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When someone says, they know about early American history they only talk about the few main topics that happened. The historical and knowledgeable roots of the United States during the Revolutionary and Constitutional eras were not just notions of freedom and America that we have today. They are the thoughts and ideas that our founding fathers of this great nation fought for, bleed for and gave up numerous hours trying to construct for the ultimate price, freedom. To know the history of America, we must also recognize the critical political and economic considerations that contributed to the start of the American Revolution as well as the consequences of the Revolution, including the writing and essential ideas of the U.S. Constitution. Furthermore, …show more content…

America at the time was like a teenager and England like a parental figure. America had distance between England had some independence that they gained when the Mayflower went off its course in landed in Plymouth Massachusetts, instead of Jamestown Virginia. The pilgrims drafted up a set of policies they would follow seeing that they thought they we not under direct control of the King of England seeing that they were not in his colony. This led to colonies becoming slightly independent, having the freedom to practice a religion that they chose without punishment. Continuing with the teenager mentality, America wanted a bit more and thought they had good control over what is going on. That is until the French and Indian War from 1754-1763. France and England have been bitter rivals for a long time. With the discovery of new land, both competed to develop settlements there to claim a stake for their country. The French teaming up with Native tribes decided to attack the British colonies to take control of the land. England stepping up like a parental figure sent troops and supplies over to protect its teenager. With its outcome, England and its Colonies defeated the French and Indians, and the conflict was over in

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