The American Revolution was a difficult time in history for all people involved. When studying the revolution it is easy to recognize the political and military actions taken by men‚ while ignoring the roles of women. Women faced danger in their own homes at the hands of soldiers from both armies. A smaller but vital group of women were those that took an active role in the war. These women showed great courage by performing undercover work that their gender allowed them to do. Additionally‚ women
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Looking back at Revolutionary War‚ you might question how America successfully defeated the British considering the British army was the best trained and equipped‚ and possibly the most professional army in the world. In contrast‚ America was in a state of disorganization when it came to economics and politics. The national government as a whole was greatly powerless. Unlike the British army‚ the American army was inadequately trained‚ had little supplies‚ and was not paid very well. Practically
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set forth by sailing west to get to Asia. Spain‚ England and France all looked for trade routes to Asia. Columbus suggested crossing the Atlantic believing he would hit Asia‚ not knowing that there would be a country in his way. Every country was at “war” claiming land and trying to colonize. A numbering amount of men died and neglected their expedition by living with other tribes and taking some for wives. Juan Ponce de Leon in 1513 discovered Florida and was later met by a southern Indian tribe
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The American Revolutionary War was fought and won by the Colonists because of an idea. The idea was freedom. There are many reasons why freedom became a pertinent idea to the colonists and in this paper I shall discuss what events lead up to this idea. I shall examine the British theory of mercantilism‚ the French-Indian War‚ and many of the acts that Great Britain sought to make the Colonists to abide by. Through these three events‚ the idea of freedom blossomed within many Colonists ’ thoughts
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Revolutionary. It means involving or causing a complete or dramatic change. The Revolutionary war was revolutionary because the greatest army in the world (Great Britain) at the time was defeated by only thirteen colonies and it was the first time any country had enforced democracy. First of all‚ only thirteen colonies beat the world’s greatest army. When the other countries heard about this they were surprised. Second of all‚ was that the States enforced democracy. Democracy was only written by
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I think the American Revolutionary War was revolutionary because it was going from a monarchy to a democracy and that is revolutionary. Many people don’t believe that it was revolutionary. They had their opinions because we didn’t get rid of our pre-existing social or political infrastructures. People like to compare the American revolution to the French Revolution‚ which ended in the country having a whole new take on social equality and freedom to live as you please. They got rid of King Louis
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this independence did not happen overnight. It happened over the course of hundreds of years. America was‚ and still is‚ a nation of those who fought for what they believed in‚ and it all began in the prime of its independence. Between the years 1754‚ which gave us the French and Indian War‚ and 1774‚ when the first Continental Congress Meeting was held‚ America slowly but surely took its rightful place as the just leaders of the lands from sea to shining sea. It’s independence did not come easily
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to work. Even though slavery was terrible some slaves managed to escape their terrible life and did it with success. While unfortunately some slaves didn’t escape well like others and had to suffer the consequences from their masters. Slave families had
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Throughout the Civil War African Americans suffered greatly because of discrimination and because of their attempted escape from slavery. Thousands of the free blacks in the Union volunteered to serve in the Union army and to fight against the Confederacy. Although they risked their lives‚ they were not treated very well. At the start of the war‚ colored volunteers were forbidden to enter the army. Congress‚ however‚ changed that in 1862‚ a year into the Civil War. Even though they were allowed in
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Following the Civil War‚ the Republican party controlled every branch of power in the government (McPherson‚ 601). This political party emphasized its desire for racial and social equality; therefore‚ they gave African Americans official positions in the Southern government (Foner‚ 159). Despite racist ideologies‚ white politicians willingly shared some of their power with African Americans. What motivated white officials to share their power with African Americans? Were their choices genuine‚ or
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