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…Benedict Arnold: Life in the American Revolution On January 14, 1741, Benedict Arnold was born in Norwich, Connecticut. (B Arnold) Arnold’s father, also named Benedict, had a drinking problem and his mother Hannah often worried. (B Arnold) Arnold…

…of the time, but its success paved the way for campus revolutions to come. The incidents at Kent State in 1970, however, rapidly brought an end to this form of demonstration. After President Nixon made a decision to send American troops into Cambodia in 1970…

…The Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776. This document stated that the American colonies were now the United States of America, and were now an independent country, separate from Britain. This document also explains to the world…

…; and that is the American Revolution. There are a number of historical facts that can support this statement. One of which, would be the way that the Revolution was executed against the odds, and the result of the operation. Another would be the long term result…

…One of the most fascinating revolutions in American history has to be the e-mail revolution. It has changed the lifestyles of many people around the world, especially Americans. Even though there could be an argument that this revolution has helped us…

…The American Revolution: Causes The American Revolution was not an upheaval on the grand scale. In terms of monetary costs and casualties, previous wars had exceeded the War of Independence by a great margin. Its importance however is its effect upon…

…“It is indeed true that our Revolution was strikingly unlike that of France, and that most of those who originated it had no other than political programme.” The American and French Revolutions were both bourgeois revolutions fought under the banner…

…<Tab/>The American Revolution was started by a series of events. The French and Indian War caused great debt for England, so when it came time to pay back the money England turned to the colonies. The unnecessary imposing of acts…

…, they decided to become stricter with the American colonies and to enforce a series of laws called the Navigation Acts in which colonists were not aloud to trade with other nations. There were many events that lead up to the revolution and almost all of them were…

…and improved' was the name of the game during the time of the Industrial Revolution. New inventions like Alexander Graham Bell's telephone in 1876 or Thomas Edison's more practical light bulb in 1879, improved the lifestyles of many Americans. Other inventions…