The American Revolutions

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The paper argues that the American Revolution was a combination of multiple revolutions, in the sense that it was a revolt for the liberation of political, social and religious discrimination and inequality. The paper discusses how the need to create a new utopia was the primary concern for many of those in the New World and they were prepared to fight for their rights.

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"The American Revolution will always be known as a distinct uprising against one of the largest superpowers in the world. While the advent of the New World exploration provided a great deal of opportunity for all European powers, it was also a representation for a new beginning. The French, English and Spanish juggernauts battled fiercely for North American domination, and in the end the victor subsequently became the losing side of an extreme backlash towards an existing political system. Many books perceive this aspect of history as a patterned decline in the influence of a superpower. However, it is important to note that the American Revolution was unique in the sense that it was a colonized revolt of non-native or indigenous peoples."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Boyer, Paul S. et al. Enduring Vision: A History of the American People. (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2003).
• Morgan, Edmund. The Puritan Dilemma: The Story of John Winthrop. (London: Brown, 1958)
• Thoreau, Henry David. Walden. (New York: Princeton University Press, 2004).

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