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    In the years leading up to the American Revolution, the British passed many laws, hindering American society. The first of these laws was the Stamp Act. This law forced American colonists to pay taxes on everything that was printed. The Stamp Act was passed in 1765 to help pay off British war debt from the French and Indian War. In 1773, the Tea Act was passed. This law forced Americans to buy only British tea even if there were other options. This law caused a state of unrest in the colonies

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    American Revolution The causes of the American Revolution go back to the beginning of salutary neglect and the French and Indian War, as well as changes in the thinking of society. The effects of these events and other factors led to pressure within the colonies, ultimately resulting in rebellion. There were five factors to the nature of the American Revolution: The Environment, The Enlightenment, Self-Government, Economic Independence and Colonial Unity. The first factor that led to the American

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    The American Revolution was a revolutionary war between the thirteen colonies of the New World in the Americas and The British. The Colonial Revolt known as the American Revolution lasted approximately eighteen years between the years of 1765 and 1783. The colonists were fighting the American Revolution to gain independence from the British Crown. The war was fought in the New World, and when it first began the colonists did not have a trained militia. The colonists were opposed to the thought of

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    1. Compare the American and French Revolutions of the same era with respect to the ideals that motivated them. The American Revolution was that the Americas wanted their independence from British rule and the Americas wanted to be liberated from the British rule. The major aim of the American Revolution is to become completely independent from British rule. The French Revolution was that the people of France wanted to also be liberated from British rule, but to also be entitled to fraternity and

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    Causes of the American RevolutionThe American Revolution had many significant causes that paved the way for the United States becoming a nation. Most significant event include taxation after the 7 Years Wars, mini-battles before the war and the Intolerable Acts also had an impact on the colonist’s rage against Britain. The colonist’s representation was taken away and caused outrage. The Sons of Liberty were a Patriot militia group formed to start protests, and to show that the colonists were in

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    The American Revolution was inspired by a series of events that led to the war. It was not one factor that led to the revolt, but rather many factors that led to an intolerance of being under the control of the British Empire. The Colonists, of all demographics, had been drifting away from the British Empire for a long time. The French and Indian war was the main starting point that helped Colonists realize the great divide between the two nations. This led to taxing from the British Empire, however

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    Throughout the American Revolution, the number of men, women, and slaves living in the colonies made major contributions to the American side to help them be successful and win the war. However, there have been many accounts from the modern era describing the actions of these ordinary colonists as being quite peaceful, and non aggressive. If these colonists really were as nonviolent as they are made out to be during the war that plagued North America from 1775-1783, then there is no way that the

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    The rebellious colonists against the power-hungry English is a major factor in the events leading to the American Revolution. The historic battle started in 1765 and ended in 1783. Though it is a very monumental moment in U.S. history many people do not talk about the crucial events that lead up to it. The colonists were a large group of Europeans that fled to seek out a new life and escape from religious prosecution. What did the colonists do in the new world? Many colonists were obligated to work

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    to Colonists and how the American Revolution and how the Constitution effected people. Of the most influential events in the 1700’s was the American Revolution. The American Revolution had many influential people. Thomas Paine said, “But there is another and great distinction for which no truly natural or religious reason can be assigned, and that is the distinction of men into kings and subjects.”(Thomas). One of the main pivotal points in Americas drive for revolution was the Boston Tea Party

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    The American Revolution only occurred due to the tyranny of the British, long before the American Revolution, the British already had a history of taking advantage of the colonist. The British made it so that the colonist could only trade with them by the Navigation Act and made it so the British would profit more between the trade of the colonists and themselves. The last straw were harsh taxes the British imposed on the colonists, to help pay for the cost of the French and Indian War. The colonists

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