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American History : The Importance Of The American Revolution

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The American Revolution is one of the biggest turning points that America has ever had in history. The revolution was based on the conflict between Great Britain and the 13 colonies. The conflict that started the war was the fight over how much independence the colonies deserved. The revolution went on from 1775 until 1783, in 1783 it ended with the Treaty of Paris. The treaty ultimately made the creation and independence of the United States of America. After eight years of revolution, the 13 colonies came together to a home that they were proud of and felt free. Some of the major events during the war was the Passage of the Stamp Act in 1765, Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, and the Adoption of the Declaration of Independence. Everything that happened during the Revolution brought the colonies closer and closer to uniting and becoming completely independent from Great Britain.
The biggest importance of the American Revolution is from it’s result. This revolution is how we became the United States of America and became this new modern nation. The story of the American Revolution is definitely a dramatic one; it is about 13 insignificant British colonies that were three thousand miles from the centers of the Western civilization. The revolution went on to creating a “sprawling republic of nearly 4 million expansive-minded , evangelical, and money-hungry citizens” (Wood xxv). Although this is incredible and was done in fewer than three decades, this is still history that was

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