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    gained the right to vote via the vague wording in the voting clause‚ in the New Jersey Constitution of 1776. The voting rights acts of 1790 and 1797 explicitly indicated that women had the right to vote‚ though each law affected a different area of New Jersey. Then in 1807‚ there was a voting act which revoked the right to vote for women. The varying laws about women’s suffrage in New Jersey from 1776 until 1807 resulted from the struggles between the political parties. The widespread corruption

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    Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence. This was a political battle. This was between thirteen colonies. It also lasted eight years. I know you’re wondering what led to the Revolutionary War. In 1754 the French and Indian War‚ in 1763 the Proclamation of 1763‚ in 1765 the Stamp act‚ and it goes on and on until 1780. In 1775 some British soldiers called lobster backs started the Revolutionary War. The main turning point in the Revolutionary War was Battle of Saratoga. There were several people

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    There were a number of things that led to the American Revolution. Some of these included the Proclamation of 1763‚ acts passed by the British Parliament‚ and the Boston Massacre. From the end of the Seven Years’ War up until the American Revolution‚ the colonies and the British went back and forth. Every action taken by the British resulted in the colonies reacting in opposition. After the Seven Years’ War‚ the colonies believed that they could settle in the land that the British had gained (Davidson

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    that Adam Smith resigned from his professorship at the University of Glasgow in 1763. Serving as tutor to the Duke of Buccleuch‚ Smith visited France where he is noted to have come into contact with Quesnay and other Physiocrats. There exists little if any evidence that Smith was indeed influenced by Quesnay ’s school. In his notable contribution An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations (1776)‚ Smith clearly departs from Physiocratic principles by noting the importance of

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    the Revolutionary War occurred? The Revolutionary War occurred because of a series of fighting & wars. The following events led to the Revolutionary War : The Navigation Acts of 1660‚ The French & Indian War‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion‚ Proclamation of 1763‚ The Sugar Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Declaratory Act of 1766‚ Townshend Act‚ Boston Massacre 1770‚ Boston Tea Party‚ and The Intolerable Acts. On the whole‚ all this traumatic fighting and wars are what we say caused the Revolutionary War. The 12 events listed

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    University of Phoenix Material Summer Christian Influences on the Constitution Table Write one or two paragraphs in each section. Include citations for your sources. |Documents |Summary |What was its influence on the Constitution? | |Magna Carta |The Magna Carta was rights which were

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    the Proclamation of 1763 was issued‚ which stated that none shall pass beyond the Ohio Valley‚ resulting in the colonies to be outraged. The settlers were in the midst of Pontiac’s Rebellion‚ which were a series of raids from Indians. The Proclamation of 1763 caused the colonists to get angry‚ because they could not protect themselves‚ since the British could not afford to build forts for the protection of the colonists. George Grenville became Chancellor of the Exchequer in 1763‚ and he allowed not

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    known as “The Seven Years War”. It lasted from 1754-1763. The French and Indians did not fight each other. It is named the French and Indian War because they fought together. They fought against the British for control of territory. The war did not only affect the people in the war but also outside the war. The French and Indian War affects the ordinary people by being taxed and prevents them from passing the Appalachians by the Proclamation of 1763. There were many causes that lead the French and

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    for the Emperor of Austria and it was around this time that Mozart learned to play the violin and the organ without having lessons. In 1763 he traveled to paris with his family‚ and he had his first compositions published. Mozart was constantly traveling‚ and before he was 25 he had seen most of the major cities of Europe. When he was visiting England in 1763‚ he composed some sonatas for the violin and the harpsichord. He also composed a number of symphonies. He was only eight. In 1769‚ on a

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    burned Falmouth (Portland)‚ Maine. In the same month‚ colonists made an attack on Canada in hopes that it would close it off as a possible source for a British striking point. The attack failed when General Richard Montgomery was killed. In January 1776‚ the British set fire to Norfolk. Thomas Paine Preaches Common Sense The Americans continued to deny any intention of independence because loyalty to the empire was deeply ingrained; many Americans continued to consider themselves apart of a

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