of this relate to the battle of Yorktown, which took place hundreds of miles north of the American tropics? ... " McNeill says that malaria, a mosquito transmitted disease, impacted the British expeditionary force in a simila...

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A child of the American Revolution, John Quincy Adams was the first President of American History whose father, John Adams, also served a term as President of the United States of America. ... It was at nine years of age that JQA experienced, first hand, the American Revolution. ... It was within the first year of the war that it has been said that JQA learned of the harsh realities of growing up into a man, and later recalls in life feeling responsible "as the eldest son "for protecting his mother while his father attended to the business of revolution (The American Preside...

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This question of slavery was a main reason why early America was so fragmented and prone to implosion. ... America was fractured and each state was separated by ideals and ideologies. ... Nationalism is the unifying force that allowed the American people to break free in the first place. ... In the Midst of Perpetual Fetes: The Making of American Nationalism 1776-1820. ... Ellis used many examples to support his claim that America was fragile in her early years. ...

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It only seemed a mater of time before these converging, congregating and colliding opinions would show themselves prominent in American society. ... National Bank For the newly formed nation, the result of the Revolution left an enormous debt hanging as first priority to Washington's cabinet. ... First Cunningham addresses their opinions with the French Revolution. ... Through these letters, Cunningham points out that Jefferson, although he "deplores bloodshed" (Cunningham, 2000, p. 108), believed that the result of the French Revolution was worth it. ... The French Revolution affe...

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He held firmly that "taxation without consent" might create in Americans "a fatal resentment of parental care being converted into tyrannical usurpation". Lee led the opposition in the House of Burgesses, and back in Westmoreland County, months before anyone else in America, he organized the first boycott of British goods. ... A member of one of Virginia's most prestigious families, Richard Henry Lee had unrelentingly advocated the most radical measures in the pre-Revolution protests against British infringements on colonial rights. ... Peale kept the original for his gallery of American...

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Alexander Hamilton, the first financial genius of the United States, overcame tremendous childhood odds to lead America through its early monetary decisions and foundations in the time following the American Revolution. ... While at King's, Hamilton wrote anonymous pamphlets for newspapers and exhibited a solid grasp and knowledge of the British and American governments [http://www.ushistory.org/valleyforge/served/hamilton.html]. ... After the Revolution, the U.S. economy was about $50 million in debt, economic growth was slowed by competitive tariffs between states, American shippin...

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This paper is on the book John Hancock: Merchant King and American Patriot, written by Harlow Giles Unger. This book discusses how John Hancock was not only a merchant king but also an American patriot. I will discuss his later years of life after the merchant years and how he became an American Patriot, and a founding father of this great country. Hancock's first big accomplishment here in America came when John Adams, with the support of Washington, elected John Hancock for presidency. ... To prevent the revolution from stalling, Hancock and other rich congress members made large d...

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Both George Washington and Napoleon Bonaparte were famous leaders of revolutions. ... Plus in 1776, the American colonies' prospects for independence grew dimmer. ... Independence was the common goal of both the American and French, and thus they all strive for it. The main difference was that Washington won trust and esteem from his soldiers and people by his respectable personality of unselfishness, consideration, concern and understanding; whereas Napoleon made his soldiers obey by majesty and promises of materialistic things, and won his people's support by saving France from her...

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Ellis considers the compromise to be one of the most defining in American history. ... Franklin declared that the values of slavery contradicted to the values that had been fought for in the American Revolution. ... In his final address, Washington expressed his distrust of political parties, American independence from other nations, and American neutrality. ... This book reaches out to those fond of American history. ... The quotations come directly from the American leaders themselves, making them extremely effective. ...

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David McCullough closely examines a year of near-mythic status in the American collective memory: 1776. ... " It was also the year that the American Revolution began in earnest and was nearly lost. ... McCullough is not content to focus solely on the Americans, however. ... In this struggle, the Americans fared less well than in Boston. ... These were the "times that try men souls," according to Thomas Paine in The American Crisis. ...

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During the time the American Revolution, Washington managed his lands around Mount Vernon and served in the Virginia House of Burgesses. ... The biggest body of British troops in America had been defeated. Britain gave up all of its territory in America, except for Canada, to the newly formed United States. ... Nash, Gary B. (1994) American odyssey New york: Glencoe/McGraw-Hill Old, Wendie C. (1997) George Washington Berkeley Heights: Enslow Publishers Inc....

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(p. 98) Laboring against great difficulties, he created the Continental Army, which fought and won the American Revolution (1775-1783), out of what was little more than an armed mob. ... Adams was the second president of our great nation and has become one of the great figures in American history. ... Adams, however, soon realized that the crown was mistreating Americans through its taxation and unfair laws. ... Fortunately, that hasn't been the case since Adams ranks as one of the greatest of political philosophers, who contributed profoundly to American political thought. ...

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Washington's real quality was the American Revolution. ... This cautioning got to be some piece of the American political scene. ... He was again asked to be the American power if The US went to war with France over the XYZ undertaking. ... It took America around a hundred years to do likewise4. George Washington was America's saint, first president and he was likewise a slave holder. ...

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After being elected into office in 1789, one of George Washington's priorities as President of the United States was to select a cabinet. Washington waited to make his selections as Congress created the departments of Treasury, War, and State. His choices were based on talent and experience, not on party association. Two of the men had Washington selected, Alexander Hamilton and Thomas Jefferson brought contrasting beliefs to the administration. At a young age of 34, Alexander Hamilton was selected as the Secretary of the Treasury. ...

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