American Revolution

1789. This was the spark that led to the French Revolution. Merely 13 years after the American Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776. Many people at this time thought that these were essentially the same revolution. Although there may have been some superficial similarities, the enormous philosophical differences became apparent to all, both then and now, soon after looking into this discussion. This essay on the American and French Revolutions seeks to explore the parallels as well as the…

America instigate a revolution and a war to gain independence from their fathering country of England. Throughout the years of 1777-1800 the colonies and states of America construct a government that would revolutionize the face of politics throughout the entire world. Thus, through the years 1765-1800 numerous events and people induced the construction of the United States of America and ultimately steered the establishing of the United States Government. The American Revolution activated…

The American Revolution is a very significant event because it was the birth of a new country and independence from another. The American colonists fought very hard for their freedom and for the future and rights of generations of Americans to come. Many documents that guarantee rights and freedom of Americans. Because of the Declaration of Independence America is it’s own country and because of the Bill of Rights we have many wonderful freedoms that are unalienable like freedom of speech and…

The years leading up to the American Revolution were a critical time in American history. Tensions were very high between the colonists and the British government. In 1765, the British government needed money to afford the approximately ten thousand officers and soldiers living in the American colonies, and intended that the colonists living there should contribute. The British passed a series of taxes aimed at the colonists, and many of the colonists refused to pay certain taxes. They were…

In the american colonies of britain in 1775, after the battle of lexington, the people of colonies of america were split into three parties: The loyalist, who wanted to stay under the government and protection of great britain; the patriots, who wanted to lead a revolution against britain and form their own independent government with no foreign taxes; and the undecided party. Each of the colonies had to decide whether or not to fight for their independence from britain- if it would be of enough…

Throughout history various revolutions occurred that prompted changes in societies through different methods. Many people in the past wanted to change the way things were and sometimes they could not do it peacefully so they did it the hard way. People gathered in large groups to discuss what changes should be done and what actions do they have to take so that those changes occur. The French and American revolutions occurred between 1750 CE and 1914 CE that caused the way people interacted with…

The American Revolution began in 1777, empowered by the beliefs of equality between government and their people, unjust taxation opposed on the colonists and The Navigation Acts. The colonists wanted freedom from the suppressing British government. The colonists wanted to create a different government system, serving the people instead of controlling them. Britain imposed taxes on the colonists to pay for their debt after the French and Indian War. The colonists repealed the Stamp Act and…

The American Revolution happened because of unjust. The colonist did not feel treated right by the British government, they were still a part of England, but they had no longer the goods as come with living in Britain and being British. Therefore they decided to fight for some more equal rights, in the beginning they were not aiming to be independent or parted from Britain, they just wanted more equal rights. But as the events came along, the Stamp Act, the Boston massacre and the Tea Party, new…

momentous event that lead to the American Revolution. Rather, a series of disagreements and misunderstandings about the rights and treatment of Colonists between them and Parliament is what is generally agreed upon as being the inception of a colonists revolt over their imperial masters. To clarify this designation of the Royal Crown being “imperial masters” it is important to note that Britain post Seven Years War, not only had total control of the North American colonies, but also had…

With a newfound land but old British rule a bloody conflict was bound to happen, the American Revolution was the conflict that ensued from the power struggle between the colonies in America and the British government that changed the history of the world forever creating a land free from British rule which we know today as the United States of America. This political battle between Great Britain’s thirteen colonies: Delaware, Rhode Island, Virginia, Maryland, New Hampshire, Maine, Massachusetts,…