Essays 31 - 60
Alfred F. Young's contention that the tea party was the most revolutionary act of that historical decade is presented in this pape...
(Van Tyne, 1929). Those who remained loyal to the reign of George III were incapable of grasping the liberal concept of individua...
of England. It is not something that seemed fair and of course, the colonists had a restless, adventurous spirit and one that drov...
general theory of economics in the modern era" (Carson, 2005). Unfortunately, it was "weighted down" by "two assumptions ... whic...
land become independent. But, with the slaves they truly had their own possessions which they desired to keep. This is perhaps one...
religious attitudes of the Dutch authorities, and approximately 1,500 Jews may have constituted as much as 50 percent of the Dutch...
works of the time, self-published, and were handed out to Bostonian readers by the twelve-year-old author himself (DuHadaway 34). ...
of Guilford Courthouse took place on March 15, 1781 and some say that was the beginning of the end of what was known as the revolu...
country in regards to what direction the nation should take. "[C]onstitutional issues lay at the bottom of the dispute. Andrews, f...
writers could persuade the majority of the population to support the Revolution. While critics believe that many historians treat ...
that they are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights"1 Here, then, is the contradiction between perception...
slumber to acts of resistance. However, Fischer demonstrates that Revere did make his famous ride and that the ride was signific...
general, an office he held for one year" (Anonymous Benjamin Franklin, 2002; franklin.htm). In the year 1775 he traveled to Can...
In eight pages Revolutionary War soldiers such as Joseph Plumb Martin are examined along with working men and women which include ...
thought as Puritans came to America. Prior to the Revolution such ideals come through in writings by infamous Americans. For examp...
In five pages this paper examines pre Revolutionary War America in terms of the concept of the equality ideology and how it was in...
state of crisis" (Clay, 2007). Many of the colonists thought that the coming conflict was "between the colonies and the motherland...
that would "sweep away the liberties of the continent like a deluge" (Paine). The alternative was to return to British control, wh...
the two sides mounted (BMHS 2008). They finally erupted on March 5, 1770 (BMHS 2008). On that evening, "the Twenty-Ninth Regiment...
revoke the three pence tax on each pound of tea(Schwarz 110). This refusal to lift the tax on American sales caused an uproar sta...
In five pages this paper discusses how the Revolutionary War affected average people's lives when it was being fought and thereaft...
In five pages this paper discusses the Revolutionary War and the problems associated with the controversial practice of developing...
In five pages this paper discusses the significant contributions women made to the Revolutionary War in this profile of Mary Jemis...
to be every expensive. The British authorities felt that the colonies should pay taxes that would help cover the cost of housing s...
America as a sovereign power following the American Revolutionary War, there have been many conflicting views on what constitutes ...
the Articles, the US was not a nation, but as the state were referred to vaguely as being united by "a firm league of friendship" ...
joining new political parties (CARF, 1998). The patriots who were also known as Whigs, were not disloyal to the Crown, but ...
In six pages this comparative analysis explores the Revolutionary War perspectives of Gordon Wood in The Radicalism of the America...
In eight pages Wood's text is evaluated in terms of primary issues involving the radical nature of the Revolutionary War in terms ...
In ten pages this paper discusses how in Canada propaganda was used for Hessian mercenary defections during the Revolutionary War....