The American Revolution was as a result of the colonists questioning the intrusion by Great Britain into their progress. It erupted into armed conflict in the year 1775. The political upheaval that occurred in the thirteen colonies lead to the formation of the United States of America after the British were overthrown. The armed conflict ended in 1783 but the young American nation had a bigger task to set up a government. Independence was the beginning of America’s’ problems as the country faced
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The thirteen colonies struggled for independence in North America. The British made unfair laws without the colonies say in the laws. The colonies had to fight for their freedom. The British treated the colonists very poorly. For example‚ the British soldiers were involved in a shooting into a crowd. They claim that Captain Preston yelled “FIRE” meaning to shoot their guns at the colonists‚ but it turned out to be the colonists yelling “FIRE” because a bell rang that signaled a fire. Five colonists
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Declaration to inform all that the United States of America was to be free from British rule. The Declaration served as a purpose to bring together a nation‚ 13 colonies at the time‚ and unit it’s people as British troops rained down on them. The archives say that “The Declaration announced to the world the separation of the thirteen colonies from Great Britain and the establishment of the United States of America. It explained the causes of this radical move with a long list of charges against the
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Revolution are the Navigation Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Boston Tea Party‚ and the Coercive Act. These events lead to the American Revolution mainly because the colonists disagreed with the acts and rebelled. Laws the regulated trade between Great Britain‚ its colonies‚ and the other parts of the world were known
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shock when Britain after 1763 tried to strengthen grip on the colonists Mercantilism and Colonial Grievances: The British authorities embraced a theory‚ called mercantilism that justified their control over the colonies The Possessing colonies discussed distinct advantages‚ since the colonies could both supply raw materials to the mother country and provide a market for exports The London government looked on the American colonists more or less as tenants. They were expected to provide products such
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and tentative independence of the colonies. The French and Indian War had laid groundwork for a revolt from the colonists‚ especially when the British marched to Concord to destroy the weapons stored there and capture two sons of Liberty. During 1775‚ the colonies began believing in their united power against Britain and started to rebel against the harsh taxing and laws that the British enforced. The British were ordered to reinforce these laws and keep the colonies opposition in check. Their ways
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this time period. Britain being the mother country to the American colonies‚ used nine different parliament (laws) acts from 1763-1775 to control the American colonies. These Acts were cruel and unusual punishments to the American colonies. It was a way the British Empire could flaunt their power to the American colonies and make them feel powerless on another continent. Britain wanted to make sure that they kept the American colonies stuck in a corner‚ without any way of moving‚ unless it was when
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Haven’t you always wanted to know exactly how European Americans fought for political liberation ? There are many ways European Americans fought for political liberation‚ but I’m only going to discuss three. Political Liberation is basically the act of gaining equal rights or full social of economic opportunities for a particular group. Even though most people did not have equal rights and did not choose to do something about it‚ European Americans actually fought for their liberty. Establishing
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freedom it allowed its colonies overseas" (Miller‚ xiii). Thus‚ Ameri- cans‚ unlike other revolutionary people‚ had already experienced some forms of freedom. An important reason for the Revolution was the desire for even more than they already had. "Like all revolutions‚ the American one started with small‚ relatively unimportant demands that grew‚ during and after the conflict‚ far beyond the vision of the original participants" ( Lipset‚ 22). Would the American colonies not rebelled had they not
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Reasoning Behind Settling in the American Colonies During the time period after the founding of the new world‚ many people is distant lands were looking for a way out. The American colonies seemed to be a fresh start for most people living in different regions. The biggest reason why most decided to settle in the American colonies was due to better economic opportunity that were available there. Many factors encouraged the English to establish colonies in North America. Three main reasons being
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