...The American Revolution (1775-1783) or the War for American Independence was caused by the conflicts between the 13 colonies and Britain. Although not every colonist was for the war, there was a great enough following for the colonists to believe that going to war was the only way to gain independence from the British. However, in order for this war to take place, there needed to be events leading up towards the war or the war would have no justification. Of course, the colonists were severely outnumbered so other nations that may have not been as powerful as Britain but certainly much more powerful than the colonists, came to the colonists aid. Of course, before the war there was already growing tensions between the colonists and Britain....
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...The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 Cesar Zapata United States History I (HIS101) Fiona Mani September 19, 2014 The French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812 The foundation and formation of the United States as we know it today is in great part due to three wars, the French and Indian War, the American Revolution, and the War of 1812. Each war involved Great Britain as one of the major combatants against English Colonists, French Colonies, and the United States from the beginning of the French and Indian War in 1754 to the end of the War of 1812 in 1815. Military strategies and involvement greatly contributed to the victory of some and the loss of others through the wars that changed the nation. The French and Indian War (1756)...
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...The American Revolution American History 2010 March 5,2013 Mr. Miller By Veronica Martinez In regards to the numerous successful Revolutions that have occurred, they all share in common a broad general pattern, causes and characteristics. The American Revolution to a certain extent aligned with this broad pattern and had some identical causes and characteristics. In regards to the preliminary and advanced symptoms of revolutions, the American Revolution exhibited characteristics of discontent and the creation of mobs that was in response to taxes imposed upon them by the British government. The steps that followed although displaying characteristics and causes that identify with revolutions, digresses from the general pattern. The Declaration of Independence, Battle of Saratoga and Siege of Yorktown though somewhat associating themselves with their respective step within the broad pattern, for best part does not fit in with the overall pathology. The American Revolution displayed that certain stages matched with the broad general pattern and throughout its duration exhibited characteristics and causes normally attributed to revolutions. Other parts of the Revolution however tended to deviate from the generally accepted pattern. As a prelude before the Revolution itself, there were already preliminary symptoms of unrest within America that followed the first step in the general pattern of revolutions...
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...The primary causes of the American Revolution were social in nature because the unjust treatment of the colonists provoked more intellectual thought about individual liberties. Events that induced such thought and were the publication of Common Sense by Thomas Paine, the signing of Declaration of Independence, and the Battle of Saratoga. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense gave hope to the American colonists. The signing of the declaration of independence reinforced the natural rights of the colonists. The American victory of the Battle of Saratoga persuaded the colonists that it was possible for them to over prevail over the British Empire. During 1765, about the time of the intolerable Tea Act, declaring independence had not even crossed the colonists’ minds; their main concern was fair treatment from the British Empire. After several attempts to reconcile with the king, and continual acts of oppression against the 13 colonies, Americans had had enough and separation from Britain was inevitable. Thomas Paine’s pamphlet, Common Sense, persuaded the colonists to keep faith in the revolution. When this pamphlet was written in 1776 the colonies were struggling to overcome the oppression of British superpower. “Common Sense inspired a wide-ranging debate about whether American freedom would be more secure inside or outside the British Empire.” This pamphlet heavily emphasized that the colonists were fully capable of not only declaring independence but maintaining it also. The colonists...
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...term limit, the farewell address, as well as the Presidential Cabinet. One of the challenges he faced as President, was dealing with the war that broke out while he was in office. The war was between the French government and the French citizens, and Washington struggled with choosing a side to ally with. He was pressured by the two sides, the federalists, and the anti-federalists. The federalists wanted George Washington to send military aid to the French government, while the anti-federalists wanted him to help the citizens. Because of the pressure from both sides, Washington decided to remain neutral and completely stay out of the war. George Washington also achieved many great accomplishments as President. Thought to be his greatest victory was the signing of the National Bank Charter in 1791. Despite there being quite a bit of protest against the charter, mostly by the anti-federalists, Washington went ahead and approved the national bank as he thought it would be beneficial for the nation. By doing so, he paved the way for commerce and the industry that would financially rebuild...
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...David McCullough, 1776, New York, 2006, 294 Pages. 1776 by David McCullough captures the privately year that includes the American Revolution and the Continental Congress, where the decision was made that colonies would fight for their independence from Great Britain. The bestseller is divided in three parts in rough chronological order. McCullough includes some of the thought process behind the colonies desire for independence, but he focuses more on the war between the colonies and the British and the people behind those actions. The balance between the two sides are represented as unbiasedly as possible, to portray them evenly. This book tells the story of how General George Washington almost came to defeat in the year 1776. This is also the year that the Declaration of Independence was written. Washington assumed that the British were about to capture Philadelphia after crossing the Delaware river.. Philadelphia was also known as the capital of the revolution. Washington wrote that the only thing the enemy was waiting for to attack was "ice for a passage, and the dissolution of the poor remains of our debilitated army." (270) Washington was sorely mistaken. McCullough uses the statement that the war was lost by the British rather than won by the Americans. At this point, General Howe,...
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...American Revolution Political 1775- May 2nd- The Americans gain support from King Louis XVI of France. France and Spain gave America $185,000 to buy munitions. July 4th- Thomas Jefferson presents the Declaration of Independence. Meaning they gained independence from Great Britain. 1776- 1777- 1778- January 7th- Treaty of Armity and commerce. Another major turning point for America because it ended American isolations. 1779- 1780- 1781- Articles of Confederation went into effect providing legal framework for the first government of the United States. 1782- 1783- September 3rd- United States and Great Britain signed the Treaty of Paris ending the Revolution. 1783 and on Women fought and gained more freedom throughout the years. American Revolution Military 1775- June 17th- Battle of Bunker Hill The British drove the Americans’ from Charelston Peninsula. April 19th- Battle of Lexington and Concord This was the first known battle of the Revolutionary War 1776- 1777- October 7th- Battle of Saratoga This battle was an American victory leading to a major turning point. This event convinced France to enter the war. 1778- 1779- 1780- August 16th- Battle of Camden This battle was a British victory and it was here when Gates’s (American commander) reputation was destroyed. Three times more American men died. 1781- September 28th- October 19th- Siege of Yorktown This prove d to be the last major land battle of the war and it was a Franco-American...
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...Political revolutions have a prolonged history of drastically altering the societal, political, and economic conditions of the states they take place in. The American Revolution was no exception to this rule. Thus, the events that took place within the war and subsequent political metamorphosis, from the defeat of the British to the final ratification of the Constitution, all work to restructure much of the characteristics of the states. The American Revolution revolutionized the states and the world by organizing the states together into a national republic and by proving globally that a colony could successfully gain and maintain its independence from its ruling state. However, the Revolution did not significantly alter the individual rights of many citizens, including those of African Americans and women, which largely stayed the same in the years immediately following the revolution. Initially, the most massive change to both the social and...
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...University of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War| | | |Sugar Act |Was the first tax on the American colonies imposed by the British parliament |It helped to ignite the Revolution by enraging the American colonists | |Stamp Act |Imposed tax on all paper documents in the colonies |It strained relations with the colonies which rose in armed rebellion against the British| |Townshend Acts |Imposed duites on glass, lead, paints,paper and tea imported into the colonies. |Americans viewed this as abuse of power, resulting in the passage of agreements to limit | | | |imports from Britain. | |Tea Act |To raise revenue from the colonies but to bail out the floundering East India |Colonists boarded...
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...The American War for Independence: Sea Power, Joint and Combined Operations: Question 7. Given the overwhelming British victories in New York and New Jersey in 1776, how was General Washington able to avoid catastrophic defeat and eventually win the war? By Julie Moss A paper submitted to the Faculty of the Naval War College in partial satisfaction of the requirements of the Department of Strategy and War. The contents of this paper reflect my own personal views and are not necessarily endorsed by the Naval War College or the Department of the Navy. Signature: /JKM/ BACKGROUND Following the French-Indian War, The American Revolution began between the Kingdom of Great Britain and the former British colonies in North America. The British power was trying to overwhelm the colonists of New America with many acts, such as the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, and the Intolerable Acts, all of which were deemed illegitimate by the colonists and in violation of the rights as Englishmen. For the most part, colonists were trying to reject the oligarchies that were common in Europe and started to believe in Republicanism based on the Enlightenment. Many leaders took part in this Revolution; one of the most important of whom was General George Washington. His role was vital in the victory for Americans and their freedom from the power of Britain. As the war for independence approached, Washington was known throughout the American Colonies for his courage and military exploits...
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...|Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|Also known as the 7 Years War, a conflict mostly between native Indian tribes, |Led to the British and French for the Posession of the continent. The French wanted to | | |the British and the French. |reclaim the Americas after severeal defeats. The French returned to join the American | | | |Colonists to defeat the Brtitish which led to American independence. | |Sugar Act |On April 5, 1764, the parliament passed a modified version of the Sugar and |The Sugar Act had disrupted the colonial economy by reducing the markets to which the | | |Molasses Act of 1733, and this act was about to expire. Under the Molasses or |colonies could sell, and the amount of currency available to them for the purchase of | | |Sugar Act colonial merchants were required to pay a tax of six pence per gallon |British manufactured goods. This act, in addition to the Currency Act, set the stage for | | |on the importation of foreign molasses. |the revolt at the imposition...
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...University of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|The French and Indian War was a war that was fought between the British America |After the French and Indian War, England attempted to tighten and “flex” its control over| | |colonies and New France. This particular war resulted in a British victory over |the British colonies. Some of the actions and laws of the British crown angered the | | |the French, in addition to territorial changes as well. |colonist, thus, later contributing to the Revolutionary War. | |Sugar Act |In 1764 British Parliament passed the Sugar Act which reduced the tax rate on |The Sugar Act and the reactions of the colonist to the act greatly contributed to | | |molasses; and was strictly enforced. In addition, the Sugar Act also listed many|Revolutionary War. With strict enforcement of the Sugar Act and the tax, colonists were | | |other foreign goods to be taxed as well. |unable to evade...
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...rich culture and to explain the importance of the Spanish, and by extension, Hispanic role in the history of the United States. George Washington himself recognized the Spanish contribution when he wrote to King Carlos III of Spain after the War of Independence to thank him for the aid he had received from Spain during the fight for freedom. Washington was well aware that the Spanish Crown held a vast amount of territory throughout the Americas, from Patagonia to Alaska, and that the Spanish had been present in the New World for centuries. Washington understood that not only had Spanish explorers and missionaries shed their blood and made great sacrifices during those years, but that Spain had also contributed money and manpower to the American Revolution. The revolt against the British Crown was possible thanks, in part, to the funds sent by Spain and the participation of the Spanish in the New World. There were Spanish settlements from Mexico to Alaska, including many in what are today the states of Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and California, to name just a few. Spain clandestinely helped the colonists until war was formally declared on England in June, 1779. This aid began before the promulgation of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. The Spanish Count of Aranda met with Benjamin Franklin, Silas Dean and Arthur Lee at the Continental Congress and gave his total support to the colonialists’ cause. Spain then made use of its territories in...
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...of Phoenix Material Causes and Outcomes of the Revolution Part 1: Causes Complete the grid by describing each pre-war event and explaining how it contributed to the Revolutionary War. |Pre-war event |Description |Contribution to the Revolutionary War | |French and Indian War|Also known as the Seven Years’ War, this New World conflict marked another |The French and Indian War helped lead to the Revolutionary War in two ways. | | |chapter in the long imperial struggle between Britain and France. When France’s | | | |expansion into the Ohio River valley brought repeated conflict with the claims |First funding this war lead to a huge national debt for Great Britain, which they felt | | |of the British colonies, a series of battles led to the official British |the Americans should help pay. Parliament decided to service the debt by passing the | | |declaration of war in 1756. Boosted by the financing of future Prime Minister |stamp act, a terrible failure that angered citizens on both sides of the Atlantic, which | | |William Pitt, the British turned the tide with victories at Louisbourg, Fort |started the rift between Britain...
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...Britain’s economy was suffering greatly because of the debt caused by this war, which led to the taxation that angered the colonists to actions against the British. Not to mention, the state of Britain’s economy after the French and Indian War is what provided perfect conditions so that when the colonist used boycotts on Britain to try to stop the taxation, they were more effective than they would have been otherwise under normal circumstances. The French and Indian War was also essential because it helped provided the colonists with their most helpful ally at the time, France. Therefore, without the French and Indian war the idea of independence of America would not have spread as greatly as it did, the colonists’ actions would not have been as effective as they were, and there is a real chance the colonies could have, ultimately, lost the American Revolutionary...
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