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    Colonists need to obtain independence immediately to break away from England and overcome the dictatorship of its monarchal government! “A government of our own is our natural right: Ye that oppose independence now‚ ye know not what ye do; ye are opening a door to eternal tyranny‚ by keeping vacant the seat of government.” The internal invasion of England is depriving three million people of their rights‚ liberties‚ and pursuit of happiness. An invasion occurs not just through violent insurgencies

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    tyrannical rule‚ the colonists tried to change and influence the English policy through repeated petitioning and boycotts. After failing to influence England through peaceful measures‚ war was the colonists’ only option. The 13 colonies were therefore justified in starting a revolt against England. According to England however the colonists were not justified in waging war. England was the mother country and the colonists paid the lowest taxes in the world. Being that the colonists benefited from the

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    Serbia and the war finally begun. World War I consisted of four different M.A.I.N reasons why ww1 started. These causes are Militarism‚ Alliances‚ Imperialism‚ and

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    | | | | American colonists changed their perspective on liberty‚ through the coming of the Great Awakening. American colonists endured several obstacles in this period. Some were banished from colonies‚ and others were even killed because of their beliefs. At the end of the Great Awakening‚ the American colonists prospered‚ and were awarded the freedom of religion and beliefs. The Great Awakening was a Christian revitalization that swept Europe‚ and ultimately merged to the Americas

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    Summer reading is always a topic with many different sides. Some people love it‚ and some people want the school to just back out of their summer. I’m right in between. I don’t love summer reading‚ but I know it’s important and serves many purposes. One of the purposes is to keep our minds active during the summer. I know if I didn’t have to read over the summer I wouldn’t. Summer reading kind of forces me to read‚ but in a good way. I end up really liking some of the books I read over the summer

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    Important Turning Points 1763 and 1776 In 1775 the American Revolution officially began‚ due to conflicts between the thirteen colonies and Britain. In 1783 the Treaty of Paris was signed‚ granting the colonies their independence. The important turning points in the colonies break with the mother country are the French and Indian War (1763)‚ Common Sense by Thomas Paine (1776) and the signing of the Declaration of Independence (1776). The revolution began as a disagreement over the manner in

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    War of 1812 There are many reasons why America was forced to declare war on Britain in 1812. As President Madison stated for the cause to declare war were due to the impressments of U.S. sailors by the British‚ the blockade of U.S. ports‚ the British supporting the Indians and as well as the British violating America’s neutral rights. To further understand why America went to war; I will explain each of the reasons a bit more clearly with additional details. To begin with‚ every time the

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    The Declaration of Independence Summary The Declaration of Independence‚ written by Thomas Jefferson and adopted by the Second Continental Congress‚ states the reasons the British colonies of North America sought independence in July of 1776. The declaration opens with a preamble describing the document’s necessity in explaining why the colonies have overthrown their ruler and chosen to take their place as a separate nation in the world. All men are created equal and there are certain rights that

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    Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was written to show a new theory of government‚ reasons why they were separating from England‚ and a formal declaration of war. It gave the 13 colonies freedom from England’s laws to be independent. The man responsible for writing the Declaration was Thomas Jefferson. He wrote the Declaration between June 11‚ 1776 and June 28‚ 1776. But what was the purpose of the Declaration being written? The founders wrote the Declaration of Independence for ideological

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    the Declaration of Independence by Stephen E. Lucas The Declaration of Independence is perhaps the most masterfully written state paper of Western civilization. As Moses Coit Tyler noted almost a century ago‚ no assessment of it can be complete without taking into account its extraordinary merits as a work of political prose style. Although many scholars have recognized those merits‚ there are surprisingly few sustained studies of the stylistic artistry of the Declaration.(1) This essay seeks

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