"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation." ... After the end of the civil war in England, and the restoration of King Charles II, England closed its grip on the colonies. ... On the eve of the revolutionary war the political situation in the American colonies was still fairly stable. ... The War of Independence was just that, a bid for independence. ... Though ther...

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These acts were English mercantilism's most important expression. ... Similarly in Latin America, want of free trade and manufacturing and relief from taxes were important causes of the independence movements. ... These economic grievances against Britain and Spain were important causes in both independence movements. The economic causes of the wars for independence are very similar. ... Instead, Britain tightened control over its colonies after the war. ...

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The events took them in opposing directions, yet united them in their hopes. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. ... The war had an equally profound but very different effect on the American colonists. ...

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The events took them in opposing directions, yet united them in their hopes. ... The American war for independence can be dated back to times of the British victory in the French and Indian War. ... But the cost of the war had greatly enlarged Britain's debt. Moreover, the war generated substantial resenment towards the colonists among English leaders, who were not satisfied with the financial and military help they had received from the colonists during the war. ... The war had an equally profound but very different effect on the American colonists. ...

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It is important to note that at this time the idea of Independence from Britain was not a common one and there were strong feelings in America between British Loyalists and the Colonial revolutionists. ... Despite the Declaration there was still a lot of division among the American people, bought on by lack of funds and foods, the strain of the long war and complaints about the inefficiency of the Congress. ... This entire sequence of events led to the birth of the Nation we now know as the United States. Without such important documents as the Declaration of Independence, the Confederation ...

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Congress had to either borrow funds from private suppliers or tax the states to finance the post-war reconstruction. ... These events proved the Confederation was weak and unable to control financial problems. Diplomatic problems multiplied after the war. ... The British still remained in the United States even after the war. ... Even though there are some very important advantages of the Articles of Confederation, they certainly don't outweigh those disadvantages. ...

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War). ... Another important event that occurred during the conference was, "the Declaration and Resolve. " It " established the course of the congress, as a statement of principles common to all of the colonies. " (American). ... War). ... War). ... It was because of his political view that made him most suitable to draft up such an important document (American Home). ...

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Initially, Jefferson envisioned on obtaining the territory from Spain but events were altered and the U.S not only gaining a massive beneficial piece of land, but also gained the powerful Napoleon Bonaparte of France as a very beneficial ally. ... The drafting of the Declaration of Independence was the defining event in Thomas Jefferson's life. ... This document gave a renewed sense of purpose to the war that Americans had been fighting for over a year now. ... This document is one of the most important documents in American history dealing with the subject of "religious liberty&qu...

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These events were just the start of Adams long and prestigious political life. ... Adams (2013) states that he served on 90 committees, as the head of the Board of War and Ordinance, and negotiated the Treaty of Paris. ... During his presidency much of his time was focused on the war between French and British. ...

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Previous to the civil war rose two characters, two heroes, in Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson. ... Lee's resolution," but there are many other important historical acts that are noteworthy but overshadowed by his Declaration of Independence. ... Jackson, like Jefferson, came into the spotlight during a time of war. The public enlightened Jefferson during the revolution and Jackson during the war of 1812. ... In these events Jackson briefly shows his philosophy. ...

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Thomas Jefferson shows his most Important achievement, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, where Jefferson writes "We hold these truths to be self evidence: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" ( The Norton Anthology American Literature 715). ... Perhaps the lure of historical writing is to answer the mystery of what and why of great events, but it is not the job of historians to choose questions which have an effect on legal rights. ... The enslavem...

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Thomas Jefferson shows his most Important achievement, the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, where Jefferson writes "We hold these truths to be self evidence: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" ( The Norton Anthology American Literature 715). ... Perhaps the lure of historical writing is to answer the mystery of what and why of great events, but it is not the job of historians to choose questions which have an effect on legal rights. ... The enslavem...

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