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The Other Side of the American Revolution

The focus of the essay will be on Chapter 4, Evaluating One Historian's

Argument: The "Other Side" of the American Revolution in the textbook, Thinking

Through the Past by John Hollitz. The American Revolution involved more than the War

of Independence and the elite; the Revolution unleashed a struggle to achieve greater

equality and rights at home amongst the common people.

The Stamp Act of 1765 imposed unjust taxes upon the colonies of America, and

the people decided to force a stop to these taxes by imposing violence and fear among the

distributors. The rebels also forced supporters of the tax to support their cause, "the Sons

of Liberty found it necessary to use their influence to moderate the resentments of the

people." (Chapter 4, Source 3, page 69) The people refused to give up the right on how to

govern their own lives by choosing how, when, and why they would support the

American army......

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