There was more land to be taken over and more people waiting to migrate to North America. ... The reason for this was because they had been in conflict for generations in Europe and they had not improved their relations in North America, where their colonies laid side by side. ... It proved to be the end of French power in North America. ... Since the victory of the war removed the bothersome French from North America and the colonies themselves, the English thought it was only right that the colonists should pay for the expenses of the war and all the money England lost because they defended ...

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There was more land to be taken over and more people waiting to migrate to North America. ... The reason for this was because they had been in conflict for generations in Europe and they had not improved their relations in North America, where their colonies laid side by side. ... It proved to be the end of French power in North America. ... Since the victory of the war removed the bothersome French from North America and the colonies themselves, the English thought it was only right that the colonists should pay for the expenses of the war and all the money England lost because they defended ...

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Lord North tried to restore the respect for the law by imposing the "Punitive Acts". ... He and his army fought for the defence of American liberty and led to America to independence. ... A new republic was born United States of America. ... The Civil War.zTeh major cause of this war was the situation of slavery which had beeen introduced into North America in early colonial times. ... It was indeed inevitable that the North and South could not survive in a nation without slavery, and it was clear that there would come a time when the North would no longer condone the institution. ...

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The causes of the American Revolution and the Latin American Wars of Independence were similar in many aspects. The Latin American and American independence movements were caused in part by similar economic reasons. ... Both the Americans and the Latin Americans resented the heavy taxation imposed by the mother country. ... Both America and Spanish America were restricted from free manufacturing. ... "The Hapsburg imperial state had settled into a comfortable inertia which gave the creole oligarchies in practice what was denied to them in theory: access to the North Atlantic trading system a...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

What changed and what stayed the same in the era of the American Revolution between 1775 and 1789? ... Although the colonies of British North America, on July 4 1776 felt strongly enough about the incompetence of British rule, to declare themselves independent of such rule, and fight a war to demonstrate such sentiment, the resulting state created from their revolutionary endeavours, and indeed, the revolution itself, seemed a mere step away, politically, from that of the state they were rebelling against. ... Until 1660 the colonies in North America had been left, basically, to their own devi...

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Overtime African American lifestyle changed drastically, and African American men and women created new lives for themselves. ... Thus, gradual emancipation laws started to abolish slavery in the North. ... Therefore, the effects of the American Revolutionary War on African Americans depended on where they lived. ... If they were slaves north of the Mason Dixon Line, they were freed about 30 years after the adoption of the constitution. ... Blacks in the North were separated from their white counter parts but Blacks in the South were not free. ...

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For the one hundred and fifty years subsequent to the foundation and establishment of the English speaking colonies of North America the settlers were still quite content and largely self governed. ... During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The French settlers, however, had made alliances with the North American natives and established with them the trading of furs and foods. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the com...

• Word Count: 1773
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It covers the economic and social issues that arose between England and its American colonies in the 18th century, and also mentions key points in history when America decided it would endeavor to become a free and sovereign country. ... Prior to the increase of settlements in North America, England had established several Navigation Acts, these directly affected all foreign and domestic trade. ... In 1763 a new Prime Minister was appointed in England by the name of George Grenville, his goal was to bring the colonies into complete subjection, and solve England's financial problems regard...

• Word Count: 1977
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American colonists who sold tea lost money. ... Although there were abolitionists in the North, many northerners didn't care about slavery one way or the other. ... They were angered that they were not allowed to import further slaves from Africa and they resented the North for "interfering". ... The North and the South also had negative images of each other and different cultures. The South viewed the North as people who were heathens chasing money in big cities. ...

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American colonists who sold tea lost money. ... Although there were abolitionists in the North, many northerners didn't care about slavery one way or the other. ... They were angered that they were not allowed to import further slaves from Africa and they resented the North for "interfering". ... The North and the South also had negative images of each other and different cultures. The South viewed the North as people who were heathens chasing money in big cities. ...

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The American Revolution ended successfully in New Jersey for several reasons. ... The Americans were suffering from hard fought battles in New Jersey in 1777. ... The Battle of Monmouth was a key victory for the Americans for many reasons. ... Finally, the British gave up in the North because the Battle of Monmouth was the last major Revolutionary War battle in the North. ... Slavery has always been a controversial issue throughout American history. ...

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Foner, who wrote The Story of American Freedom, reveals three elements that promoted the notion of freedom according to Americans living in that time. ... Thomas Paine preconceived America gaining independence from England. ... The first included the westward movement whereby America adopted the notion of manifest destiny' that means that America had the divine right to conquer all of North America. ... This is the following stage of American freedom. ... America was unaware of the power of a man's mind and voice. ...

• Word Count: 1973
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It is safe to say that British government in its North American colonies was more efficient to begin with than that of Saint Domingue. Wood points emphasize in The Radicalism of the American Revolution that these Americans were prosperous compared to the rest the world. ... Whereas the early acts of defiance on the part of Haitians tended to involve burning and killing, the North Americans dumped tea into Boston's harbor and refused to pay taxes. ... America required no Dessalines to force its citizens to work. ... No one denies the prosperity of America as a whole. ...

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Synopsis For my essay I have chosen to write about the American Revolution where I will 'assess the causes that lead to the development of the American Revolution'. ... Assess the causes that lead to the development of the American Revolution The American Revolution influenced by political ideas was waged by the American colonies against Britain. ... The Americans did all they could to rebel against the monarchy where traders began to smuggle goods in and out of American ports to avoid paying taxes. ... With the helping hand of Britain, they let the company sell their tea in North A...

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The American Revolution created a domino effect on the revolutions that occurred during this time, but it was not the sole cause of the Latin American Revolutions. To fully understand the Latin American Revolution, we must identify the factors that influenced the American Revolution, and explore the other causes that led to the independence of the New World. ... In the 18th century, North Americans had established an economy in which a wide range of productive activities took place. ... The American colonies declared their independence on July 4th, 1776, stating the 13 United States of Americ...

• Word Count: 1746
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On July 4th 1776, the Declaration of Independence was approved and signed by fifty-six men, to whom they agreed to "mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes and our sacred Honor"; these men represented the thirteen North American colonies that were proclaiming their separation from Great Britain, founding the United States of America. ... The French and Indian war took place in America. ... However, the Americans saw right through this and wouldn't let the Dockers unload the cargo out of the ships. ... They consisted of six acts, among them were, the Boston Port Ac...

• Word Count: 1859
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

For the one hundred and fifty years subsequent to the foundation and establishment of the English speaking colonies of North America the settlers were still quite content and largely self governed. ... During the early seventeenth century migrants from Britain, France and Spain settled along the Atlantic Seaboard of North America, and in the Gulf of St Lawrence. ... The French settlers, however, had made alliances with the North American natives and established with them the trading of furs and foods. ... The seemingly inevitable conflict between the British and the French resultant of the com...

• Word Count: 1734
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They would then ship these goods to foreign markets all around the world including the colonies(America Online ). ... After Grenville and Townshend the most incompetent was Lord North, who became Prime Minister in 1770 after the death of Charles Townshend. "North was the kind of politician George had been looking for ----a plodding, dogged, industrious man, neither a fool nor a genius, much like the king himself. ... In the years leading up to the final decade before the American Revolution, the relationship between Great Britain and her colonies in North America continued to deteriorate. ... ...

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The years preceding the American Revolution in 1776 were filled with hostility and mistrust between the superpower Great Britain and its North American colony. ... Between 1680 and 1776 America developed into a politically and culturally diverse nation. ... The largest difference between Great Britain and America was that America lacked the aristocracy plaguing Britain. ... America and Great Britain also differed in other ways. ... This stemmed primarily from the fact that America had many slaves; most colonist owned slaves, and seeing this system firsthand assured Americans that they did ...

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The colonists wanted to have members from America represent them in the British Parliament. ... The next gale that sweeps from the North will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! ... After all, they just fought a war to retain control of America and did not want to lose it now! ... The next gale that sweeps from the north will bring to our ears the clash of resounding arms! ... The colonists opposed this act because, by disregarding old charter claims to western lands, it threatened to hem them in to the North and Northwest by a Roman Catholic-dominated province. ...

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Comparisons of the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and in America enable us to look in some detail at their attempts to vanquish two of the strictest regimes in Eastern Europe and in Northern America . ... Not all of the first American settlers were loyal to the British crown. ... With France removed from North America, the vast interior of the continent lay open for the Americans to colonize. ... It can be demonstrated also in the case of situation in Northern America. ... They sent British troops to "protect Americans" they said. ...

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Comparisons of the revolutions in Czechoslovakia and in America enable us to look in some detail at their attempts to vanquish two of the strictest regimes in Eastern Europe and in Northern America . ... Not all of the first American settlers were loyal to the British crown. ... With France removed from North America, the vast interior of the continent lay open for the Americans to colonize. ... It can be demonstrated also in the case of situation in Northern America. ... They sent British troops to "protect Americans" they said. ...

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After Grenville and Townsend the most incompetent was Lord North, who became Prime Minister in 1770 after the death of Charles Townsend. "North was the kind of politician George had been looking for ----a plodding, dogged, industrious man, neither a fool nor a genius, much like the king himself. ... In the years leading up to the final decade before the American Revolution, the relationship between Great Britain and her colonies in North America continued to deteriorate. ... The Americans believed Lord Grenville and Parliament had "no more right to make laws concerning them than it did to tax ...

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The American Revolution was caused by a collection of actions and feelings. Beginning in 1775, the American Revolution was probably one of the most influential wars in U.S. history. ... It was this disagreement that fostered the American Revolution. ... As days went by, Americans started believing more and more in the idea of republicanism. ... He uses this quote to help push his fellow Americans to rise to action. ...

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During the American Revolution John Adams deliberated the reasons and worth of the fight. ... Before the American Revolution, the American colonists and the British army fought together in the French and Indian War. ... Why would more people want to come to America if there was no room? As the colonists were trying to reshape their lives to fit this new law, the British Parliament passed the British North American (Quebec) Act in 1774. ... The American economy would also be hurt by this new law. ...

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• Grade Level: High School