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    DBQ Many things lead up to the Revolution such as the Quarter Act(1775)‚ the sugar act(1776)‚ the stamp act(1775) etc. The colonies felt like they were being treated unfair and so they rebelled against Great Britain. The revolutionary war had begun between the thirteen colonies and England on April 19‚ 1775 where the first shots were in Lexington and concord‚ Massachusetts. The treaty of Paris ended the war on 1783 and finally the colonies had won their independence. On July 4th 1776 where Great

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    Introduction:The three major causes if the French Revolution was the disputes between the different types of social classes in French society. The French Revolution in the 18th Century was one of the most important events in the history of the world. The Revolution led to many changes in France‚ the Revolution led to the development of new political ideas such like democracy. It questioned the authority of kings‚ priests‚ and nobles. The Revolution also gave new meanings and new ideas to the people

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    A revolution is when people don’t like the rules established by their boss‚ president‚ or other authoritative figure. The people opposing the rules band together to protest and rise against the authorities. The protest is meant to overthrow the current rules and establish new ones. 6 examples of revolutions would be the Spanish Revolution‚ the American Revolution‚ the Mexican Revolution‚ the French Revolution‚ the Industrial Revolution‚ and the Belgian Revolution. Spanish revolution 1.The

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    French and Haitian Revolution There were two other revolutions that occurred during the time of the American Revolution. Both of these revolutions were important to their countries and both were similar and different to the American Revolution. Both revolutions have their own unique way of influencing life today. The French Revolution occurred in 1789 and was orchestrated by the French citizens. They “razed and redesigned their country’s political landscape‚ uprooting centuries-old institutions

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    discovered agriculture in the beginning of the neolithic revolution. Because of agriculture people could farm rather than hunting and gathering which allowed people to settle down and live in one place. This led to settlements and the development of living in a community(group). Since people after the neolithic revolution began living tighter and more complex. This also led to better and more complicated forms of communication. The neolithic revolution also eventually led to the development of governments

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    developed into a revolution. Throughout this time France was facing a collection of issues. At this time France was ruled by an inadequate and absolute monarch. Absolutism was becoming increasingly unpopular due to the enlightenment ideas. Although these are all remarkable motives‚ the most critical motives were that it was influenced significantly by the American Revolution‚ the poor privileges ingrained by the Old Regime‚ and France’s grave economic crisis. To begin with the French Revolution of 1789

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    The 3 Revolutions There were many rises of ideas and different concepts of government all through history and there were three significant revolutions that had occurred in different parts of the world. These revolutions were the American‚ French‚ and Mexican revolutions. There were more revolutions such as the glorious that had happened before the American. The three main revolutions had a lot of similarities in the rise and conclusion‚ but also had many differences of how and who influenced

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    Maslov 1 Tori Maslov Mrs. Stewart World History Honors 9 Due January 23rd‚ 2014 The Impact of the French Revolution From the fall of the Bastille to the Reign of Terror‚ the events that occurred during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of France impacted Europe in outstanding ways‚ creating social and political changes that could not be reversed. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars of France were a great impact on world history because it awakened nationalism‚ it brought forth stronger

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    The French Revolution set the bar for every other revolution that followed. One of these being the Haitian Revolution that started in the late 1700’s. The Haitian Revolution was a slave revolt that led to their permanent independence from Europe. Similar to the French Revolution‚ through its formulation‚ process‚ and legacy‚ the Haitian Revolution made an impact in the global community socially‚ economically‚ and politically. Although the Haitian people were independent from France and the rest

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    was in a huge trouble with the lack of money. The government spend more money than it takes in; it is also known as deficit spending. The king of France‚ Louis XIV’s deficit spending left France in dept. Then‚ the Seven Years’ War and the American Revolution came in‚ caused France in an even bigger trouble. Finally‚ Louis XVI rose in throne‚ and he chose Jacques Necker as his advisor. Necker had made some good advice for Louis XVI‚ until he enforced taxation on the First and the Second Estates‚ which

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