The American Revolution was not a sudden and violent overturning of the political and social framework, such as later occurred in France and Russia, when both were already independent nations. Significant changes were ushered in, but they were not breathtaking. What happened was accelerated evolution rather than outright revolution. During the conflict itself people went on working and praying, marrying and playing. Most of them were not seriously disturbed by the actual fighting, and many of the more isolated communities scarcely knew that a war was on.
Americas War of Independence heralded the birth of three modern nations. One was Canada, which received its first large influx of English-speaking population from the thousands of loyalists who fled there from the United States. Another was Australia, which became a penal colony now that America was no longer available for prisoners and debtors. The third newcomer-the United States-based itself squarely on republican principles.
Yet even the political overturn was not so revolutionary as one might suppose. In some states, notably Connecticut and Rhode Island, the war largely ratified a colonial self-rule already existing. British officials, everywhere ousted, were replaced by a home-grown governing class, which promptly sought a local substitute for king and Parliament.
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修4 Unit 1《Women of achievement》
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2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修3 Unit 4《Astronomy the science of the stars》
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修2 Unit 3《Computers》
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修1 Unit 4《Earthquakes》
2017届高考英语一轮复习创新模拟练习:专题5 非谓语动词(全国通用含解析)
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修1 Unit 3《Travel journal》
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修2 Unit 2《The Olympic Games》
2017届高考英语大一轮复习专题课件:专题7 定语从句(全国通用)
2017届高考英语一轮复习创新模拟练习:专题14 语法填空(全国通用含解析)
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修4 Unit 3《A taste of English humour》
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2017届高考英语一轮复习创新模拟练习:专题6 情态动词和虚拟语气(全国通用含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习创新模拟练习:专题10 特殊句式(全国通用含解析)
2017届高考英语一轮复习创新模拟练习:专题11 阅读理解(全国通用含解析)
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修3 Unit 5《Canada—“The True North”》
2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修4 Unit 4《Body language》
2017届高考英语一轮复习AB分类练:专题3 形容词和副词(全国通用含解析)
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2017届高考英语(全国卷地区)一轮总复习课件:必修1 Unit 2《English around the world》
2017届高考英语大一轮复习专题课件:专题5 非谓语动词(全国通用)
2017届高考英语大一轮复习专题课件:专题8 名词性从句(全国通用)
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2017届高考英语一轮复习创新模拟练习:专题8 名词性从句(全国通用含解析)
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