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    America Colonial America was the era when America was made up of different colonies; in this case there were thirteen. Colonial America lasted from 1587 to 1770, 183 years long. As said before, there were thirteen colonies: four New England colonies, four Middle colonies, and five Southern colonies. The New England colonies were New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, otherwise known as the Massachusetts Bay Colony. The four Middle colonies were New York, Delaware, New Jersey

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    delegates from the continental congress was faced with to vote on the issue in 1776. Five groups of patriotic men that was in a committee was consisted of John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin, was given a task to draft a statement from all thirteen colonies that had a situation against Great Britain. The congress adopt the Declaration of Independence

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    Throughout the 16th and17th century Britain established thirteen colonies within North America, it was not until 1776 that the war for independence led to these colonies becoming the United States we know today. There are many arguments as to why these colonies felt independence was necessary and how those who lived within managed to abandon the rapidly growing empire that Britain was creating at the time. The Thirteen Colonies all waged war in the American Revolutionary War that took place from

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    Colonists Grievances

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    After 100 years of British colonization in the new world, a new sense of loyalty was developing. With merchants making riches in thirteen English colonies, wealth increased in the new world. Without taxation, salutary neglect fostered independence and self-sufficiency. However, these colonies were supposed to make the British Crown wealthy. Suddenly, the British entered a war with the French and money was drastically needed. In order to pay off the debts, the British Crown turned towards their colonies

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    The American Revolutionary War happened at a time when optimist was high among the American people and much patriotism. The colonies had shifted into a law-abiding state and relied more on American employment than help from the British government. American was proud of their new land and the discovery of liberty and freedom. Many of the first settlers’ descendants came to America to escape political and religious persecution. Others came to discover a new world, one free of Britain’s government and

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    no representation in their government. As the colonists began to be greatly displeased with this situation they began a revolution that would bring about the creation of one of the most important documents in our country’s history. The original thirteen colonies were part of the British Empire and were immensely used for the cultivation and export of North America’s natural resources. As other countries began to realize the value of these British North American colonies, war broke out and the British

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    influenced many to help transform our modern day government. Author of the Declaration of Independence Thomas Jefferson was a leading figure, in America's early development he wrote with such influential words in which help shape our government. On the night of July 4,1776, 200 copies of the Declaration of Independence were sent throughout the colonies. and the king saying that the Americans no longer wanted to be under British rule by the king. Instead, the thirteen British colonies wanted to come together

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    power and live at the mercy of the barons. Barons where the owners of the land that people where let to work and make really low amounts of money while the baron sells and exchange the goods produced by the land and makes a fortune. At the end of the day the land belongs to the king and the king taxes the barons and collects money from all the land making him very, very wealthy and powerful. During the 1200’s there was

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    Childcare is the act of caring and supervising of a child usually from age six weeks to age thirteen. Early childcare is a very important and often overlooked component of child development. There are a lot of things you must do to become a childcare provider. Providing for a child isn’t that easy to do without the proper training. Childcare is the caring of a child from the age six weeks to age thirteen. The history of childcare began in the United States in the early 19th century. The first American

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    The American Revolution was a turning point in American history where the thirteen colonies were exhausted of the tyrannic British government. The monarchy was imposing different tariffs and regulations that the colonists did not agree with. Over time, the citizens of the thirteen colonies and various officials came together to overthrow Britain and create their own country that they could govern. While different tariffs and regulations were imposed on the colonists, the Stamp Act would be the first

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