Revolution such as the Quarter Act(1775)‚ the sugar act(1776)‚ the stamp act(1775) etc. The colonies felt like they were being treated unfair and so they rebelled against Great Britain. The revolutionary war had begun between the thirteen colonies and England on April 19‚ 1775 where the first shots were in Lexington and concord‚ Massachusetts. The treaty of Paris ended the war on 1783 and finally the colonies had won their independence. On July 4th 1776 where Great Britain had officially declared
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of this documents is “We hold these truths to be self evident‚ that all men are created equal…Life‚ Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” (Declaration). This declaration was not just for the British‚ but also for all citizens of the original thirteen colonies and in order for our Independence to be successful as a nation the people would need to use this a rallying cry. To say Jefferson was able to appeal to his audience on an ethical level is an understatement. These words and their most basic
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The American Revolution was the cause of a buildup of events. The rise of the revolution was brought on by a series of events‚ these are the main reasons as to why the American Revolution happened‚ the Intolerable Acts and the formation of the Stamp Act Congress. The Intolerable acts were a set of laws that colonists deemed unfair. These acts were put into place after the Boston Tea Party. The first act was the Boston Port Act the closed the port of Boston until the Dutch East India Company got
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Beginning in the 1760s was a time of unrest for the people in the thirteen colonies. As Great Britain was continuing to make more and more decisions for the colonists‚ the colonists were getting more and more irritated. After each new law was passed‚ the colonists had the same reaction. They felt cheated by the British and they wanted a say in these new laws. Even though the colonists’ actions and reactions to the British were not always appropriate‚ they were justified in declaring independence
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For the English colonies‚ the French and Spanish colonies were an hindrance to westward expansion‚ trade and cooperation with Native Americans. They saw the French and Spanish as a potential military threat in the new world. The English‚ who where mainly protestant‚ thought of the French and Spanish colonies as a bastion of Roman Catholic Christianity‚ which bothered them greatly. In 1739‚ Great Britain declared war on Spain in what was known as the War of Jenkin’s Ear‚ which was fought mostly in
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Was the Boston Massacre really a MASSACRE? There are many historical events that are unclear and the Boston Massacre is no exception. When most hear the word massacre‚ they think the killing of tons of people‚ not just a few. When history labels a small skirmish a massacre‚ there must be a reason. The Boston Massacre was one of the biggest turning points leading up to the Revolutionary War. Boston is the capital of Massachusetts Bay. Boston is a major shipping town. The year 1768 major things
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Revolution was the struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies fought in order to win independence from Great Britain and become the United States.” (American Revolution). But why did they want independence from Great Britain in the first place? What did the British do to anger the colonists? For starters‚ the colonists were already independent because of the lack of attention that Britain had given them in the beginning. (England’s main incentive for building the colonies was for their profits‚ and that’s
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The Triumphant Side of the American Revolution The American Revolution was a war between the thirteen colonies of America and the British that took place from 1775 to 1783. The colonies‚ which had not yet been unified‚ wanted freedom from the domineering British and their "taxation without representation". This saying‚ coined up twenty years prior to the beginning of the war‚ was a major slogan for the revolutionaries. The quote means‚ "If citizens are not represented in the government‚ then the
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The American Colonists declared their independence on July 4th‚ 1776. Colonists sought independence from British government for many reasons. apprehensions quickly rose between England and the thirteen colonies because of taxation without representation in Parliament‚ the colonist’s rights to assemble were taken by the British‚ and there were many unreasonable Acts and laws put into place in attempt to have complete control over the colonists as well as intimidate them
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Great Britain As for the United States‚ tensions had been building for several years between Great Britain and the thirteen American colonies. There was a great disagreement over the way Great Britain had been treating the colonists and the way the colonists felt they should be treated. The British Empire had passed several laws in an effort to increase control over the colonies. The Acts of 1763‚ The Navigation Act‚ The Townshend Act‚ The Tea Act‚ and The Intolerable Acts were just a few issues
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