Causative Factors of the Revolutionary War "What do we mean by the Revolution? The war? That was no part of the Revolution. It was only an effect and consequence of it. The revolution was in the minds of the people, and this was effected from 1760 to 1775, in the course of 15 years before a drop of blood was drawn at Lexington." — John Adams What did Adams mean? To begin with, an American inadvertently started the Seven Years War (1756-63), which Britain battled in every province of its Empire. It was none other than Lieutenant-Colonel Washington who had fired upon a French detachment near present-day Pittsburgh (Johnson 124). It is ironic that on that day Washington, who still sought British military post (Johnson 131), unknowingly set the stage for a colonial civil war against Britain. At that time Americans fought for British victory, since “Britain was a liberal state with a minimalist government and a tradition of freedom of speech, assembly, the press, and (to some extent) worship” (Johnson 125). Prior to 1758, colonists voluntarily fought the French in America without aid from Britain (Johnson 126). Britain’s victory secured it the largest land treaty in political history, which may have gone to their aristocrats’ heads (Johnson 127). With new land came a new breed of ignorant and inflexible statesmen, led by King George III. Unfortunately for Britain, the same generation in America was courageous and long-sighted, possessing many the virtues of the Enlightenment and few of its French intellectual weaknesses (Johnson 128). Early America was well educated in political philosophy. Every assembly knew Locke, who argued for a meritocracy, wherein a person has a right to her earned property, and every v... ... middle of paper ... ...ion in retrospect was concerned; he wrote in a flash of foresight, “I shudder at the thought, and there is no knowing where these calamities will end” (qtd. Johnson 150). Works Cited Bailyn, Bernard. Faces of Revolution: Personalities and Themes in the Struggle for American Independence. Alfred A. Knopf, New York, 1990. Cox-McGinn, Susan. “Lectures on United States History.” City College of San Francisco, September 2003. Johnson, Paul. A History of the American People. 1st ed. HarperCollins Publishers, New York, 1997. National Endowment for the Humanities. The Democracy Project. Viewed at City College of San Francisco, September 17, 2003. Roark, James L., Michael P. Johnson, Patricia Cline Cohen, Sarah Stage, Alan Lawson, Susan M. Hartmann. The American Promise: A History of the United States. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. Bedford / St. Martins, Boston, 2002.
The relationship between Britain and her Americans colonies slowly deteriorated between the 1750s and the beginning of the American Revolution. When the first British immigrants settled in America, the relationship of the colonies and their mother country was somewhat peaceful. In the following generations, however, their relationship became tenser as Britain imposed policies and taxes on unrepresented American colonists. The British believed they were right in doing so because they had large debts to pay from ongoing wars with France. These taxes caused uprisings among colonists which contributed to British occupation in America, leading to more rebellions. Eventually, the rift in the relationship between the colonists and the British led to the Revolutionary War and the formation of a new country.
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The connection between Britain and the English colonies was that of the ruling of the colonies by the king of Britain, King George III and his parliament. The king’s ruling was very unfavorable for the colonists because of his tyrannic dictatorship and unjustly taxations. The mere thought of an island ruling an entire continent thousands of miles away with poor communication and lack of supervision of the colonies by the king, did not work in favor of the colonies nor for Britain. Three contributing factors for the outbreak of the American Revolution were (1) the king’s taxes, (2) neglect of the 13 colonies and (3) England’s mercantilism policy. King George III and his decisions were one of the major causes that had the English colonists fumed with anger towards Britain and this eventually led to the American Revolution.
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Child abuse goes way back in history starting from the time when a little 10 year old girl got removed from her parents home in 1874. The case is connected to the founding of the New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children, which gave rise to the founding of similar societies (National Association of Counsel for Children). Most children under the age of 3 tended to have a higher rate of victimization and girls had a higher risk than boys. Sexual abuse was frequently associated with family problems such as parental alcholism, parental rejection, and parental marital conflict (Bright Futures 4 Kids). Throughtout history, child abuse seems to be less crucial and likely than it was before because back then there was a lower rate of child care. Man...
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The lasting effects of childhood sexual assault into adulthood can be debilitating is resiliency possible. I chose this topic because it is of great interest to me I am a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. Upon starting the research, I had preconceived notions of what would be found. Lasting effects can be, low self-esteem, sexual promiscuity, sexual issues, attachment issues, suppression of the abuse, PTSD, grieving a lost childhood, and a feeling of always wanting to be in control of situations. In addition, I expected to find some might suffer from nightmares, eating disorders, poor academic achievement, OCD issues, a feeling of inferiority and not fitting in, as well as parental rejection. To coin a phrase from Friedrich Nietzsche, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” (Nietzsche, 2001-2011 ©) I believe with a proper support system of family, friends, and counseling resiliency can and will prevail.
Wars affect a country one way another, either for best or for the worst. The outcome of the war can change a country and the citizens of the country. The American Revolutionary was a war where the affect was tremendous. The American Revolution began in 1775 till 1783. The American Revolution is also known as the United States War of Independence. As soon as people left England to come to United States there was smell of revolution in the air. The revolutionary war was a way for the United States to make a statement and move forward as a country that wasn’t underneath the British rule. John Adams, the second prime minister of the United States explains how the American Revolution began when he says, “The Revolution was affected before the war commenced. The Revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people” . Adam basically means that everyone was thinking about the revolution and in their minds they were already there, wanting to break free from the British rule. Once everyone was against England the people were ready for war. The American Revolution started for many reasons, some of the few are; social, economic, and political changes. These changes provided America to be an independent country with its own government. The increase in strict laws and violent events made many Americans angry and that’s why the revolution began. The French and Indian war, taxes without representation, as well as the first continental congress. These are just some of the reasons that Americans wanted the revolution; there are many more causes that can be justified for this major event. Americans did not want to be ruled by the British who were thousands of miles away from them, they wanted to have control of their country and have their own laws....