Decades of conflict followed, starting with the revolt as a result of the Stamp Act in 1765, leading to the eruption of war in 1775. The search for independence was a result of political, social, and economic factors such as the use of America as merely a subject land, made for the purpose of English wealth, the overall lack of representation the colonists had in government, and the emerging liberal and republican ideas as a result of the Enlightenment. Tension between England and the colonists stirred a hunger for liberty and a desire for freedom and was brought about by radical reforms, military battles, and the forming of a Declaration of Independence and a Constitution. The political aspect of the American Revolution was a result of Britain’s suddenly tightened control over the governing of the colonies. When they won the French and Indian War, England had to make a few reforms.
It created social, economic along with cultural and ethnic borders and relations reshaping its state borders due to the American Independence War fought by the Spanish, British or France. Indian, French, Spanish, African and even Canadian populations are described and put in the larger context of the evolution of what became the United States. Different interests, cultures, languages and mentalities form what we know today as on the most multicultural state. During the year of 1763, it was multicultural ethnics in America consisting of the Frenchmen, Spaniards, Natives and Africans. France and Britain both wanted power in North America.
In 1773 was the dumping of tea in the Boston Harbor and in June of 1774 the Coercive Acts, also known as the Intolerable Acts, were created which frustrated the colonists. The way the English had so much rule over them was one of the main reasons why they wanted to declare independence. The battle at Lexington and Concord was April 19, 1775 with the formation of the Second Continental Congress being in 1775. John Dickinson, the author of the document, was a delegate in both the First and Second Continental Congress. He was an esteemed writer who helped Thomas Jefferson write a Declaration of the Causes and Necessity of Taking Up Arms, and also wrote Olive Branch Petition, an appeal to King George III to resolve the dispute.
The Minutemen and Their World Robert Gross's “The Minutemen and Their World” is a social history of the years before, during, and after the first shots were fired at Concord, Massachusetts on April 19, 1775 (the shot heard ‘round the World). It explains why and how Concordians and the Minutemen joined together in support of the American Revolution and also examines the effects of the Revolutionary War and its aftermath on the town and its people. His main point is that the townspeople were motivated by local concerns and turned against British rule gradually as they began to appreciate that their local liberties and other interests were threatened by the imperial policies of the Crown. He notes how intra-town rivalries and religious fissures occupied the townspeople through the early 1770s and kept Concord largely aloof from the pre-Revolutionary activities of other communities, and then the galvanization/unification process that occurred as conflict grew nearer1. There were not just a few important figures in the Revolution, most members of the town of Concord played an important role in the action.
Freddie Wells Essay #1 Geography 64 9/30/13 The Tay Son rebellion has played a key role in defining the shape of Vietnam’s political and cultural direction since its occurrence in the late 18th century. A movement defined by the uniting of the peasants under the Tay Son brothers to disrupt the oppressive political regime of the Nguyen Dynasty, the Tay Son uprising represents a defining alteration in the history of the Vietnamese people. Through his work, The Tay Son Uprising: Society and Rebellion in Eighteenth Century Vietnam, George Dutton offers revolutionary analysis and insight into a time of immense change for the country of Vietnam. His book explores new avenues of theory about the era, examining the reasons for the rebellion and its effect on the direction of modern Vietnamese society as a whole. To understand why the Tay Son rebellion occured and the importance of its timing, Dutton’s The Tay Son Uprising: Society and Rebellion in Eighteenth Century Vietnam extensively outlines the sources of dynamism that led to the drastic changes of lifestyle in Vietnam that are still felt today.
In this essay, I will provide a thorough examination of what revolution promised and what it delivered to these various groups of people. The British North American Revolution was a political upheaval that occurred from 1775 to 1783, in which colonies worked together to break ties with the British. The British Empire took advantage of the colonies by imposing harsh taxes known as the Stamp Act and Townshend Acts and adopting the policy that colonies should contribute more to the territories rather than expanding its powers into western Indian Territory. These newly imposed policies, in correlation with a lack of colonial input in Parliamentary actions, resulted in the increase in tension between Imperial Britain and Colonial America. Colonist believed their rights were being violated and revolt started to become more and more of a certainty.
This discontent lay largely within the 3rd estate, as the politics of the time were unpopular amongst them, particularly as the economic crises hit nearer to 1789. Compounding these frustrations were the new ideals becoming evident in the French society, and so many residents of France, particularly those of the lower classes, now had reason and motivation to push for reform. Economic concerns were an important factor in relation to the revolution as they encouraged many people from the city to join the uprising due to their desperate situations. One of the earliest forms of economic trouble in relation to the revolution began in 1756, when France first began going into debt due to her war with England. This debt was further accentuated by her involvement in the American Revolution from 1775, and the government continued spending more than they were receiving in taxes.
What factors play into this? The economic conditions of 18th century France are often seen as a catalyst towards a future of grievances among the bourgeoisie, resulting in many cultural and intellectual changes such as the Enlightenment and its new ideas that would change the nature of the Frenchman drastically. France’s finances first approached a dangerous place during the American Revolution. After forging an alliance with the rebellious colonists, France promised an array of “…supplies, arms and ammunition, uniforms, and most importantly, troops and naval support…” (“”French Alliance, French Assistance, and European Diplomacy during the American Revolution””) However crucial their involvement in the war was, the effects that it had on France’s economy were absolutely devastating. A wave of crop failures in the 1780’s led to extreme scarcity of food.
All in all, these two major movements produced a new understanding of society's relationships--first with God, and then with government. Shaping new attitudes was a first step towards what will eventually become the struggle for Independence and the American Revolution. However, most of the ideas would perhaps have remained theoretical if not for the wars that swept North America and increased tensions with the crown. In the early 1750s, French expansion into the Ohio River valley repeatedly brought France into armed conflict with the British colonies and the Seven Year War broke out. The French lost the war and in 1763 the Treaty of
Additionally, there were battles that included American soldiers and British soldiers at Lexington Concord before the war started. These events led up to the debate that was started between Great Britain and America. Thomas Paine along with his “Common Sense: pamphlet comes from England to America in 1774. Paine was offered a job in Philadelphia by his friend Benjamin Franklin; this is where he met with delegates from the Second Continental Congress with convincing arguments concerning the case of independence for the colonist. I think Paine’s writing was so effective because of the arguments he produced such as how all mankind should be treated equally and that there should be no separation of kings or subjects.