During the American Revolution John Adams deliberated the reasons and worth of the fight. ... I can see that the end is worth all the means. ... At this time in the American Revolution only a few colonies with militias fighting against the British. ... Before the American Revolution, the American colonists and the British army fought together in the French and Indian War. ... The French now had the same resources and profitable goods that the colonies had, the Americans now had to compete for customers with France. ...

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A year later the huge province was lost to Great Britain at the end of the Seven Years" War, as part of the Treaty of Paris. This area was returned to Spain when the British signed the second Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, which concluded the American Revolution and recognized the former 13 colonies as the free and sovereign United States of America. ... Louisiana was of diminishing importance to France. ... What about the French in Louisiana? ... He saw what America could and has become with the addition of the territory; he knew it was essential in order for the United States to est...

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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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There were a few American victories at sea early on, but in the end, the U.S. ... " Great Britain and France had been intermittently at war since 1793. ... British did this by blockading the French coast and in 1807 it passed the Orders in Council, which required neutral countries to obtain a license before trading with France. ... American ships caught in these blockades were taken for use by both the British and French navy's and by 1812 Britain had taken a 1000 American ships and the French had taken 500. ... Madison agreed with Congress and believed that it was either; go to war...

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Jefferson sparked change in the hearts of many men during the American Revolution. ... Thomas Jefferson had strong views of independence and in his heart, he knew that the possibilities of a new revolution were soon to come. ... In the middle of April in 1803, shortly before Monroe's arrival, the French asked Livingston if the United States was interested in purchasing all of Louisiana Territory. ... If they won the revolution, then all well ends well, but if Britain won, anyone who had signed his name on the document would be branded a traitor to the Crown, and executed for their crimes....

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It was at nine years of age that JQA experienced, first hand, the American Revolution. ... From age ten to seventeen, John's father was posted in Europe as a special envoy during the American Revolution. ... In France JQA studied fencing, dance, music, and art at the Passy Academy. ... At age 22, JQA fell deeply in love for the first time but again with the strong persuasion of his mother, he decided to end the relationship because he felt that he couldn't support a wife. ... It is the responsibility of government, he insisted, to improve the conditions of life for those who ar...

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Adams and Congress had to prepare for war; meanwhile the French seized American ships. This added on to the threats and actions the French had already made and took. ... Adams then damaged any chance he had of reelection by opening up negotiations with France in 1800. ... A large portion of the New England, Mid-Atlantic, and Northwest became an interdependent, self-supporting society and this became known as the "market revolution" and at the same time, a middle class was emerging. ... Finally, the Compromise Tariff of 1833 and the Force Bill brought both issues to a quiet end dur...

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The topic of assumption of state debts by the federal government illustrates the broader argument of federalism versus republicanism, and has continued as an American economic disagreement many years after the American Revolution. ... On February 11, 1790, Quaker protesters called for an end of slavery before Congress. ... Northerners, under the leadership of Benjamin Franklin, asserted that slavery was incompatible with the principles of the American Revolution. ... Perhaps the most notable example of this is the 1960s civil rights movement, which aimed to end continued racism and segregation...

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Along with being the father of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson had been the minister to France for the past four years. ... He then went on to attack the bill in asking where the convenience would end. ...

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His mother was Rachel Fawcette, daughter of a Protestant French Planter and physician. ... At the end of the Revolution, Hamilton went and studied law in Albany, New York. ... Hamilton submitted a report to Congress in 1790 on the public credit that supplied for the funding of international and national debts of the United States, along with the assumption of the state's debts of the revolution. ... In 1798, when war with France seemed eminent President John Adams appointed Hamilton reluctantly at the insistence of George Washington. ...

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During the Glorious Revolution, tensions drew in America over the crowning of King James II. ... Rene Descartes, a French philosopher and scientist, believed that reason and rationality defined all sciences and philosophies. ... Since the end of the 1800s, however, rationalism has played chiefly an antireligious role in theology. ...

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Jefferson made this statement, "I was the pen of the American Revolution, as George Washington was the sword." ... For over a month, he mourned his loss, than in November of 1784 he agreed to be a commissioner to France. ... When Callendar published his accusation, he made it was thought he was directly confronting Jefferson directly and with that accusation, he ended up dishonoring himself instead of Jefferson. ...

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