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The American Revolution was a pivotal event that transformed the thirteen American colonies from subjects of the British Empire into an independent nation. This treatise aims to explore the multifaceted aspects of this revolution, from its causes and progression to its profound impact on American society and its enduring ideological legacy.
Transcript. The story of Rip Van Winkle helps us explore how the American Revolution changed society. It highlights the shift from monarchy to democracy, the expansion of voting rights for white men, and the limited impact on women, enslaved, and indigenous people. The Revolution brought both continuity and change. Questions.
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The emphasis on “modernization” in the sociology of revolution has stimulated the study of social change and has called into question the “inertia” or “tradition” paradigm for revolution. Perhaps the most influential recent contribution has been Barrington Moore, Jr.‘s Social Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy.
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The American Revolution sparked big ideas about equality and rights, leading to changes in voting rights, slavery, and women's status. It expanded democracy, initiated the abolition movement, and gave rise to the concept of 'republican motherhood', promoting women's education. These revolutionary ideals continue to shape our society today.
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- At 5:10, why is it that the writers of the constitution did not think that it was bad to own slaves ...Some of them didn't think of slaves as men. Some of them did. And some of them didn't consistently act on their beliefs. They were imperfect, just...
- At 4:20, why did Southern States not abolish salveryAt the time of the American Revolution, the economy of the Southern states depended on the growing of crops, such as tobacco, on plantations. The p...
- Why was joining the military a way out of slavery? And what happened to the African Americans that f...The British army promised freedom to slaves of people who supported the revolution if they joined the British army. However, the British did not fr...
- At 6:38 what did they meanThey mean that the government and general society permitted girls to have a higher education alongside boys, so that, as women and mothers, they co...
- why did it take so long for the white people to stop slaveryWell, for multiple reasons. One of them was that, especially in the South, the entire economy was built on the backs of slaves. The benefits were l...
- how did they do thatdid you even watch the video?
- if all men where created equal, as they had written, how come half the people/states thought it was ...because they didnt see slaves as people, this would be a prime example of the social darwinistic ideas. This belief that they were created as lower...
- Did any slaves of the founders try escaping? If so did any succeed?yes quite a few slaves tried escaping.while some did succeed some didn't. hope this helps.
- At 0:18 Kim says that this was a revolution of ideas but weren't most of these ideas from the Enligh...Yes, but they weren't thought of in such a grand scale until the Revolution.
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- Outside The United States: Latin American Revolution
- Outside The United States: Australia
Political grievances between the colonies and Britain essentially boiled down to taxes. Despite seeing themselves as loyal and productive citizens of Britain, colonists did not have their own representatives in Parliament, Britain’s legislature. In 1765, many colonists began protesting the Stamp Act, which was effectively a sales tax imposed on the...
The American Revolutionary War had significant political ramifications in Europe. At the time, Britain was the dominant world power with a huge, globe-spanning empire. In the colonies, the War was not going well: the British were winning virtually every engagement that could be considered a battle. In 1778, however, the new United States of America...
A few years after the ratification of the US Constitution, the Bill of Rights was written to protect citizens’ civil liberties. The second of these initial ten amendments to the Constitution was the “right to bear arms.” Many may be unaware that the “right to bear arms” is not related to self-defense or hunting but rather to militias: “A well regul...
While the French overthrew their ruling monarchy during the violent French Revolution, Spain saw no such widespread reform. However, the uniting victor in the French Revolution, Napoleon Bonaparte, quickly took control of Spain as part of the continent-spanning Napoleonic Wars. With Spain occupied by France in the Peninsular War, the time was ripef...
While the British were in Canada well before the American Revolution, Australia only saw organized British settlement beginning in 1788. Allegedly, the loss of the Thirteen Colonies allowed the British to focus their resources elsewhere, and thus they settled in Australia. The British were motivated to settle due to the explorations of the French, ...
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The American Revolutionary War changed the world by showing the power of lightning-fast warfare using the latest military technology. After the American Revolutionary War major wars over the next 200 years, all employed a similar method to fighting wars; a fast-paced/lighting war coupled with the latest in military technology.
