The word originated from France. The French called it, 'révolution industrielle'. ... Some historians even argue that the industrial revolution started in France before spreading to Britain and other parts of the world. ... France's paper rolling industries were superior to Britain's fledgling paper industry. ... Moreover, by the end of 1850 the unaffected by the industrial revolution employed close to half of Britain's laborers. ...

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America was a revolution force from the day of its discovery. ... The American Revolution had its beginnings in the French and Indian war. For seven years, Britain battled the French and Indian nations in the colonies. ... However, even before the French and Indian War had ended the political harmony that was once between the colonies and the British was already being broken down, due to all of the new acts that were passed in accordance with the mercantile theory of economics. ... In 1763, the Seven-Year War in Europe and the French and Indian War in the colonies was over, and with the end ca...

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The Revolution and the Civil War In 1775, American colonists took arms against British rule, thus leading to the American Revolution and the end of British control over the thirteen colonies. ... The American colonists and the British had just defeated the French in the middle of the 1700s in the French and Indian war. ... Although the colonist participation was held to a minimum, they had learned a powerful lesson from the French and Indian War. ... In the case of the Civil War, violence was justified to end a cruel institution. ...

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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. ... We will look at the French and Indian war also known as the 7 year war, and the American involvement in the war to help England beat the French. ... The reason for this is the after the American's had helped Britain defeat the French they thought that the English can now leave and let us get o...

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The British were proud to be English and not French or Dutch. ... This is the first sign into a serious revolution since it is their first act of violence. ... The last event that sets of the revolution is when the parliament decides to tax tea by 3 cents per pound. ... This process took a lot of steps but in the end they felt that there was a need and they were eager to fight for their liberty. ...

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The French and Indian war took place in America. ... 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. ... The Declaration ends with the thirteen colonies declaring "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" which will be replaced by their own new Government. ... It did just that, the movement gained supporters and allies, including France. ... Not only that, this new way ...

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The Revolution and the Civil War In 1775, American colonists took arms against British rule, thus leading to the American Revolution and the end of British control over the thirteen colonies. ... The American colonists and the British had just defeated the French in the middle of the 1700s in the French and Indian war. ... Although the colonist participation was held to a minimum, they had learned a powerful lesson from the French and Indian War. ... In the case of the Civil War, violence was justified to end a cruel institution. ...

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(Cuddon p.280) The English language is listed as the official or co-official language of 45 countries, compared to 27 for French, 20 for Spanish and 17 for Arabic. ... The invaders brought with them their own dialect of Old French known as Anglo-Norman. ... The Germanic form of plurals (house = housen, shoe = shoen) was eventually replaced by the French method of making plurals by adding an "s" (house = houses, shoe = shoes). ... (Baugh & Cable p.146) Through the Statue of Pleading the linguistic division that had existed between the nobility and the commoners of Britain had largely come t...

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Gibbon was born in 1737, a young man of delicate health and fairly good fortune; he had a partial and interrupted education at Oxford, and then he completed his studies in Geneva; on the whole his outlook was French and cosmopolitan rather than British, and he was much under the intellectual influence of that great Frenchman who is best known under the name of Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet de Voltaire, 1694 1778). ... The eighteenth was a, century of comedy, which at the end grew grim. ... Until the stirrings of conscience in Britain that developed into the Methodist revival began, we can de...

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The machine gun, the tank, and the airplane ruled the battlefields of France and Germany. ... The success of Drebbel's submarine paved the way for many inventors to undertake the concept of underwater travel; but it was not until the American Revolution in 1776, that the submarine was used as a weapon of war. ... Nevertheless, the United Sates and France went on with their experiments w! ... The French were building them as fast as they could be ordered. ... They were able to avoid many mistakes that had plagued the French and Americans. ...

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This caused a sense of isolationism that grew on the Americans and once the British became checking these rights, a revolution occurred. ... No longer was there the west or east end of London, both sides could live together side by side with out any of the labels. ... Another major event that helped determine that American values were left untouched was the French Indian War. In essence, the French and Indian War altered the relationships between Britain and the American colonies. ... Once the French and Indian war was over, everything changed in American and these events helped shape America...

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