History America Revolution

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America Revolution (Causes)

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* The colonies enjoyed some form of political control which gave the experience and the urge to fight for self rule.

* England did not bother to maintain good relationship with her colonies.

*Further, the economic exploitation and various unjust laws (sugar Act, Stamp Act) aggravated the revolt. " no taxation without representation was an important slogan"

*The enterprising and independent population did not feel the need to depend on the mother country.

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Immediate cause

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*The Boston tea party incident demonstrated, the hatred of the colonists.

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Course of the American Revolution

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* King George underestimated the strength of the colonist under the leadership of George Washington, so that England faced defeat in 1777.

*Trade rivals of England, Spain and France helped the colonists in the conquests.

A peace treaty was finally signed in 1783; England acknowledge the independence of the colonies.

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Reasons for the success of the American Revolution

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*An important factor was the weakness of England, since she had too many territory to defeat at one time.

*The American leaders did a good job, such as; George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, Ethan Allen, Foreign Allies, Baron Van Steubel, Marquis De Lafayette

* The others were; Thomas Payne, Patrick Henry and Nathan Hale.

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Consequences of the American revolution

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*It announce the birth of a new nation. the U.S of America became the first democratic general republic.

*Britain loss and important territory and even France face a great deal of loss.

*A constitution convention of state representatives was created to enable the new U.S.A to define a guide line fro the laws that would govern the new severing country.

* A relatively new system of govt's with three (3) branches dividing the power instead of the conventional one was established from the future outcome of the constitution convention.

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Significant of the (A.R) IMPORTANCE

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*It gave emphasis to the idea of the right to revolution and self-govern.

* Poor classes were encourage to fight against autocratic rulers even were shied(shy) into becoming despotic (cruel ruler)

* It started a whole new system of gov't and introduce a written constitution which became the frame work and basis for the entire structure of the evolution of the countries government.