Chunking Practice Activity APUSH DBQ – 2005 To what extent did the American Revolution fundamentally change American Society? IN your answer be sure to address the political‚ social‚ and economic effects of the Revolution in the period from 1775-1800. Essay 1 Intro – The American Revolution spurred a dramatic shift in American Society which spawned numerous changes to the status quo‚ though in some cases this idealistic outpouring of principles was tempered with the harsh contradictions of colonial
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between political parties in which The Colonies rescinded Great Britain and their monarchy‚ deposing themselves from Britain‚ and proclaimed the founding of The United States of America. King George III published a document called The Proclamation of 1763‚ after the French and Indian War‚ England gained new land in which pushed borders back allowing more land for colonies to grow. Although the king and his council bestowed the proclamation to relieve the fears of the Indians‚ who felt that the colonists
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There has been contention between Britain and France for thousands of years. During the 1700’s this came to a head as Britain and its’ North American colonies tried to expand in size and trade. This could not be done without intruding on French land. This caused France to take an offensive position alongside their Indian allies against their biggest rival. Britain and its colonies persisted forward resulting in The Seven Years’ War or‚ as some call it‚ The French and Indian War. The Seven Years’
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In 1759 the British had many victories including‚ capturing the French islands‚ defeating the French in India‚ and destroying a French fleet. The greatest victory for them was when they defeated the capital of France‚ Quebec‚ which was thought to be impossible to attack. The fall of Quebec brought the fighting to an end‚ and a peace treaty was made allowing France to keep some sugar-producing islands and forcing them to give a lot of land to Great Britain. The treaty of Paris also marked the end
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The economic effects of the French and Indian War were mainly the tightening of the British and colonists’ mercantilist relationship and the Acts imposed by Great Britain towards its American colonies to facilitate the payment of the war debt. By 1763‚ the Seven Years War had already come to an end‚ leaving Britain bankrupt because of the great amount of money it had spent protecting its overseas colonies from the French and Indian threat. The British Order in Council stated the establishment of
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Life in the Chesapeake Colonies The first successful British colonization of the Americas was in the Chesapeake area and anchored by Jamestown which was founded in 1607. The original colonists nearly didn’t make it‚ as it was a very difficult life for them. Moreover‚ the colonists founded many relationships that were both good and bad with various other groups so that they could make it through those first years. With great will and sheer luck the area has thrived‚ becoming the heart of the
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With the Treaty of Paris 1763‚ the French were completely removed from North America and England took control of all lands west to the Mississippi River and Canada. When the British took control of the lands west of the Appalachian Mountains‚ Indians began to rise up and attack English settlements. Still recovering from the expenses of the French and Indian War‚ King George declared that he should consolidate all settlements east of the Appalachian Mountains. In addition‚ England made a formal
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fishing rights. This rivalry contributed to worldwide conflit between England and France; as a result‚the rival nations fought four wars between 1689 and 1763. The first three of these wars King William’s War ‚ Queen Anne’s war‚ and King George’s war started in Europe and spread to North Amerca. The fourth war‚ fought between 1754 and 1763‚ started instead in America and spread to Europe. Because the French and Indians joined forces against the British‚ this war became known as the French and
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was 1740 through 1766 altered the political‚ economic and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. Politically the relations were altered between Britain and its American colonies because Britain returned to the colonies in 1763 and further enclosed its Colonists more snugly in its grip‚ as seen in documents A‚ B‚ and C. The French and Indian War altered the economic changes between Britain and its American colonies because the American leadership was less in need for Britain’s
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the colonist on paper and sugars. Great Britain was in a huge amount of debt due to the previous war‚ which led to the reason on why the country had taxed all the colonies. The taxing continued all the way until 1763‚ when the colonist could not take it anymore. The tea act began in 1763. Colonist were not happy about this whatsoever. Due to the colonist unhappiness‚ they decided to dump gallons of tea into the Boston Harbor known as the Boston Tea Party. Everyone was stunned. Although‚ one benefit
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