The American Revolution was a pandemonium between political parties in which The Colonies rescinded Great Britain and their monarchy‚ deposing themselves from Britain‚ and proclaimed the founding of The United States of America. King George III published a document called The Proclamation of 1763‚ after the French and Indian War‚ England gained new land in which pushed borders back allowing more land for colonies to grow. Although the king and his council bestowed the proclamation to relieve the
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passed in 1767‚ required the colonists to pay taxes on imported goods like tea. Many colonists felt that they should not pay these taxes‚ because they were passed in England by Parliament‚ not by their own colonial governments. They protested‚ saying that these taxes violated their rights as British citizens. The colonists started to resist by boycotting‚ or not buying‚ British goods. In 1773 some colonists in Boston‚ Massachusetts demonstrated
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civil disobedience is a genuine positive change to a certain extent. Civil disobedience is only adequate to an extent. For instance‚ in the late 1700s‚ when the British were applying heavy taxations on the tea that the colonists were buying‚ the colonists retaliated with the infamous Boston Tea
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When you think of the Founding Fathers‚ the common names George Washington‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ and Benjamin Franklin often come to mind. What many people don’t realize‚ is there were many more significant people besides them that helped make America free and independent. Even more than this‚ there were many women and minorities that contributed to this change. The women and minorities males that I am going to talk about in this paper show true drive‚ determination‚ and passion. These people prove
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raising and levelling of taxes on various things — including foreign imported goods. The Stamp Act (1765)‚ Sugar Act (1765)‚ and Townshend Duties (1767) increased the cost of everyday items such as paper‚ legal documents‚ sugar‚ newspapers‚ glass and tea. The inflation caused by England’s raising and increasing taxes was hard on the colonists — especially the less affluent ones — and New York Colony was already in an economic recession/depression from the end of the French American War. Also these
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affected merchants were very vocal. Besides‚ the taxes were raised without the permission of the colonists. This was one of the first circumstances in which colonists wanted a say in how much they were taxed. The next event was The Boston Massacre. It happened after drunken colonists started to throw snowballs at the British officials. The British shot at them and killed five people. The colonists were furious and the British were mad as well. No one seemed to be siding with the British
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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 led to the American Revolution. Though the colonists disliked all of these laws they
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colonial imports of glass‚ red and white lead‚ paints‚ paper‚ and tea. Later‚ the legislative act formed government officials in the colonies to administrate the imported benefits and to ensure the taxes were gathered. The Townshend Acts were colossally disliked in America due to a high volume of negative feedback of the measures and led to the British king termination of the Massachusetts legislature in 1768. Consequently‚ the Boston Massacre happened in March 1770‚ when British troops emptied their
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The Boston Tea Party created a serious tension between the colonists and the British. Three ships full of tea sent by the East India Company and colonists threw the tea into the Boston Harbour. They did so to protest the Tea Act‚ which was implemented by the British‚ which practically which was done to enhance the British’s riches. The colonists were required to pay a tax on this tea because of the Townshend Acts. One of the first effects of the Boston Tea Party was the passage of
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A. OP 1 Between 1607 and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience in‚ and the expectation of self government in the political‚ religious‚ economic and social aspects of life. THESIS: Between the years of 1607and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience and the expectation of self government in the political such as the Mayflower Compact‚ religious dealing with the Puritans‚ economic with the establishment of tobacco‚ and social such as Indians‚ aspects
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