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    Ever since the Revolutionary war‚ America had become an independent country. Of course‚ they needed a national government to keep things in order. So then‚ the Articles of Confederation was created as the first attempt of a national government.In a confederation‚ the states‚ maintain their sovereignty‚ but they join together in a coordinated way to deal with certain issues. This independence of each political state is seen as the main advantage and main disadvantage of a confederation. Ever since

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    Inevitable Freedom The United States of America could have easily lost the Revolutionary War‚ along with colonists not constructing the Constitution‚ but also Colonial Representatives established as a self-governing entity within the British Empire. Amongst all odds‚ the Colonists managed to pull off their fight for independence from the world’s most notorious empire and military in the world at that time. If the British were to maintain consistency of their politics and policies‚ could the outcome

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    produced by Parliament because of the debt they obtained during the Seven Years War. These policies included the Sugar Act‚ Quartering Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Townsend Act‚ Tea Act‚ and the Intolerable Acts. Because of these new rules‚ many Colonists were angered which resulted as the start the Revolutionary War. Salutary Neglect is an unofficial policy of avoiding strict regulation. This was meant to keep the Colonists loyal to Britain. Robert Walpole‚ Prime Minister of England at that time‚ declared

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    fought for the grand causes of national rights‚ liberty‚ and economic control and resulted in freedom and unlimited trade. Like many revolutions‚ the Revolutionary War was an example of the outbreak of violence‚ which most often responds to heightened repression or extraordinary demands from the government against their people. The Revolutionary War was the first anti-colonial‚ democratic revolution in history. Americans insisted on representation‚ and‚ when the British denied it‚ they fought their

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    Austin Taylor AP United States History September 25‚ 2014 Revolutionary War DBQ Essay As the American Revolution began to evolve‚ the American colonists began to realize that the colonies were separate from the British and actually a united group over a course of 100 years. They began to develop their own political‚ cultural and economic beliefs‚ which showed the tremendous differences between the colonies and the British value on how a country should be ruled and run. Economic struggles during

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    5. T F The Declaration of Independence justified American independence not on the basis of the historic rights of Englishmen‚ but on the basis of the universal natural rights of all humankind. 6. T F The Declaration of Independence made the colonists seditious rebels against the king and enabled them to seek foreign assistance for their cause. 7. T F The Loyalists considered the Patriots to be the traitors to their country (Britain) and themselves to be the true patriots. 8. T F Most Loyalists

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    reasons for the U.S victory in the Revolutionary War. Confine your answer to the period 1775 - 1783. The colonies that once didn’t mind being the colonies now have a different view. The victory of the Revolutionary War was possible due to the political‚ diplomatic and military reasons‚ such as The Second Continental Congress‚ The Treaty of Paris of 1783‚ and the Patriots Advantage. The Second Continental Congress is the political reason because it was the start of the war. The Treaty of Paris of 1783

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    History 2061 October 7‚ 2012 The Participation of African American in the Revolutionary War The Declaration of Independence embodied the dogma of those American colonists who were in favor of the American Revolution (1775-1783). Written by the Continental Congress‚ this document boldly endorsed and demanded “certain unalienable Rights”. Among these rights were “Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness”‚ which the Continental Congress considered to be explicitly necessary for “all men”. Based

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    Many students feel they know about the American War for Independence‚ but few understand how complex the arguments were and how long the war lasted. In your studies this week‚ what impressed you about the formation of the American nation? Was there anything presented in the material that you had not thought about before? What do you think about the way that Keene showed both the Patriot and Loyalist experiences during the period? After completing our reading for this week assignment‚ I learned a

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    and increased and controlled taxation in the colonies. In the viewpoint of the British‚ the colonies did appear to have determination to be a separate nation. This was part of their reasoning behind exerting more control over the colonies. The colonists had been accustomed to the loosely enforced Navigation Acts that limited their exports to England and imports from England for many years. They found ways around the Acts and smuggled. It is justified that the British would fear that the colonies

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