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    colonies declared independence from Great Britain due to an underlying tyrannical theme. The colonists were upset about many things‚ but taxation without representation was the biggest. King George III taking over also worried the colonists. Colonists had a proclamation line that stopped them from expanding west which was not a major reason for leaving Great Britain but still helped the cause of the colonists. The proclamation line was a reason for the colonists to declare independence by proving

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    sheep? What happens when Great Britain becomes a real threat to their sheep? The British are becoming a threat to the thirteen colonies and they have to fight against it. The colonists have been under the rule of Great Britain since the 1700s. But now the rule has started to collapse between the colonies now that they had been divided into three; Loyalists‚ Patriots and neutrals‚ who had different beliefes about the government. Some believe the Patriots should declare independence; however‚ they should

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    The decision of the British colonies to declare their Independence from Britain was long in the making and began to escalate directly after the end of the French and Indian War. After signing the Treaty of Paris‚ Britain was still facing the costly debt of the war and parliament made the decision that the colonists should help pay in the form of a number of taxes. This left the colonists feeling cheated as they failed to hold a single representative seat in Parliament and had no outlet to voice their

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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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    History 19 October 2014 Independence from Great Britain? In 1763‚ all British subject celebrated their victory over the French in the Great War. Sadly‚ this celebration did not last long‚ as Britain’s national debt started to increase by more than seventy-five percent. Parliament started to demand more taxes from subjects at home‚ but expected the colonists in North America to bear more of the taxes‚ because British troops were supplied on the frontier for the colonists protection. Parliament passed

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    In 1763 the colonists faced a series of conflicts with Great Britain. These conflicts resulted in the break between the two. Although Great Britain caused many problems by imposing several restrictive acts on the colonists’ during their fight for independence‚ it more importantly caused the colonists’ to come together and grow as they started an independence movement. Great Britain imposed many taxes on the colonists‚ one being the Sugar Act. The reason the Sugar made the colonists so mad was because

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    The American Colonist wanted to free themselves from Great Britain because Britain was applying to much control over the colonies. The colonist believed that it was their right to over throw a government that didn’t protect their rights. The colonies were used to very little involvement from Britain. When Britain started to control everything they did‚ they didn’t want to put up with it anymore. After the 7 year war Britain was really high in debt. They started to make them pay new taxes and help

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    August 4th 1914‚ Belgium’s ports were close to the British coast and German control of Belgium would have been seen as a threat to Britain. In the end‚ Britain did not to ignore the events of August 4th 1914‚ when Germany attacked France through Belgium. Afterwards‚ Britain declared war on Germany (source). There were many events that led Britain to declare war on Germany. One of the reasons was the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand to begin with. The second would be the alliances

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    Andres Pastor HIST-B17A March 3‚ 2024. Subtitle How did colonists prepare for the possible coming conflict with Great Britain? The colonists took several steps to brace themselves for a possible conflict with Great Britain. They established local militias made up of ordinary citizens to defend their communities. These militias trained and prepared for battle‚ ensuring they were ready to protect their rights and freedoms. However‚ the colonists began stockpiling weapons‚ ammunition‚ and supplies to

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    I believe the American colonist should be allowed to become independent from Great Britain because Great Britain’s protection is no use for the American colonists due to them being in a discomforting place with Great Britain’s enemies‚ gain nothing with their connection for trading‚ and also because Great Britain only fights for their own sake; they do not defend the American colonist out of kindness. The American Colonists think of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of the king

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