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    The American Revolution was a huge part in history and how America became what it is today. The reason the colonist and the British started the American Revolution is because the American colonies did not want to be a part of England anymore. Since King George III decided to create taxes and laws, the American colonies thought it would be a smart idea to separate. Before the American Revolution the British and the American colonist had a lot of problems that they had to face, including training a

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    What caused the american revolution? America was once a colony of great britain. Great britain is the mother country of america. Which lasted from 1775-1783. Prior to the revolution the american colonies never wanted to break from great britain, because they considered themselves englishmen. Up until 1763 the end of the french and indian war , the colonies ruled themselves instilling the tradition of self government in the colonist. After the british won empire in north america, the british no

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    Fortunately the American Revolution terminated two hundred years of British rule and granted this great country’s leaders their sole right to govern within a sovereign nation. Several events led to this result and while some of these were long-term causes, most were immediate. The first immediate cause of the American Revolution was the Proclamation of Rebellion by King George III in the year 1775. This document attempted to subdue rebellion by the colonists; however the complete opposite was obtained

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    The American Revolution was not just a war over independence but a political revolution that led to the separation between the colonies and Great Britain. The colonies were exhausted with all with acts that taxed them. Like the Revenue Act placed goods such as wool and hides, which had been previously trade freely with other European countries but now the trade had to go through England ending with high prices on the goods (Fonor 173). Moreover this created more issues one of them was not being able

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    The American Revolution was a political upheaval that took place between 1765 and 1783, during which colonists in the Thirteen American Colonies rejected the British monarchy and aristocracy, overthrew the authority of Great Britain, and founded the United States of America. On April 19, 1775, the first shots of the American Revolution were fired in Lexington and Concord. This was the monumental start of a pivotal war in American history. During the American Revolution, both the American and British

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    “No man should be subject to any tax which he has not given his own consent”, said John Adams, a young lawyer from Braintree, Massachusetts. How is this simple quote significant to the American Revolution? To start off, one reason the American Revolution happened was because the colonists kept getting taxed without consent. One of the first taxes enforced was the Stamp Act, which required colonists to pay fees for any printed documents. Afterwards, Parliament granted the British East India Company

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    Events That Led to The American Revolution Throughout history there has been many wars, some wars were fought for world domination and others were fought for independence. One war that fought for independence was the American Revolution. The American Revolution was fought between the colonists and the English with the French aiding the colonists. There are many causes for the American Revolution some of the causes are the French and Indian War, The Sugar and Stamp Act, The Boston Massacre, The

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    Although the outcomes of the American Revolution only affected rich, white landowners at the time, it unknowingly provided the stepping stones that will later create equality and liberty for all people in the United States. This historic revolution provided a representative democracy in which future generations may pass or amend laws based on the people’s needs; a radical thought at the time. Other countries since then, such as France and Haiti, have followed the footsteps provided by America in

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    from control? Or is it the inspiration of others to encourage change? These questions proved pivotal during many time periods in western civilization and certainly were echoed in the minds of many of the founding fathers during the American revolution. The American Revolution was a time of change, development, and rebellion. A period in time where the thirteen colonies gained independence from Great Britain and became known as the United States. The war that ultimately resulted in revolting, was the

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    British Parliament. The American Revolution was not something that occurred overnight. It resulted from the many decades of tension between the British Crown and the American colonies. As the years went on, the rift between the two groups only expanded due to reasons such as little British intervention in the colonies for many years, as well as differing ideals between them. Eventually, the colonists were finished with being oppressed and sparked the flame for Revolution that would not only affect

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