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Alexander Boyce
10/17/08
Honors American History
American Revolution

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revolution is a take over a government and to put another government in its place. The Revolution began in 1775, and America was ready for change, freedom, and a disconnection with Great Britain . Taxes, trade regulations, and most of all, power made all colonist, except for loyalist, want to leave from Great Britain's rule.The American Revolution has certain similarities and qualities of the French's revolution. The similarities and qualities are in their economies, leaders, ideology, and provocation.
The
American Revolution was started basically because of problems with the
British economy. The major concept of the time was "taxation without
representation". After the French and Indian war, the British
government was burdened with a huge debt. They wanted to tax more to
the colonist because they were the ones helped the most from the war.
Ordinary people had always been taxed lightly in......

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