Valeria Delgado AP US History 5th Period Many elements influenced the American rebellion that lead to the American Revolution‚ specifically taxation‚ mercantilism and the First and Second Continental Congress. Mercantilism is an economic theory which argues that a nation must strive to attain a favorable balance of trade so that the country will accumulate gold and silver‚ which made the country wealthier and safer. In the Navigation Acts raw materials were taken from America and sent to the
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Topics‚ themes and concepts that change over time 1) American expansion and the westward movement - Within existing borders 2) American foreign policy a) Isolationism b) America becomes world power c) Cold war conflicts and events d) America – The remaining super power 3) American literature that promoted political‚ economic‚ and social change or in some other way had a profound effect on the nation -Thomas Paine’s ‘Common Sense’ is published – Jan. 10‚ 1776 -Declaration of Independence
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Life of the United States was radically reformed by the American Revolution through religious‚ social‚ economic‚ and various political changes. Between the rise of the battle at Lexington and Concord to the generous Treaty of Paris marks a series of events that contributed to the American Revolutionary war. Although not as significant‚ the American Revolution brought various spiritual changes deriving from the fight for spiritual freedom. The strive for religious equality became Thomas Jefferson’s
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The Industrial‚ French and American Revolutions Industrial Revolution The Industrial Revolution was a period from the 18th to the 19th century where major changes in agriculture‚ manufacturing‚ mining‚ transport‚ and technology had a profound effect on the socioeconomic and cultural conditions starting in the United Kingdom‚ then subsequently spreading throughout Europe‚ North America‚ and eventually the world. Starting in the later part of the 18th century there began a transition in parts
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Liberty The definition of liberty to me is still best expressed by Thomas Jefferson‚ who once gave us the following definition: “Rightful liberty is unobstructed action according to our will within the limits drawn around us by the equal rights of others. I do not add ‘within the limits of the law’ because law is often but the tyrant’s will‚ and always so when it violates the rights of the individual.” This definition of liberty was and still is the foundation for us to follow. I would like to expand
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‘The African National Congress (ANC) proved to be the pivotal activist group in overcoming Apartheid in South Africa.’ The African National Congress (ANC) proved to be the pivotal activist group in overcoming Apartheid within South Africa during the latter half of the 20th century. The ANC was a social movement group who formed in 1912 to unite the people of South Africa and to front the struggle for underlying political‚ economic and social change. The ANC were at the forefront of the political
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them by creating a number of new laws that were known as the Intolerable Acts. In response to the Intolerable Acts‚ the Frist Continental Congress was formed in 1774. The First Continental Congres included from 12 out of the 13 colonies. They sent out a petition to King George to revoke the Intolerable Acts. King George never gave a response back and the First Continental‚ then‚ established a boycott of British
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John Adams‚ who was a significant part of United States history‚ once said‚ "The Revolution was effected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people." Between 1642 and 1648 England gives the colonies a period of Salutary Neglect in which they are fighting a civil war. During this time‚ the colonies develop an even stronger sense of unity and rebellion against authority. The colonists’ location and demography‚ autonomous institutions‚ and unifying measures
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In 1775‚ Jefferson was selected to attend the Continental Congress as a representative of the Virginia legislature‚ but before his journey‚ he came up with a theory that involved the “self governance and the rights of people who established habitat in new lands” (Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
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Bravery is an admirable principle that is illuminated in Colonial/Early America from the 1600s to the 1700s. Patrick Henry displayed great bravery declaring his speeches. He rebuked the king of England in public and commended the colonists to fight for independence. Patrick Henry discovered the base of his public career in 1763‚ a deep compassion for injustice to the plain people and a powerful voice that could overwhelm a jury. Henry’s listeners carried him winningly from the courtroom‚ after
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