U.S. History

U.S. History

For the following essay provide a well-argued response using evidence to back your position. Double-spaced, one inch margins, and 12 point Arial or Times Roman font. The essay should be 3 1/2 pages in length.

The prompt: Why did Massachusetts engage in a debate to voice their opposition to the British crown, were their arguments valid, and how did it influence colonial elites who assumed leadership? what event triggered the Revolutionary War and how did the leadership of colonial North America react? Were the ideas of Thomas Paine inflammatory or inspirational of the colonists (explain this)? Finally, how did colonial society experience change after the revolution in terms of freedom, democracy, and forms of government?

1. The name of the book: Give Me Liberty Eric Foner 5th edition.

2. Don’t use any sources outside the book, please.

3. Two sources needed from the book.

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            The revolutionary war started in Massachusetts where the colonists reacted by forming a resistance. Eric Foner explains how the American Revolution was a battle of words, thoughts, and opinions that kicked off at the end of the seven-year war of the mid-1700s. The British felt entitled and they chased after the idea of consolidating their empire by controlling the colonies through the parliament as established it was established back in Britain.

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