The colonists strongly desired independence and separation from Britain once taxation without representation was imposed on them. The colonies struggled to earn their representation in the Parliament of their mother country. They were turned down repeatedly and this caused huge issues for the colonists; it was the complete reason for the Revolutionary War. Therefore‚ the demand for no taxation without representation was the primary force to motivate America against Britain and it was also a symbol
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may be a chance that the Revolution could have been prevented‚ or at least forestalled. England did not have a very strong control over the colonies in the seventeenth and eighteenth century. They had little to no policies‚ and when they did pass one‚ they rarely enforced it! Throughout that time period‚ the colonials had essentially been free. So‚ when the English began passing more and more policies the colonists began to uprise and rebel. This helped cause the Revolution by starting a reaction
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throwing it into Boston Harbor. The incident remains an iconic event of American history‚ and other political protests often refer to it. The Tea Party was the culmination of a resistance movement throughout British America against the Tea Act‚ which had been passed by the British Parliament in 1773. Colonists objected to the Tea Act because they believed that it violated their rights as Englishmen to "No taxation without representation‚" that is‚ be taxed only by their own elected representatives and
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Alex Dib AP History September 24‚ 2012 Practice DBQ #1 Question: To what extent was the demand for no taxation without representation both the primary force motivating the American revolutionary movement and a symbol for democracy? When the colonists came to the Americas‚ they did so to get away from the restrictive rule of England. Once they arrived‚ it took many years for them to develop a sense of self-rule‚ and they cherished and appreciated every moment of it. However‚ that was all
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aspects of the American Revolution lead to the Native American genocide? The aspects of the American Revolution can strongly be held liable for the Native American Genocide During the American Revolution‚ the newly founded United States competed with the British for independence and the rights to the Native American nations‚ located east of the Mississippi River. A majority of the Natives sided with the British‚ in hopes of ceasing further expansion on their land by the Americans‚ by defeating them
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Mexican Revolution Many people have wondered what led to the Mexican Revolution and who started it. The negative things you do as a president can negatively affect your country. Before and during the Revolution many citizens of Mexico disagreed with President Porfirio Diaz on the way he ruled their country‚ which later on led this conflict to begin. In the end‚ Mexico was in the right to start this revolution because of the way President Porfirio Diaz ruled. President Porfirio Diaz was in office
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to Britain. The colonist opposes to this and thought they had put enough effort into the war to be made accountable of the debt. The violation of the rights from the British towards the colonists provoked a feeling of resentment‚ which lead to the American Revolution. Parliament passed a series of acts to force colonists to pay off the debt. This series of acts increased the fever of rebellion in the colonies. The first act that was passed was the sugar act of 1763. This acts purpose was to
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"No taxation without represntation."It means a government does not have the right to tax a group of people without them being represented in the government.That’s what the colonists said when the british kept on taxing them unfairly.Some these taxes were the Stamp Act‚and Tea Act.The stamp act was put in place in order to pay for the british soldiers being there.The tea act was also put in place to bail out the East India Tea Company‚but ended up taxing the colonists.These are some of things that
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The founding fathers rebelled against the British government and declared independence for various reasons leading up to the American Revolution. The first of many acts that led to rebellion was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act put taxes on any type of paper that the colonists used. The next acts were the Land Ordinance of 1785. The first act reserved land for American Indians that was west of the Appalachian Mountains. The final piece that led to rebellion were the Townshend Acts of 1767. This included
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American Revolution The American Revolution was the result of increasing colonial unhappiness with British rule. British policies had Americans outraged with the injustices that they believed they were receiving. While the British believed they were treating the Americans fairly considering they were a colony‚ the American colonists felt they were still being misrepresented. The American colonists wanted freedoms to the point where the decided they wanted to completely break away from Britain
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