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    The upcoming selection will give tremendous insight on the America Revolution, which also know as the War of independence. Starting with the contributing factors that lead to the rebellion of the 13 colonies. For instance, the Boston Massacre, Stamp Act of 1775, Tea Act of 1773, and the Coercive Acts designed to reaffirm Brittan’s absolute rule or authority of the colonist. With a better understanding of these events we can make our own conclusion on weather this revolution could have been avoided. The American Revolution The American Revolution also known as the War of independence began on April 19, 1775 because the rising tension between the colonists and great Brittan had reached its limit. The colonist believed the taxes imposed…

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    American Revolution, civil war, colonial war, War of Independence, many terms for the conflict that rages in the American colonies from 1763 to 1783. However, we chose to focus on the American Revolution. The name 'American Revolution ' brings us to consider radical changes that have affected the US population. The American people is he himself the cause of this revolt? Is it a movement of demands from the people? The revolution is she, as stated John Adams (2nd Prsdt US) occurred "in the…

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    Before the American Revolution happened, the English people found the Thirteen Colonies and send colonists to settle in each colonies. After the French and Indian War, King George III had lost a lot a money and to make up for the money that they had lost, he started to tax the colonists even more without their consents. That made the colonists mad and started to rebel little by little until it grew in to a war. The American Revolution moderate revolution because of how they started to question…

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    about the American Revolution, float on the surface of those events that took place late eighteenth century, and carried against Britain, the empire that the sun never sets, and that was colonize a wide part of the new world, and led after unanimously for the independence of what has become known in the United States for the British Crown. It goes without saying, that it is important consequences for the geographical disclosures movement which culminated in exploring Christopher Columbus unknown…

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    On April 19, 1775, a confrontation between British troops and a local patriot militia in Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts ignited a revolution: The American Revolution. Once the first shots were fired, they were heard around the world; the American Revolution kindled a spirit of world-wide autonomy. Even though the American Revolution was not a normal revolution because it did not lead to a total destruction of a current society, the American Revolution was insurgent and radical because of…

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    The American Revolution: A Revolution or a Revelation? The American Revolution was a stepping stone towards the formation of then United States. As with most revolutions, it began with an idea and ultimately progressed into something of a far greater magnitude. Crane Brinton, an American historian and author of Anatomy of Revolution, created a model that outlined what he believed a revolution should entail. The American Revolution somewhat follows these aforementioned “guidelines” that…

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    The American Revolution is a major part of American History because of the effects on the Untied States. The colonies wanted to be Independent and not to be put under the power of the British . The British were growing in power and they were able to control the Parliament on the people. The British wanted to increase the taxes on the colonies and the Britain also wanted to decrease the profit from the colonial trade, which would have the colonies to lose money. The colonist were very unhappy,…

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    Both, American and French, revolutions began due to the discontent with the current government. The Americans in the colonies were unhappy due to increase in taxes on a wide selection of imported articles by the Townshend Act (1767) and especially on tea. They also protested the requirement of having to provide lodging and accommodations for British soldiers by the Quartering Act (1765). The French was encountering fiscal problems which were the start for revolution. The French government also…

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    The American revolution was a war of independence waged by the American colonies against Great Britain. The Americans “won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time”. Based on the definitions of a revolution and the events and facts of the American Revolution, the American Revolution should be considered as a revolution. According to one’s view, a revolution is “the usually violent attempt by many people to end the rule of one government and start a new one”. In the American…

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    When the American Revolution broke out I most definitely would have been a Patriot. I would be a Philadelphian housewife who jumped at the chance to join the Ladies Association and defend the Continental Army. Many women were devout Patriots not only because their husbands were, but because it provided them a chance to become leaders, decision makers, and activists. All of which they would have never been allowed to become without the American Revolution. When their husbands left they had…

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