In what ways did the American Revolution resemble other eighteenth-century wars? How were the causes and results of the Revolution similar to the causes of those other conflicts?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. The American Revolution as part of the English and French rivalry
2. American tax protests and the limitations of mercantilist policies
3. Unrest in Britain over the course of the conflict
4. The introduction of new political and social forces within European states that presaged future revolutions on the continent
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a. allowing slavery north of the line 36° 30'. b. establishing popular sovereignty as the means to determine the question of slavery in all current and future territories. c. revising the Fugitive Slave Law to ensure tougher enforcement in the North. d. mandating equal representation between slave and free states in the Senate. e. permitting the expansion of slavery into new territories south of 36° 30'.
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