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    ideas of the American Revolution. It was a movement that focused mostly on freedom of speech, equality, freedom of press, and religious tolerance. The American Revolution was the time period where America tried to gain its independence from England. They got influenced very much from many philosophers. That will be discussed throughout the essay. The Enlightenment ideas were the main influences for American Colonies to become their own nation. Some of the leaders of the American Revolution were influenced

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    Causes Before the American Revolution, any imports from England from us had to come in ships owned by the British. Also, we could only sell tobacco and sugar to England. The British took French territory in Canada, east of the Mississippi River, and Spanish Florida which led to the American Revolution. Due to the war, Britain went in debt so, the British government placed taxes on goods so they could make more money. But that’s not all that led to the American Revolution, both the us and the French

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    the American Revolution? The definition of the word revolutionary is “involving or causing a complete or dramatic change”. According to many documents, The American Revolutionary War was not revolutionary. The American Revolutionary War was a war that went on from 1765 to 1783. It was a war where the colonies claimed independence from Great Britain. The topics women’s rights, slavery, relationships with the American Indians, and discrimination were not changed in conclusion of the American Revolutionary

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    United States. Although the colonist growth in nationalism was a reason for the revolution, Britain's economic, political, and social policies on the 13 colonies influenced the colonist to rebel for their freedom which was also called the American Revolution. In the late 1700’s, Britain’s economic policy of the Stamp Act was placed upon the 13 colonies and as a result, colonist boycotted and the American Revolution

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    Causes of The American Revolution The American Revolution began on April 19, 1775. It was the war between Great Britain and its colonies located in the New World. The colonists, as many historians put it, were like children rebelling against the motherland; however, the colonists had many valid reasons for this revolt, including their desire for freedom and independance. My World History textbook says freedom was falsely promised when the colonists had settled (Krull 868). The more direct causes

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    During the years previous to the American Revolution, Great Britain increasingly asserted its dominance over the colonies. This assertive behavior caused tension between the colonies and Great Britain. Therefore, colonies debated the pros and cons of going to war with Great Britain in order to declare their independence. Increased British control led to revolution by the acts Great Britain forced upon colonists, colonists lack of representation, and Great Britain’s reaction to protests held by

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    1.The American Revolution was one of the most greatest revolutions of all time that led to the colonist to be completely free from the British however the colonist didn’t just simply decided to start a war for no reason. There were plenty of actions that eventually led to the start of the American Revolution starting with British actions and colonist reactions. From the start of the French and the Indian war to the shot that was heard around the world in between that timeline British Parliament passed

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    But Boston was one of the most influential and determined cities during the revolution. Revolution has occurred many times throughout history, and every single time it has been the extreme act of multiple people coming together to radically change either their government, society, or both. One of the most memorable revolutions occured in 1776 when America cut all ties with Britain and staged a revolution. But, the revolution didn’t start in 1776. There were hundreds of years before that filled with

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    the French and Indian War, the American Colonies were issued many taxes and laws, which were passed by Great Britain. The colonists believed that King George III was becoming more of a tyrant, and less like a king of England. These taxes and laws were believed to be very unfair in the eyes of the colonists, causing great conflict between Great Britain and the American Colonists. This conflict would ultimately lead to the American Revolution. The American Revolution was caused by numerous British

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    think of the American Revolution you might think of Great Britain, the thirteen colonies or independence, probably most thoughts are of the Declaration of Independence or maybe even Philadelphia. When Thomas Jefferson, John Hancock and so many more came together and wrote the Declaration of Independence it started something monumental that forever changed America. Leading up to the writing of the Declaration of Independence were many things, one being British Parliament was taxing American colonist

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