Even though the colonists were breaking British law‚ the colonists had a right to rebel for they were unfairly taxed without representation and subjected to a king over 3000 miles away. Some people still on both the colonials and the British crown were attempting to avoid a full scale war even after they had begun fighting‚ like in the Battle of Bunker Hill. Most of the colonists did not want war because these were the people that they had been living with‚ and protected by the British for over 150
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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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Thesis. The Navigation Acts were issued in 1763 soon after The Proclamation of 1763. The Navigation Act required the 13 colonies to only use British ships‚ and any goods the 13 colonies bought had to go through England first to be inspected. This was one of the first acts that really got the patriots into the rebellion mode. Restated Thesis. Taxation without representation was common in the 13 colonies. Colonists often debated about why a small island‚ Great Britain‚ should rule a piece of a continent
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The colonists were justified in dumping the tea into Boston Harbor. This is because‚ they already had the Stamp Act‚ they didn’t want the tea in the first place‚ and they were just trying to prove a point. If you were forced to do something that you didn’t have a say in‚ would you be angry? If everything you could possibly do to make it stop backfired‚ would you do whatever it takes? This is exactly the kind of frustration the colonists were experiencing. The colonists already had the Stamp Act‚
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Colonists sought independence from British government for a multitude of reasons. Tension quickly rose between England and the thirteen colonies due to the unjust taxing without fair representation in Parliament‚ the colonist’s rights to assemble were taken away 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. For these reasons and the suffering that the colonists endured at the hands of
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events in United States history. Britain just won the French and Indian war‚ everybody was celebrating and overjoyed. All was well until Britain started putting strict rules on the colonists. As time led on‚ colonists got angry and frustrated with Britain’s chaotic rules. They decided they wanted to break away from Britain. In the future‚ the Americans won‚ but a curious question popped into the midst of the country. Were the Americans justified in breaking away from Britain? Did they even have the right
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Declare independence to Britain Many; colonies remain faithful to Britain but‚ I am against the Britain. Colonist’ are faithful to Britain because they do not have enough weapons and don’t have an army to go against Britain. Although some of the colonist didn’t want to be in war because they would risk their lives and they have family members. Colonist didn’t have money to buy supplies‚ food‚ clothes so far British were a strong army. Although they are under British rule they have the right
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British Had the Right to Tax Prior to the Seven Years War‚ colonials had the upmost pride and respect for being British. After the war‚ the British‚ under new Prime Minister George Grenville‚ began to impose new taxes on the colonials. The British began to tax the Americans in order to regain money needed to pay back debts created during the war. This caused colonists to feel looked down upon‚ as if they were not seen as equal‚ which they were not. Another cause for the British to begin taxing was
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abuse from a friend‚ or even a parent. Britain taxed the colonists for being in the French and Indian War‚ a war when the colonists fought the French and the Indians. That’s not the only thing Britain has done‚ but were the colonists justified for declaring war on Britain? Yes the American public had justification for waging war on Britain because of the way they were treated‚ the punishments they were put through and the taxes they were shot with. The colonists were justified for waging war because
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The colonists were completely justified in waging war against the British. It was their time to break away and to work for their own individual independence. They only really had one choice that would have worked and that choice was to fight a war against the British. Some of the justifications in wanting to fight this war can be found in documents such as Thomas Paine’s Common Sense and The Declaration of Independence and taxes such as the Stamp Act and the Sugar Act. Thomas Paine’s Common Sense
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