Final Essay The French and Indian War was by far the most influential event on the American Revolution. The French and Indian War affected many aspects of colonial life, such as the effects on the American military, and the relationship between the colonies and the British. The successes against the French and Indians gave a great boost of confidence to the American military. It also caused an increase in resentment of the British redcoats. When the war ended, and British troops were left behind…
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of American colonies. Although these nations once shared few similarities, their rise to power and the history behind their expansion have many things in common. Both French and English American colonies grew to become major nations, free from the control of their homeland, after major revolutions. These two colonies both drew strength from their parent countries, and gave them the ability to become independent. The events that allowed this independency to occur were the American and French Revolutions…
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HOW FAR DO POLITICAL PHILOSOPHIES OF EITHER HOBBES AND LOCKE OR PAINE AND BURKE DIFFER. This essay will examine the philosophical difference between Edmund Burke and Thomas Paine relating to the French and American Revolutions at the late Eighteenth Century. We are going to present a summary of the debate between these two different philosophers in the first part of this essay. The pros and cons of each man will be looked at in the second and third part of the essay and the final part of this…
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The French and Indian War, or The Seven Years War, lead to certain events that caused the Americans to realize that their English liberties were being denied. After the War, (Doc A) England and Spain took over the French land in North America. Even though the land was Britain owned, the English government didn’t want the colonist to go past a certain point, the Proclamation Line of 1763. The Native Americans (Doc. B) believed "they had no right to settle." The Proclamation was Britain's idea of preventing…
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example, the Boxer rebellion, the French Revolution, the American Revolution, and more. The Boxer rebellion was an anti-foreigner uprising in which ordinary villagers reacted violently against the increasing influence of foreign Christian missionaries and diplomats in China. Similarly, the French Revolution erupted in 1789 due to widespread discontent among the populace who felt they were being treated unfairly by the comarchy. Likewise, the American Revolution, which began in 1775, was fueled by…
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The Age of Revolutions was full of controversy that caused philosophical discussions of the relationship between the people and their governments. It was a time of heated debate and philosophical arguments happening everywhere from published pamphlets to street corners. Many of these opinions were shown through detailed writings of what governments should be life and how people should handle governments that restrict their rights. These writings influenced other English writers in later times with…
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Tensions between the American colonies and Great Britain grew deeply through five major events that resulted in the Revolution. Conflicts began with the French and Indian War, and then economic conflicts spread through the Stamp Act and Tea Acts. Military action resulted at Lexington and Concord. Finally, literary movement had a large impact through Thomas Paine’s Common Sense. All of the events accumulated in the colonies and lead to the Declaration of Independence, which officially stated that…
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Ginger Phennel 9/17/14 1st period The French and Indian War altered the political, economical, and ideological relations between Britain and its American colonies. The English had a significant amount of debt from the war, and in an effort to fix their dilemma; they unfairly enforced taxation without representation. This led to rising tension between America and the Mother Country. After the French and Indian War, the countries colonizing North America shifted. English colonies were now the main…
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In The Preconditions of the American Revolution by Jack P. Greene, the author expertly lays out the many conditions that led to the outbreak of the American Revolution. From the growing literacy and political experience of the colonists, to the different perspectives of what the relationship between Britain and America actually entailed, the throwing off of the yoke of British rule had many different causes, which must be examined closely. Greene begins by laying out the five main preconditions…
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muskets, and bullets and horses compared to the Aztec and Incan Empires. Not only weapons, but the Europeans had allies. They had the support from the Native Americans. Furthermore, there were many diseases such as measles and smallpox that the Europeans brought with them that also helped in wiping out the Aztec and Incan Empire. The American tribes had no natural immunity to the diseases. This led to the killing of the rulers of both the Aztecs and Incas, along with millions of other people. The…
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