U.S HIST. Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain ? The colonists were in every right‚ aspect and mind not only justified but also it was about time that they stood of and actually take action against the British. The choice of going to war with them‚ was the only choice that they had. All diplimatical options that they had ceased to stand a chance against the tyrant Britain. From the very beginning when the colonists felt upset against their
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Yes‚ the colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. Thomas Whately‚ advisor to George Grenville‚ the British chancellor of the Exchequer‚ was correct by saying in Document 1‚ "We are not yet recovered from a war solely fought for their protection." Whately was referring to the French and Indian War (1754-1763). This war indeed cost Britain much‚ and I do believe the colonists were greatful. However‚ Britain‚ after 1763‚ did not allow the colonists to move west. The colonies
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1763 marked the end of French and Indian war and caused a great celebration and pride in the American colonies. But‚ in next twelve years‚ the same pride was altered by at bitter and violent conflict with the mother country. The injustices of the mother country finally led the American colonists to declare independence and wage war against it. American colonies were justified for waging war and breaking away from Britain because they were defending themselves against a series of measures Parliament
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"Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain" The colonists were in every right‚ aspect and mind‚ not only justified but also it was about time that they stood of and actually take action against the British. The choice of going to war with them‚ was the only choice that they had. All diplimatical options that they had ceased to stand a chance against the tyrant Britain. From the very beginning when the colonists felt upset against their mother country and
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with Great Britain. They say it would have gotten good profits‚ but I am going to explain why the colonist were justified in fighting and breaking away from Great Britain. The French and Indian war happened in 1750. After the war‚ British were in debt and placed taxes on colonist. The colonist were shocked and angry that they were being taxed. Waging war and breaking away Britain was justified for the colonist. The colonist were justified in fighting and breaking away from Great Britain because British
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into a full scale war. Suffering from unjust taxation and tyrannical rule‚ the colonists tried to change and influence the English policy through repeated petitioning and boycotts. After failing to influence England through peaceful measures‚ war was the colonists’ only option. The 13 colonies were therefore justified in starting a revolt against England. According to England however the colonists were not justified in waging war. England was the mother country and the colonists paid the lowest taxes
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Colonists were mad at Britain because they had much more acts in place caused taxes to raise‚ this took place in the colonies with King George III‚ the colonists got mad and they decided to taunt British soldiers and they also decided to dump tea in a harbor. These two events caused the Revolution to start. What evidence shows why America started the American Revolution? Americans were justified in waging war with Britain because taxes and acts were being put in place one by one rapidly‚ the colonists
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Question: Were the colonist justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain during the Revolutionary War? The colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain during the revolutionary war. The war for American independence began with in 1775 and lasted at least until 1783 when the peace treaty with the British was signed. The colonies of England wanted to be independent and no longer serve the mother country. After the French and Indian war in 1754-1763 Britain nor the
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conflict the colonists had with the british made an impact that would change the lives of millions. There are those who say the colonists were not justified for breaking away from the British because of the war they fought for the colonists. However the colonists were justified because the king violated the colonists rights‚ put the colonists in economic parallel and punished them instead of listening to their needs. Through The Enlightenment and the Great awakening the colonists realized that
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Were the colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain? After all of the hardship and violence the British imposed on the colonists‚ the Americans were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. The Colonists were justified in breaking away because the parliament passed laws that were unjustified‚ The British king was of tyranny‚ The Stamp Act of 1765‚ The Townshend Act and The Boston Massacre. All of this lead to the colonies joining together and rebelling against
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