The Haitian Revolution is actually considered the most successful slave rebellion ever because it freed the slaves and granted Haiti its independence. The American Revolution was the most successful because of three reasons: The American Revolution granted America its independence and started the steps for America to establish its government and become what it is today, the French Revolution's failures actually outweigh the successes, and the Haitian Revolution may have freed the slaves but it took a while for Haiti to be fully independent from France. ... The revolution made America fig...

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Politically, the governments already had a certain degree of independence, but wanted to be completely free from the oppressive ties of England. Economically, the country was developing strategies for trading with other countries, although it was forbidden, and had also developed a small amount of self-sufficiency to some degree. ... The theory of mercantilism maintained that a country could only be powerful if it had, and kept a favorable balance of trade, this meaning a higher export than import. ... Eventually, slavery was abolished in the North, and a new idea of a free man arose in Amer...

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Declaration of Independence and Martin Luther Kings speech These two famous pieces of American history both show America's relentless desire to be free. ... One similarity found in the two pieces, are that both express a desire to be free of something. ... America wanted to be free of British rule and become a nation. ... The feeling that England was unfairly treating America through taxation without representation, trade barriers, control over their courts, and many other infractions, caused all Americans to feel the unfairness. ... America felt the need to fight for their independ...

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During the Revolutionary War, England was not only alarmed by the colonists' insistence on trading with the enemy. ... "The parliament unquestionably possesses a legal authority to regulate the trade of Great Britain, and all her colonies. ... A Prince unfit to be the ruler of a free people." ... Altogether the Revolutionary War was bound to happen, if people wanted to be free bad enough they will be war to gain freedom if it is not resolved politically and peacefully. ...

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Free from Britain tariffs and taxes, Americans made a loose confederation with the inability to make states comply with the suggested tax collection. ... One of the greatest weaknesses of the federal government under the Articles of Confederation was its inability to regulate trade. ...

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In the Second Treatise of Civil Government written in 1689 by John Locke, Locke implies that individuals' personality and possessions is free if they are within the law of nature and not bounded by others individuals like Britishers. ... Many laws like cutting off trade with other parts of the world, imposing taxes without consent of colonies, creating commotion in towns and many more. ...

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The years following 1783, welcomed an America free of British rule and taxation - an isolated America with few enemies and vast natural resources. ... The Constitution enforced the return of fleeing slaves to their masters, empowered local government to use force against uprising slaves and ensured the Atlantic slave trade would continue to thrive in Southern territories. ...

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Initially, mercantilist views characterized the conduct of the slave trade. ... In some states emancipation was immediate, but more often--as in New York and New Jersey--it was gradual, freeing slaves born after passage of the state's emancipation act when they reached a given age, usually in their twenties.... Nevertheless, many Southerners felt that a government dominated by free states could endanger existing slaveholdings. ... Now the balance of 11 free states and 11 slave states was in trouble. Maine also applied for statehood in 1819, in which it was admitted as a free state. ...

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They were able to free themselves from their chains and take hold of the ship that was supposed to bring them to the New World. ... The main goal of this revolution was to gain freedom, to have a free state. ... People like the 8th president of the United states, Martin Van Bueren, it was to his convenience that he would allow slavery to be tolerated, for even U.S Secretary of State John Forsyth was threatening him that setting these Africans free, may mean civil war and ruin his chances for re-election. ... w/o which goodwill and excellent trade relations would be imperiled?? ... If civi...

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The revolution had a more immediate impact on the lives of African Americans allowing the growth of many free African American communities. ... Since the ideology of freedom was so dominate in America most northern states ended slavery through 1777-1784, many free black men still faced white prejudice. ... Though slavery hadn't been abolished in the south, in the north many African Americans were able to establish free black communities and develop their culture. ... The depressions was due to inflation, British restricting trade, influx of printed currency, and large war debts. ...

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After the war, America was free from British rule and spirits were high. ... The government could not make taxes (which was really needed to pay off the war debts), it could not control trade, and it could not create any governing laws for the 13 states. ... A government with three branches of government (the legislative, judicial, and executive branch) to provide a system of checks and balances, a leader of the nation in the form of "President", the ability to create laws, and the ability to control trade. ...

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However, our ability to do all this would not have been possible without the Declaration of Independence, in which America first asserted that it was an independent and free nation. ... King George cut off America from trade with the world, completely monopolizing all exchange with other nations. ...

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First, the vast majority slaves lived in the South so a few freed slaves in the North do not make much difference for the whole cause. Second, freed slaves lived as second-class citizens and still remained living in conditions like those of slavery or worse. ... They were created to indirectly stimulate the economic growth of the British Empire by controlling the trade habits of the North American colonies. ...

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Smith believed that rational self-interest and competition can lead to economic prosperity through free market capitalism opposed to mercantilism. This way trade can help not only one, but both sides. ... The financial crisis in France would soon be solved once all of France has committed to free market capitalism. ...

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The second amendment of the United States Bill of Rights says, "A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed." ... Right after the planes hit the World Trade Center and the Pentagon no one said anything about gun control. ...

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​Thomas Paine's, Common Sense, influenced the colonist's ideas and decisions on the revolution and the feelings towards independence. Enlightenment thinkers influenced many of Paine's theories, such as John Locke and Jean- Jacques Rousseau. He begins with general reflections about government and r...

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The social classes and occupations were widely varied: Most were farmers, while an observable amount of minorities were professionals, artisans and trade people. ... The Irish who were poor dug canals and cellars, worked on the docks, served white families, and took in laundry, competed directly with equally poor free blacks. ...

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The independent state claims the rights to levy war, make peace, make alliances, conduct trade and further actions. ... We do not know their responsibilities to each other, the Declaration labels itself as a union of colonies, each of which is free and an independent state....

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