Rewrite Many people came to the colonies looking for freedom to practice their beliefs unhindered‚ start a new life‚ or make economic gain. Both England and Great Britain wanted the land in the new world so they fought The Seven Years’ War‚ or the French and Indian War. During the war‚ Britain allowed the colonies to function mostly independently in a practice called salutary neglect. When the war was over‚ Great Britain tried to assume tighter control of the colonies. However‚ a long period of salutary
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Following the French and Indian war of 1754-1763‚ the French withdrew from the North American continent‚ leaving large amounts of the land to both Great Britain and Spain. Up until the late 1760’s‚ the British and the colonists held a strong relationship‚ as well as being united against the threat of the French and their Indian allies. During this time‚ the British had a very calm and safe ruling approach in the colonies‚ contrasting from their ruling approach years after. As the French no longer were
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The French and Indian War alter the political‚ economic‚ and ideological relations between the Britain and its colonies by being in debt that lead to tax laws‚ mercantilism and the way people felt about Britain’s control over its colonies. ***After the French and Indian War‚ the colonizing of the North America changed greatly. The English took over most of the North America land. English colonies had dominated the new world(Doc. A). This took a toll on the political relationship between the American
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The French and Indian war (1754-1763) altered the relationship between Britain and its North American colonies. Assess this change with regard to TWO of the following in the period between 1763 and 1775. (Land acquisition‚ Politics‚ Economics) Thesis: After The French and Indian war and the relationship between Britain and the Northern American colonies worsened‚ land acquisition and economics made a great impact in the period between 1763 and 1775. In 1763 one of the first things on the
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European colony‚ this led to the official practices to break barriers between European men and Louisiana Indians by the sending young boys to learn the Indian customs and to spy. However‚ the Louisiana Administrators and the missionaries feared “losing” French Louisianans to the Indians. This problem they believed could be solved by bringing Frenchwomen to the Louisiana colony. Even with the increase population of Frenchwomen‚ administrators and clerics were unable to eliminate métissage because the Frenchwomen
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Even before and during the French Revolution‚ there were three estates representing their social classes - the Clergy‚ the Nobility‚ and the city workers and peasants. The third estate was treated very badly - they did the majority of agricultural work and paid all the taxes while
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The French Revolution (1788-1799) was known as the biggest event in world history because it changed the people’s perspective of France. The people in France wanted political and social rights that they felt were not being given. The news of Enlightenment thinkers like John Locke‚ Montesquieu‚ Jean-Jacques ‚ Rousseau‚ and Voltaire were spreading like wildfire‚ and the society of France were hearing about the Natural Rights of life‚liberty‚and property. People started to realize they didn’t
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What Caused the French Revolution? As Ulysses Grant once said‚ “The right to revolution is an inherent one. When people are oppressed by their government‚ it is a natural right they enjoy to relieve themselves of the oppression‚ if they are strong enough‚ either by withdrawal from it‚ or by overthrowing it and substituting a government more acceptable.” This is the exact situation France was having during the 18th century. The people of France were suffering because of their government. They
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The French had good reasons for wanting equality. Before 1789 inequality was typical of the old government. The nobles and clergy were the privileged orders. They were exempt from such direct taxes as the taille‚ or land tax. Most taxes were paid by the Third Estate--a class that included peasants‚ artisans‚ merchants‚ and professional men. Even among these groups taxes were not equal. Some provinces were exempt from certain assessments‚ such as the gabelle‚ or salt tax. In addition‚ the collection
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Thanks!!! There were three stages of the French Revolution; the First Phase‚ the Napoleonic Empire‚ and the period after the Congress of the Vienna. Throughout history‚ people in France were striving to reach their goals of liberty‚ equality‚ and brotherhood. Both brotherhood and equality were present at some points throughout the French Revolution‚ but these ideals were diminished by the Congress of Vienna; there was never liberty present during the French Revolution. add an intro sentence Liberty
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