Revolutionary War Essays

The American Revolutionary War (1775-1783) began as a civil war between the North American British colonies and Great Britain.  This war began as a by-product of the American Revolution against Great Britain’s taxing.  When other nations allied with the colonies, the civil war became an international war. During the Revolutionary …

Ever since the Revolutionary war, America had become an independent country. Of course, they needed a national government to keep things in order. So then, the Articles of Confederation was created as the first attempt of a national government.In a confederation, the states, maintain their sovereignty, but they join together …

Articles of confederation created in 1776, was the first constitution of the United States of America. The Articles of Confederation had served as the agreement between the thirteen sovereign states and was ratified by 1777. The Articles had served as the start of a new government that had brought many …

1.How did Shay’s Rebellion highlight the ineffectiveness of the Articles of Confederation? In the late 1786 and early 1787, while facing seizure of their land, debt-ridden farmers led by Daniel Shays, a veteran of the War of Independence closed the courts in Massachusetts. These famers were in desperate need of …

A great things started somewhere. For a powerful, free, and role model country like the United States of America started somewhere. The journey of our storied revolution and transformation to one of the world’s premier powers have its roots derived from Great Britain. Unjust colonial rules implanted by the King …

After America had declared independence from Great Britain in 1776, the next step was to construct a new set of government laws to govern the new nation. This was a task left up to the Confederation Congress, who adopted the Articles of Confederation in 1781. The Articles of Confederation were …

DBQ: “From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government.” Using the documents and your knowledge of the period, evaluate this statement. Sample Essay 1: Excellent (score of 9) Some historians consider the confederation period of American history, from 1781 to 1789, the …

Assignment: 1763 marked the end of the French and Indian War, the final defeat of the French and their Native American allies in America. For America’s English colonists, this was a cause for great celebration and pride in the their English identity. But only twelve years later, these same American …