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    should separate from Great Britain. He know that the colonies were getting mistreated by Great Britain and basically abused. There were many arguments that Jefferson makes for the separation from Great Britain. One is cutting off trade of the colonies with all parts of the world. This was obviously an issue because they are now limited to sending goods to Great Britain and anything they need from other countries must come through Great Britain. This means that Great Britain could possibly…

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    Britain’s Industrial Revolution “Were the effects of the industrial revolution in Great Britain more positive or more negative?” Everything up until the late 1700’s everything was made by hand and by hard labour. Many would work over 12 hours in a field or work with making clothing. Imagine what kind of effect a simple machine can do to a country. The effects of the industrial revolution in Great Britain with more positive than negative due the to the fact that because of the industrial…

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    to declare independence from Great Britain. Why did they want independence and how did they get it? The American colonies wanted their freedom from Great Britain because of a series of events that continued to increase the tension level between the two. The tension started with the French and Indian war (also known as the seven-year war). This war was caused by the French building on land that not only belonged to them, but also to Great Britain. Together Great Britain, the American colonies,…

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    Great Britain, the Motherland, the power, the Monarchy! Great Britain controls all of the thirteen colonies, but how do they control them? Think, think about how you're being treated, is it fair? Are you even a fellow citizen to the British? Great Britain has taken too much control of our colonies and is not helping us in any way. In fact, Britain is stripping us of our freedom and justice in these many ways: emitting excessive taxes on goods, using the Church to gain loyalty, quartering of…

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    turned his attention to Britain and started making an invasion plan called “Operation Sea Lion.” The plan was to get control of the air because if they had control of the air, then they would have control of the English Channel. The Germans needed to control the English Channel so that the British Navy would not be able to attack their invasion barges which were planning on landing at the Kent and Sussex beaches. Hitler was so confident that he would win the Battle of Britain, that he made…

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    Many mark the development of the modern world with the industrial revolution in Britain, however the industrial revolution brought with it new problems that were never part of the world before. The rise of the consumer class coincided with low quality and poor design of the manufactured goods produced in factories. The Arts and Crafts movement was a group of designers and critics who believed that the decline of Britain’s social and moral standards were linked to the decline of it’s artistic…

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    the 1790s the tension between Great Britain and America has been growing and someone need to do something about it. A man named Thomas Paine was the one who changed the way that America was going and made many colonies seek the path of full independence. He wrote the pamphlet “Common Sense” which was the reason that cause many people get influenced which has thoughtful ideas about seeking independence and caused the colonies to decide to enter the battle with Britain. The pamphlet “Common Sense…

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    6. While Great Britain had democracy late in the 1809s, they were just introducing democracy into France. Between 1871 and 1914 after the Franco-Prussian war there was many difficulties France faced, they would get many different changes in there government there would be a new one almost yearly. Many different political parties want per power at this time, but when the year 1875 hit there was a major change they would come to an agreement on a new government. They would also set up a rebuked…

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    It is commonly acknowledged that Europe, especially Great Britain, used the methods of imperialism to further extend their empire in both economic and territorial ways and thus brought them to be the vastest empire the world as ever known to date. However, it is questioned that without the method and direct action of imperialism would Britain’s economy not have thrived to such heights as they did? While it is a debatable topic the evidence is clear throughout history. British imperialism grew to…

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    The Industrial Revolution had a significant impact on Great Britain in various ways. During the time period of the 18th and 19th century, there were noticeable strides in innovation of the manufacturing industry. The various innovations that came about during this time brought increased wealth and power to Great Britain. Although the Industrial revolution brought about immense change it came with some setbacks for the people of Britain as well. The living conditions during the Industrial…

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