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    What were the causes of the American Revolution? Which cause was most important? Why? Jared Ledesma History 1301 Mrs. Harris September 24, 2016 There were many initial causes to the American Revolution; but the most important was the Townshend Acts because this law affected all the settlers within the colonies. This law also resulted in an act of resistance by the Americans known as the Boston Massacre. One of the first causes of the American Revolution was The French and Indian War

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    Why is the Boston Tea Party crucial to the start of the Revolution. In 1773 Samuel Adams led a group of colonists on three ships and did something that made a monumental impact to kickoff the American Revolution. It is known as The Boston Tea Party. It is believed that the group of colonists did it because they were afraid that if tea landed the colonists would give in to the British tax. In 1773 the British passed the Tea act which allowed the East Indian Company to ship tea right to the colonies

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    By the end of it all the majority of people living in the colonies supported the Revolution. Initially it's difficult to think who would want to stay loyal to the British but now I realize that there would be several equally good reasons to not abandon them. There would have obviously been petty reasons like a rivalry between a family or maybe a company or a more legitimate reason like what community you lived in, and one other reason that determined what side you were on was because that's just

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    Even with both the English and the Americans willing to compromise and make deals, it would have been very hard to prevent the War for independence. The American enlightenment, however, could have been stopped. A large majority of Americans wanted independence from England mainly because of the way they were being ruled. Of the Americans that wanted to break away were from many backgrounds, they came from all over the social ladder and from all over the world. If they didn’t all come together to

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    I agree with the above statement that Americans before the American Revolution were never that interested in material goals like economic growth and that idealism was always the motivating principle behind colonial life, however, after the American Revolution material goals such as economic growth become more important to Americans. Before the American Revolution ideals of freedom were very motivational to the colonist, take for example Thomas Paine and his pamphlet Common Sense laid out the idea

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    people, the idea of revolution is born. This idea has become prominent many times. One can analyze a country like France. Due to the government’s selfish actions, the third estate revolted. In countries like Brazil, Venezuela, and Mexico, the citizens were tired of strict rule from a power that is an ocean away. This caused the people in Latin America to revolt against their leader, Spain. Although the French and Latin American Revolutions both were inspired by the American Revolution and Enlightenment

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    The arise of revolution was based on the longing for liberty. What the colonies fought for was aiming for their own freedom which they were able to pursue a new life and create a brand new nation without the control of the British government. This was the start of the revolution. In addition, the revolution became a stepping stone which formed what America is in nowadays society. It also brought people to the realization of how importance the free will and right meant to them. In actuality, there

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    The American Revolution began in 1775 as a war between the thirteen colonies in Great Britain and North America. There was a series of events that caused The American Revolution. This Revolution showed roles of woman at the time.When the war ended,and the colonies won their independence.Once the colonies won they all combined together to make the United States of America. During The American Revolution there was showings of how women's roles were at the time.At the time that the soldiers were at

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    The question of the inevitability of the American Revolution is one that has caused a lot of controversy in the past and is even brought up in present day. I would say that the American Revolution was inevitable, but only after a certain period of time. Different decisions by key individuals at important points can have major consequences which could potentially lead to something like the American Revolution. There were many reasons why the revolution was inevitable . Firstly, The British and the

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    There was a feeling of revolution as soon as people left England to come to the New World. John Adams explains how the revolution began when he says, "The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people." The duel for America created a restlessness among the independent minded Americans. However, mother England saw the necessity of holding her colonies. Eventually, tension is felt between the two sides, resulting in colonial unity and the

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