This is pretty open ended but here are some suggestions
- Religious and cultural persecution
- Oppourtunity
- Lots of avaliable property
- The prospect of a young nation
- The Irish Potatio Famine
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Well, a simile can include "like" or "as," so you could say, "The Continental Army's victory in the American Revolution was as powerful as a bolt of lightning." Unless you have to use "like," then it could be, "The Continental Army's victory in the American Revolution was like a power-punch to their enemies."
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