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The American Revolution is the political era between 1765 and 1783 when the Thirteen American Colonies disintegrated from the British Empire and formed an independent nation today called the United States of America. The Americans rejected the parliament authority to extract taxes from citizens without elected representatives in 1765. This battle continues until 1783 after the British sent combat troops to maintain peace, leading to the today called the American Revolutionary War (Fradin 12). The American Revolution had specific political goals while the creation of the new republic created some different effects on women, blacks and Indians.

The philosophical values of the American Revolution

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This essay is based on the topic of America Revolutionary War. The War is also known as the American War of Independence. The war began between the Great Britain and thirteen colonies of British in North America. The American Revolutionary War was a conflict that resulted in the separation of the United States from the Great Britain. The duration of the war was from the year 1775 from 1783. The war had a significant impact on the American society. The impact of the war was in terms of political, economic, and social variations. The main focus of this is to discuss ...

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During the American Revolution, many women took active part in both the American and British armies. Apart from direct participation, many women also contributed to the revolution indirectly. In the 18th century America, women’s role in the society was limited to the boundary of home as child bearer and home maker. Politics, military activities and even social activities were almost 100% an all-male affair (Brooks 2013). Therefore, it was not easy for women in that era to directly participate in the American Revolution. Still, thousands of women participated.
The American Revolution started when England put in place ...

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The influence and role of Virginia leading up to and in the American Revolution
The American Revolution was the singularly important event of the modern history, as it marked the birth of a government which was responsible to the will of the people. The revolutionary war which lasted between the years 1765 and 1783, ended with the colonies separating from the British Empire and the new nation of Unites States of America being born. Virginia had a huge role to play in this revolutionary war, by producing some of the great revolutionary leaders and orators like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson ...

Pre revolutionary period was a period of woman controversies where on one hand they, the women, were totally traditional with limited roles while on the other hand they were influenced by revolutionary spirit. The revolution brought drastic change in the life styles of women. Women before the Revolutionary War were only involved in domestic activities like taking care of the house, cooking, taking care of children, cleaning and were restricted to husband’s likes and dislikes. Additionally, they were not considered as superior members of the society and had suppressed rights. The American Revolution, 1775-1783, brought a new turn in the ...

Comparison of the Battles of Bunker Hill, Ft. Moultrie, Saratoga, and Yorktown

There are a lot of battles that took place in the American Revolution. While some of these battles were indeed significant for the whole American Revolution, some of the battles significance was being questioned up until this point. The battle at Bunker Hill was significant so far, thanks to Sir Thomas Gage (A British war commander) over his enemy who was Colonel William Prescott (MiddleKauff, 1985). This was a battle won by the British and not the Americans.
The battle at Fort Moultrie on the other hand was a battle wherein William Moultrie, defended the said fort, which was later named ...

Causes of the Revolution

The American Revolution occurred between 1765 and 1783 after the colonists within the thirteen American colonies declined the British aristocracy and monarchical rule. Beginning 1765, the American colonists refused to acknowledge the power of the British parliament to tax the American colonists while the latter did not have colonial representatives in the governments. The following years were marred by protests as American patriots sought to ventilate their disapproval of the authority of the British monarchy and aristocracy over the thirteen American colonies. Religion played an important role in ushering the revolution as the Christian revivalists in the Great Awakening ...

Before the United States came to be the most powerful international actor and country in the globe, it was first known as a colony for the rapidly increasing British Monarchy. The Americas became the new home for a million people, comprising the thirteen colonies that would become the foundation of the United State. Even if the British or English government had control over the North America after the 1973 French and Indian War, they had to spread its wealth to various areas to ensure that the mainland could continue thriving despite the huge losses it has gained from the war. The ...

The battle of Yorktown refers to the battle that took place in 1781 as a result of the American Revolution. During this battle the British troops that were under the leadership of Cornwallis surrendered after being fought by the American and the French troops. The United States army combined forces with the French army and this led them to defeat the war against the British Empire. The war had lasted for about six years and the victory of the Americans and the French at the battle of York forced the British forces to surrender. General George Washington was the commander ...

Prior the Revolutionary War of between 1775 and 1783, Britain was in control of its American colony, much to the chagrin of the latter. With the colonization came laws of governance imposed on the Americans as a form of dominance by the British forces. With the forced management and the increasing need for independence among the colonized nation, the resulting tense relations were inevitable if not expected. Boston city was no different as its people continued to repel the presence of the Britons in its society. Consequently, on March 5, 1770, a confrontation between people from both sides, in Boston Massachusetts, ...

Slavery had long been an established institution in the American colonies prior to the advent of the Revolutionary War, and yet a degree of ambiguousness marked the attitude of white colonists to blacks and to the institution of slavery in late-18th century America. Thomas Jefferson, generally considered the leading intellectual light of the incipient republic, could call into question the practice of slavery while at the same time lending it his tacit approval as the owner of hundreds of black servants. Indeed, as the Continental Congress and its undermanned military forces faced the world’s greatest military power, expediency rather ...

It is a testament to the power of propaganda that the events of March 5, 1770 were widely accepted as a massacre which remained the very symbol of British tyranny for 200 years. The skillful manipulation of facts is a hallmark of propaganda, and the men who exploited the circumstances surrounding the killing of five Americans created an atrocity that has resonated throughout American history down to the present day. As the hotbed of revolutionary fervor in the colonies, Boston was perhaps the only place where such propaganda could have taken hold; the only city from which it could have spread so ...

A STUDY ON THE ROLE OF RELIGION IN THE EARLY U.S. GOVERNMENT

Countless people have always sought for a position on religion when it comes to its part on the government. To some, religion does not need to be one of the ‘ruling’ factors within the government; while others say otherwise. In America, particularly in the building up of its government, the impact of religion is evident. This particular paper will discuss the part religion took place especially in the founding period of the American government.
In the summer of 1787, Philadelphia adopted the Constitution of the United States. The Constitution didn’t say much regarding religion, except for the Article ...

In the history of the United States, the term “Tea Party” ties back to the 1773 Boston Tea Party, which was one of the defining moments of the Revolutionary War. The raid on British ships by Boston’s Sons of Liberty became an iconic moment, due to their poetic, grassroots method of rebelling against the unfair taxes of the English government. By throwing tea in response to the Tea Act of 1773, colonists expressed their displeasure that the English government was taxing them without providing proper representation in their own colonies1. Throughout the years, the legacy of the Boston ...

What did you learn in this chapter (any chapter) that you did not know earlier? Was there anything you found surprising? How does the material in this chapter relate to what you have learned earlier, perhaps in other classes?
The chapter selected for this document focused on the rise of the American Revolution in their quest to gain independence over the British colony. Previous chapters that clearly emphasized the initiatives and radicalism of the ordinary Americans that later bring forth the birth of revolution. Although it clearly can be speculated that Americans really would raise revolt over the ...

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The French and Indian war as is mainly called in USA was a war between the British and their enemies who were the French and their Native Americans allies. The Indian tribes were allied to the French as they were more trusting of the French than the British. But in all this the Indians were very protective of their people’s independence and nothing could deter them from that. This paper will analyze the war focusing on causes of the war, the participation of the Native Americans (Indian tribes), the events of the war, the effects of the war and ...

The Battle is also referred to as the Battle of Brooklyn Heights or simply the Battle of Brooklyn. The battle was the earliest and the largest battle in the American Revolutionary War after the declaration of independence of the United States. The United States army was under the command of General George Washington, and they were defeated in the battle. The size of the army that Washington had in one way or the other had some impact on the defeat over the Long Island battle. This thesis talks about how the size of General Washington’s army leads to ...

The Bill of Rights and the Declaration of Rights of Man and Citizens, both published in 1791, were important documents in the history of the world that greatly influenced the 1984 United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Both these articles provided the foundation for the United States Constitution, as well as the creation of the first republic government of France. Guided by the spirit and philosophical ideology of liberalism surrounding the aftermath of the French Revolution, both documents endeavored to create and establish an ideal liberal democratic government in both United States and France
However, the French revolution ...

Liberty is defined as a state where people have a right to speech and expression, whereas the Equality is defined as a position of being just, particularly in status, rights, or chances. In the history of the world, many wars and revolutions have taken place to achieve rights which each person deserves. Out of these, the rights to Equality and liberty have always been the principal focus. This was the case in the American Revolution as well. After gaining independence, these rights were highlighted in various documents like the Declaration of Independence, the Law and the Bill of Rights. ...

Alexander Hamilton

Alexander Hamilton, one of the Founding Father of the United States was born on January 11, 1755, in Nevis, British West Indies. He was an immigrant to America, an outsider, an orphan, scholarship boy and a genius. Hamilton was also a bastard, an illegitimate and was prohibited from attending a Christian school and had no rights of inheritance. At the age of ten Hamilton and his family moved to St. Croix, where hundreds of plantations worked by slaves, produced sugar and coffee for export. James Hamilton abandoned the family and Alexander never got to see his father again. When ...

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The shared history between America and Mexico can be dated back during the Texas Revolution of 1835-1836, and the Mexican-American War of 1846-1848. As a result, several treaties had been signed in culminating differences between the two nations. For example, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the Gadsden Purchase comprise some of the agreements made between the two nations. In the 19th century, America claimed Louisiana as part of its territory and was rightfully acquired during the Louisiana Purchase in 1803. These confrontations resulted into conflict as Spain opposed to the America's claim, stipulating that the western boundaries ...

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The American Africans were entitled to slave since 1619 when the first black slaves were introduced in North America to help with the production of crops such as tobacco. Throughout the American colonies, slavery was practiced, and the black Americans were used to help build the economic foundation of the country. However, after the agricultural decline, the African Americans were seen to have no economic benefit to the farmers. Consequently, they engaged into other economic benefits that shaped the northern economy. For instance, when the geography and climate affected the agricultural activities in the northern colonies, slaves engaged into ...

Charles Gravier comte de Vergennes was a French diplomat and Statement. As a diplomat he served in Constantinople, Trier and Stockholm as ambassador. During Luis XIV’s reign, he was appointed as foreign minister of France in 1774. Charles Gravier was one of the main French supporters of American Revolution. Initially, the support was in secret through Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais who was his secret agent. The French later made their support public after an agreement between the American colonist delegation led by Benjamin Franklin and France. Vergennes role in the Franco-American alliance aided the American cause by providing military, munitions ...

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This paper covers the Saratoga campaign of the Revolutionary War. The paper describes the tactics, leaders, battles, as wells the consequences of the battle. Saratoga campaign of the revolutionary war occurred in 1777. It was as a result of the British high command attempting to gain the military control of the Hudson River.
The river valley was located in North America. The British were aiming to conquer the Americans and expand their personal interests. For example, gaining economic power and showing other nations the strength of their military. The period was marked by the American Revolutionary War (Corbett 38). ...

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Established by the Greek statesman, Solon, sometime in the 600 B.C., voting has always been a key feature of democracy. The international community regards it as the most basic human right, which should be protected and guaranteed to all citizens of a country as stipulated by internal human rights laws. A government by the people must have the participation of the people, which is realized through suffrage. Today, voting rights are already universally practiced, yet there are certain circumstances wherein such right is taken away by the state. In the United States, a person will lose ...

Impact of Benjamin Franklin's Charts of the Golf Stream on the Shipping Industry

The Gulf Stream is a gigantic river that flows inside ocean from the Mexican Gulf, passing through Florida Peninsula, the East Coast and to Cape Hatteras. The current flows into the Iceland, British Isles, and to Norway. Viewed from the Straits of Florida, the stream has a width of approximately forty miles. Its speed can go as high as five miles per hour. As the Current flows into North Atlantic, the width widens and can increase to up to hundreds of miles at some points (Richardson 51). The amount of water carried by the Gulf Stream is more than ...

General Introduction to the church

History of the Church is seen to encounter many challenges. The early church had its roots on cemented on strict and stringently followed biblical beliefs. With time, evolution and civilization began to encroach the church values and systems. The church initially, did not believe in earthly riches, entertainment, politics, and honor. The acceptance of such in the church consequently brew divides in the church, and people started accepting and interpreting the Bible in different ways. Hence, congregation members began to cocoon in line and cohorts of what they believed was right. As declared by Jesus, “no one can serve ...

Benedict Arnold

Benedict Arnold was born on January 14, 1714, in Norwich, Connecticut. Throughout his life the first public library was founded, the population of colonists noticeably grew and the Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. He joined the militia of Connecticut, helping to fight against the French during the Seven Years’ War in 1763. Benedict Arnold was loved and cherished by the American public and George Washington. When Arnold was a young boy, he loved to learn about sailing and navigation. He was an intelligent boy who went to school but because of some badly made decisions ...

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For a long time, slavery, in different parts of the world, in different Nations, was a completely natural form of social development. Slavery saw oriental despotic states like Babylon or Egypt, where the ruler was venerated as the earthly incarnation of God. A completely natural slavery was seen in ancient Greece, which is considered the cradle of the Sciences, knowledge, philosophy, morality, and even democracy.
But the fact of the emergence of the slave economy in the capitalist United States of America, as if, disturbs the harmony of the event sequence in the development of human civilization, which supposedly ...

Christmas is considered to be both a religious holiday as well as a worldwide cultural event. Christians around the world celebrate Christmas in December to remember the birth of Jesus, their spiritual leader. However, this holiday began long before Jesus was born, and has changed throughout the years depending on the geography and climate of the country it is being celebrated in.
The cultural phenomenon of Christmas first began centuries before the birth of Jesus of Nazareth, as cultures would celebrate the Winter Solstice. The importance of celebrating the Winter Solstice came out of the fact that many people worked ...

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Diplomacy, in the modern world, is the practice of countries dealing amicably with each other. It is the process by which countries conduct negotiations and come to agreements; during these talks, individuals often act on behalf of the state. There are a number of desires that shape the movement of diplomacy agreements, but Schroeder suggests that it is the mechanism of shared ambition - which acts like an invisible hand to make alliances and international relationships work. Imbalances of power are bad for peace. In today’s world, diplomacy is the conduction of international relations by heads ...

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Should the US have stricter gun control laws?
Guns have a special place in American history and Americans have always had a love for firearms. This love affair for guns started in the seventeenth century, when the early settlers were required to carry gun to protect themselves from Indian attacks. The ‘Kentucky rifle’ of the 1700s, Samuel Colt of the nineteenth century and WWII veterans bringing home their enemy guns as trophies are all symbols of the proud American past. However, the spate of recent mass shootings has called for a stricter regulation of gun ownership and distribution. The ...

American music, as we know it today, relects the country’s multi-ethnic population. The wide array of genre is a testament to the influence of the various group of people that came and settled in the country and has come to represent the social and cultural identity that became prevalent during certain periods of time. Known as the melting pot of culture, tracing the origin of American music can prove to be challenging due to the constant evolution brought about by the continuous influx of hybridizing techniques, instruments, and genres of migrating cultures (The Parlor Song Academy).
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The First World War or the Great War was a remarkable event in the history of the humanity. It influenced and shaped our modern world to an extent like none else, and the reflections of today’s development traces its route back to the decisions taken during and post-World War I. No one had any idea about the huge armies that would be involved, the amount of ammunition that will be expended, and how many people would die. However, the role of Canada in the war is noteworthy, considering the fact that the nation decided to stand by the Britain’ ...

The revolutionary war of colonial America represented, for many, a period of romantic idealism facing the totalitarian regime of the world’s largest empire. The British Empire largely considered American liberty to be a minor colonial dispute until the war opened up on the world stage with the participation of France and Spain.
The French aristocrat and military officer Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier De La Fayette, usually referred to simply as Lafayette, remains one of the decisive figures in the struggle for American independence because of his efforts to broaden the scope of the revolution’s goals, ...

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Understanding the dynamics of Crimean War changing the European occurring over 150 years ago changing European history proved the undoing of the international system existing in Europe for a significant period aligned to how the prevailing rules European leaders conducted foreign policy and maintaining the peace. Until the onset of the Crimean Wars in the early 1850s, Europe’s five major powers engaged in a “complex” practices in dealing with allaying potentially dangerous confrontations.
One example of the outcome of the Crimean War was the disassembling of the pact between the conservative Russian, Prussian, and Austrian monarchies known as the ...

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The French Revolution was a result of the worse condition of the French monarchy. It was one of the highly influential and well known incidents of the French History. The country ended up in huge debts and economic depression which made the French to fight for social, economic, radical and political changes in France.

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French Revolution is one of the remarkable events of European History which took place from 1789 ended in 1799 when Napoleon Bonaparte took the power in France. Before the revolution, France was under the reign of Kings and was one of the wealthiest countries in the ...

Compare how 2 different authors used the same historical data and the same events in 2 different ways. Describe how accurate each of these author’s works were to the real event and what they had changed.

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Both David McCullogh’s ‘John Adams’ and Sherman Edwards Petersburg’s 1776 are works of art which deal with the Founding Fathers and the American War for Independence. Whilst the former is a biography in the grand manner (as we are used to by McCullogh, the latter is a musical which revives the spirit of that important year and is full of interesting and ...

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American Indians are an integral part of the great history of this nation, but many of us in the modern world just view them via various stereotypes. Most people know little about the history of the native tribes who lived for many centuries in this land, and were almost exterminated upon the arrival of Europeans. Before 1492, when Columbus landed on the American continent, historians estimate that there were anywhere between seven to twenty five million Native Americans inhabiting this continent. Sadly ninety percent of this population has been erased by illness, hunger, battles and relocation.
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Slavery in the American society was a common practice in the early years after the American revolution. The black slaves were treated as properties of the people who owned them and were used as factors of production for their economic progress. The American constitution was ratified in 1778, but it did not recognize the rights of slaves. However, in the early 1860’s there was an increasing pressure and civil war against slavery had began with states in the northern states against slavery while the southern states supported slavery. Therefore, after the civil war there was a need for amendments that ...

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Thomas Paine’s 1776 pamphlet Common Sense, which called for independence and denounced the monarchy as absurd, would not have found any audience in the thirteen British colonies in North America in 1776. After all, they had been on the winning side in the Seven Years War, which destroyed French power in North America forever, and their ruling elites expected to benefit from expanding trade and land speculation opportunities within the British Empire. They also thought that the ‘benign neglect’ that the colonies had grown accustomed to in the 18th Century would continue as before and they would largely ...

Silent Cries: A Look at the Influences on Art that impacted the United States Before, During, and After the War Aras Through Four Pictorial Portholes
History: it really is his-story. What better way to tell a story than to make sure there are pictures in it? After all, a “picture is worth a thousand words” as the adage goes. Paintings, statues, photos, even architecture, from a given time periods such as the early American Colonial days give new meaning to an event in history. On the flip side, knowing the historical background of a piece of art creates deeper meaning for it and ...

America as a nation has an entertaining and rich history in the manner the country is an economic and military power house. The main focus of this paper is to look at historical events that contributed to the American Civil War between 1861 and 1865. The chronology of these events began all the way in the 17th century when the European began migrating from their countries of origin and settling in the Americas. The reason behind their migration was the political instability in Europe resulting from the religious ideological differences.
The idea of master, servants and slaves all began ...