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    What events happened in The Road to the Revolution? Many events happened in The Road to the Revolution. The Revolution had many different acts during the time. The acts that happened were the Navigation Act of 1660, French and Indian War 1754-1763, Pontiac's Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763, The Sugar Act 1764, The Stamp Act :1765, Declaratory Act:1766, The Townshend Act 1767, The Boston Massacre, The Boston Tea Party:1773, and the Intolerable Acts:1774. Some of the acts were brutal in The…

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    In 1757, the historic battle of Plassey, a small town 150 km north of Calcutta in Bengal, changed the course of Indian history. The East India Company led by Robert Clive defeated the Nawab of Bengal, Siraj Ud- Daulah and his French allies. This marked the emergence of British rule in India as the East India Company emerged as a powerful force in Bengal. In 1761, the Maratha Empire that had become formidable in central and western India suffered massive defeat against Afghan forces led by Ahmad…

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    after in center of European. In the year of 1789, the Revolutionary War broke out in France. Political organizations representing the liberalism constantly challenged the privilege of nobility and religion. Both countries had a series of war of announcing the freedom and the human…

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    “Birth of a nation: The American Revolution” America wasn’t always the independent nation it is now, it was once controlled by the British Empire. They were once one of the strongest powers in the world. Seeing as how in today’s society that’s now the case, how did we get to where we are today? What changed in the world to have everything be the way it is today? First off with any kind of change comes a sense of Social Responsibility, which is an ethical theory which individuals are…

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    In the month of January of 1791, the Secretary of Treasury to the then President George Washington’s administration, Mr. Alexander Hamilton proposed a seemingly innocuous excise tax on spirits distilled within the United States of America. The move was part of Hamilton’s initiative to encourage industrialization and higher degree of national sufficiency (Robert, 1994). In his December 1791 report to manufacturers, Hamilton called for protective tariffs to spur domestic production. Also,…

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    China, this was no less the case; revolutionaries sought an enormous paradigm shift, especially in terms of China’s culture and values. This is expressed clearly in the literature and film of the era, through creators such as Lu Xun and Cai Chusheng. However, the works of these authors reflect a troubling theme of the crusade against tradition, wherein the revolutionary protagonists meet with sparse sympathy and even less success. The failure of revolutionaries in the works of Lu Xun and Cai…

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    Movements have been common throughout human history for a variety of reasons. Slaves engaged in movements against their oppressive masters in ancient Rome. Americans rebelled in the American war for independence because of Great Britain’s authority over them. In The Wilsonian Moment: Self-Determination and the International Origins of Anticolonial Nationalism, Erez Manela argues that the anticolonial movements that occurred after World War I (WWI) were a result of President Woodrow Wilson’s…

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    Shortly before the start of James Monroe’s presidency and after the War of 1812, a historical period known as the “Era of Good Feeling” commenced in America. During the Era of Good Feelings, the country utilized the driving force of nationalism to unify itself through its time of prospering and developing as a nation. However, territorial and state rights were extremely imperative for the country's political agenda. The question of sectionalisms effect has not as often been discussed even…

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    4. What new challenges did the British government face in North America after 1763? How did republican ideology inform the colonists' view of their relationship to Britain? After 1763, British government began to face new challenges in North America; the challenges could be split into two categories: finance and control. British’s immense empire began to face threat from its traditional enemies like France and Spain, whom also wanted lands in North America. Other than its European enemies,…

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    Seabiscuit Thesis

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    There was a time when America was at its lowest point, like Seabiscuit. However, due to certain changes, America rose to the top, and Seabiscuit became one of the most famous racehorses. The book, Seabiscuit: An American Legend, written by Lauren Hillenbrand, paralleled to the heights and bottoms of American history. As America was once weak and powerless, Seabiscuit presented the same characteristics within the book. Later, America had its turning point and became united and powerful, as well…

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