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The American Revolution

The American Revolution. Give Me Liberty or Give Me…Just Give Me the Liberty!. The Rights of an English Colonist. Magna Carta English Civil War Glorious Revolution English Bill of Rights. King Charles I during the English Civil War. The Dilemma.

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The American Revolution

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  1. The American Revolution Give Me Liberty or Give Me…Just Give Me the Liberty!

  2. The Rights of an English Colonist Magna Carta English Civil War Glorious Revolution English Bill of Rights King Charles I during the English Civil War

  3. The Dilemma I’m gonna need you to quit the band…there just isn’t enough room for two drummers. You are stealing some of my groupies. England is in debt after the French & Indian War England feels that the colonists should help pay the debt since they gained advantages from the outcome of the war Colonists do NOT agree Too difficult for colonists to participate in Parliament Colonists cry “No taxation without representation!” England says “Don’t make a fuss since you belong to us!” But I’m your son.

  4. Freedom, Baby! Spurred by the Enlightenment, Colonists rebel against the British Government and declare independence Important People: John Locke Thomas Paine Patrick Henry Thomas Jefferson John Adams Benjamin Franklin Alexander Hamilton George Washington James Madison

  5. Important Ideas Creation of both the Declaration of Independence & The Constitution France supported the colonists First case of colonies having success against the mother country Enlightenment ideas put into practice

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