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    presentation of bona fide American opportunity. From this moment on, the debilitating outing of securing and extending adaptability to all began, an outing not yet wrapped up. Opportunity for the pilgrims was not won on the bleeding edge, nor was it gotten when ink stamped material; rather, the start of authentic adaptability for America began from a noteworthy move of characteristics and wishes significant inside the structure holding the framework together. The American Revolution, from 1775 to 1787,

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    The Revolution of America was a turning point for the colonies of Britain as the inhabitants of America were the first major colony to renounce the Crown. It set in motion a turn of events that gave birth to one of the most powerful countries in the world. Yet many correlate the revolution with a war fought in 1775-1783. One person, Benjamin Rush, signer of the Declaration of Independance, believes that the war was but “the first act of the great drama”. However, former president John Adams disagrees

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    in my opinion, broken. The American Revolution is a story of humans who have been stripped of their independence, ethics, and freedom and how they revolutionized to become the United States of America that we know today. During the years 1765 to 1783, the Colonists fought hard for their independence against the British who had control over them for 169 years. In this time of the revolution, there were multiple events that occurred that either further supported revolution, or caused tension between

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    Revolutions don’t happen without a reason, and knowing the reason can often reveal more than expected about the event itself. In the American Revolution, the Colonists were motivated by their dislike of British policy, their religious values, and a strong desire to have a say in their own governance. Possibly the most potent catalyst of the Revolution was the imposition of new British legislation on the colonists, who had no representation in the English parliament. Many of these acts, such as the

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    Question 3: The American Revolution Given that most colonists were not generally interested in independence why did the American Revolution happen? How was it justified by the likes of Thomas Paine and Thomas Jefferson? Based upon what you know, were the colonists justified in declaring independence? Why or why not? More than 10 years before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, tensions build up between Britain and the American colonies. After the Seven Years’ War Britain was in great

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    Introduction The American Revolution was when we break away from the British government and formed our own country. Our country had fought with the strongest nation on the whole until earth back in the 1700s. The Patriots fought and work hard for their freedom and the United states of America. In this book, you will be learning about taxes, important people, battles and women and more in the American Revolution war. Chapter 1 Lives in the thirteen colonies In 1700s, our country was not called the

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    affected them. After a continuous amount of abominable acts, the colonies were fed up and fought for a war of their independence. They viewed the revolution as a violent act that would get the attention of the British government, so that they could be viewed as an independent, democratic nation. The American Revolution would later be recognized as a radical revolution that influenced other independence movements among different groups of people and be the source of what the US represents. At the

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    The colonists were upset about Parliament and Britain; which lead them to create the American Revolution.  The American Revolution was not justified and unreasonable.  The colonists were overreacting about Parliament's laws and Britain. The colonists were needed to pay the taxes in order to help the British pay for the war.  Most of their riots and protests forced Parliament make more law to the colonies and made their problem worse.  In addition, this would affect their economy.   Because the British

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    Historians have argued the American Revolution was a result of the political influence of the British, and the colonists were trying to retain their rights. On the other hand, other historians contended that the colonists were more concerned on economic issues implemented by the British government. In conducting some research, I found arguments on the causes that ranged from military, religious, political, and economic interactions between Britain and the colonies. The Revolution developed due to a mesh

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    The American Revolution started because of many different reasons and resulted in many different ways, socially, economically, and politically. A key factor for the beginning of the American Revolution was the many British taxation acts that severely angered the colonists. And an important effect of the American Revolution was the Articles of Confederation, the document that would eventually lead to the Constitution. Most importantly, the American Revolution started because of an economic turmoil

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