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    The Tea Party

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    The American Revolution were one of the most famous revolutions. It was a time that was known as a political upheaval. The American Revolution started in 1765 when American colonist refused the British parliament that they could tax. The Boston Massacre is remembered as a key event in helping to solidify the public to the Patriot cause.in 1770. This sparked the Boston tea party in 1773during which patriots destroyed taxed tea from the Parliament controlled. The colonist weren’t having it.. The…

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    The Era Of Good Feelings

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    Feelings took place from 1812 until the Civil War. Among those years, and in consequence of the Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812, Americans developed a desire of union, however, as ironic as it sounds, it was an era full of disputes between the Democratic-Republican and Federalist parties. To better comprehend American's feeling, it is assertive to go through their behavior over the years, going from the transformation of its citizens from revolutionaries to nationalists and later from…

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    they used. Another act the British did is the Townshend Act.The Townshend Act was when there was a series of Acts named after Charles Townshend.Also the Boston Massacre led up to the American Revolution because It made people mad and wanted to fight for freedom against the British.This is what led up to the American Revolution Now I'm going to tell you about what and how the Boston Massacre happened. at first 8 British soldiers fired their weapons and…

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    The Albany Plan

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    Although the British Army helped remove the French, the American colonists’ most powerful adversary from their land, the British still had plans on controlling the colonies. The British attempted to tighten control of the colonies by limiting how far they were able to settle and raising revenue. These restrictions began to stir a resistance among the American colonists. The Americans desire to revolt and declare themselves as an independent nation in 1776 was impacted by events such as the…

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    The American Revolutionary War was started in 1775 and ended in 1783. The war was started because of tension building up between Great Britain, 13 North American territories, and the colonial government. For more than 10 years before the Revolutionary War, pressure has been rising between colonist and British authorities. British have attempted to get money by demanding the colonist called the Stamp Act of 1763, Townshend Tariffs of 1767, and the Tea Act of 1773.Colonials safety led to death in…

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    A critique on post-revolutionary America, Rip Van Winkle wakes up twenty years in the future and discovers exactly what he once knew, his house, town, and faces aged. However, America has usurped the British troops and overthrown the government, which Rip discovers as he explores his town after his journey through time. Scholars claim that the intent in subtly criticize the new American power, and demonstrate through Rip that pre-revolution America was not what history suggests (Pearce 1).…

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    recognition. The Revolutionary War wasn’t the start of our country, but it sure was the start of a civilized one. We look back to 1775 confidently knowing that the importance of what took us all the way through to 1783 became record. Not many people these days give credit to speeches and the impact they may have on what goes on around us. Today only public political speeches are recognized but we are all interested in what happens behind the scenes. But during the Revolutionary War the speeches…

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    I believe that the Revolutionary war was inevitable due to the conflicts that occurred between the nations which lead up to the event. To begin with, the British had implemented harsh laws on the colonists. For instance, the Stamp Act of 1765 stirred up tensions between the colonists and Great Britain tremendously. It was the first internal tax tolled directly on American colonists by the British government. There was no consent given by the American colonies, and all funds would go directly to…

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    American Revolution Dbq

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    Years War, the Britain gained massive amounts of debt. As a result, they turned to the colonies as a source of money. The colonists were taxed, yet unallowed to move onto Britain’s newly acquired land in the West. For these reasons, along with some others, the colonists decided to break away from Britain, resulting in war. This war became known as the American Revolution. The word “revolutionary” is described as a change. By this definition, the American Revolution was surely revolutionary --…

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    government in their country. During the 17th and 18th centuries, there were lots of countries that people countered the government for their liberty and benefit, such as France, United States and United Kingdom. Because there were lots of critical revolutionary events that took place in this period, “The Age of Revolution” is an appropriate title for the conflicts of the 17th and 18th centuries . As the strongest and the most undefeatable world power during the 17th and 18th…

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