THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
AMERICAN REVOLUTION SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT
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Britain’s distance from the colonies
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Because we just should; he really didn’t give any reasons
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Britain’s unfair treatment of the colonies
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The American colonies are filled with settlers trying to escape persecution from their home country in Europe.
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Being a part of Britain drags America into unnecessary European wars and interferes with international commerce (trade).
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Detailed explanation-1: -Paine also claimed that the American colonies needed to break with England in order to survive and that there would never be a better moment in history for that to happen. He argued that America was related to Europe as a whole, not just England, and that it needed to freely trade with nations like France and Spain.
Detailed explanation-2: -Paine’s brilliant arguments were straightforward. He argued for two main points: (1) independence from England and (2) the creation of a democratic republic. Paine avoided flowery prose. He wrote in the language of the people, often quoting the Bible in his arguments.
Detailed explanation-3: -3g09904u) Jefferson began the document by proclaiming a set of natural rights held by all and the responsibility of the government to protect those rights. He then cited specific ways in which King George III had violated the colonists’ rights, which formed their justification for seeking independence.