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"In the two decades before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, a profound shift occurred in the way many Americans thought and felt about the British government and their colonial governments." Discuss.
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Sowdhamani Bellapu September 8, 2003 Dr. Maskin AP US History '89 "In the two decades before the outbreak of the American Revolutionary War, a profound shift occurred in the way many Americans thought and felt about the British government and their colonial governments." I. The American Revolution was more than a colonial revolt against Britain. It was an assault against the ideas and institutions of the Old Regime. The revolution was due to the radical change in the colonists' principles and opinions. II. The colonists at first did not intend to rupture the British Empire. a. Thomas Jefferson i. He affirmed his cordial affection for continued union with Britain by stating, "We mean not to dissolve that union which has so long and so happily subsisted between us...We have not raised armies with ambitious designs of separating from Great Britain." b. Americans, at first, denied any intention of independence. They only wanted freedom and rights. i. Loyalty to the...
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