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    Revolutionary War Causes

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    it was like during the events that lead up to the Revolutionary War? So many events occurred during this period in time. Some of these events were the Navigation Acts of 1660‚ the French and Indian War: 1754-1763‚ Pontiac’s Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763‚ the Sugar Act: 1764‚ the Stamp Act: 1765‚ the Declaratory Act: 1766‚ the Townsend Act: 1767‚ the Boston Massacre: 1770‚ the Boston Tea Party: 1773‚ and last but not least the Intolerable Acts: 1774. All of these events are very important! Now

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    period‚ navigation was considered part of the set of seven mechanical arts‚ none of which were used for long voyages across open ocean. Polynesian navigation is probably the earliest form of open ocean navigation‚ though it was based on memory and observation rather than on scientific methods or instruments. Early Pacific Polynesians used the motion of stars‚ weather‚ the position of certain wildlife species‚ or the size of waves to find the path from one island to another. Maritime navigation using

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    Prior to the Revolutionary War‚ many American Colonists dealt with a conflicting issue of whether to remain loyal to the crown or join the Patriots in their fight for Independence. The colonists‚ most in the North‚ were taking the side of the patriots while others were not. The question was whether the colonists were being pragmatic or were they just being anti-liberty if they weren’t choosing a side. It is important to determine the reasoning behind why they would remain loyal or join the Patriot

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    The Revolutionary war outline. I. Background and Causes of the Revolution A. Political Turmoil B. Taxation Without Representation II. Taxation and Acts of the British Government A. Navigation Acts B. Sugar‚ Currency‚ and Quartering Acts C. Stamp Act of 1765 D. Townsend Act of 1767 E. The Boston Massacre and the Tea Act F. Intolerable Acts of 1774 III. Major Political and Military Leaders A. American Political Leaders 1. George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ John Adams 2. Alexander

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    Revolutionary War and War of 1812 were fought between the United States and Great tBritain. The cause of the Revolutionary War was due to unfair taxation of the colonies by the British Parliament‚ and without the help from the French‚ the United States would not have won this war. The causes of the War of 1812 were due to the French involvement with Great Britain‚ which lead to trade embargoes in Europe. Also‚ impressment of U.S. seamen for the British army‚ freedom of the seas‚ British stirring

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    The Revolutionary War was not revolutionary for multiple reasons. Benjamin Henry Latrobe drew in November of 1797 a painting of men playing pool. This is the first reason why it was not revolutionary‚ because in document 3‚ there was a painting of men playing pool. This didn’t change as a result to the war because lots of men played before and after the war. In document 4‚ it stated the economical status of Colonial Legislatures. William and Mary quarterly stated in 1966 the status of Colonial

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    The American Revolutionary War The American Revolutionary War was a very important war. This war allowed the English colonies to gain independence from the country Britain. The war established an independent country which is now called the United States of America. Events leading to the war helped our nation form a new government ‚ a new army‚ and the idea that if a government did not serve the people well‚ then that government could be put away and a new government

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    Christianity and the American Revolutionary War Harry Stout points out in the lead article‚ How Preachers Incited Revolution‚ "it was Protestant clergy who propelled colonists toward independence and who theologically justified war with Britain" (n.pag). According to Cassandra Niemczyk in her article in this issue of Christian History "(the Protestant Clergy) were known as "the Black Regiment" (n.pag). Furthermore‚ as the article Holy Passion for Liberty shows‚ "Americans were quick to discern the

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    American Revolutionary War officially started in 1775 however the most important parts of the revolution started before 1775. The sugar act of 1764 was issued by the English parliament and the act taxed goods such as sugar and molasses. There were many protests over the sugar act because the act only taxed the colonies; this tax did not apply for Europeans. The sugar act was the birth of revolutionary thoughts among the thirteen colonies. After the first act came many more acts. The Stamp Act of 1765

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