First‚ British increased their regulation of the American colonies. They wanted to make sure that the colonists were obeying laws that were meant to help British Finances. The British government didn’t consult the colonies. For instance‚ the Townshend Duties of 1767‚ which taxed
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Emily Insua 9/14/12 Discuss the main cause of the American Revolution. An influence of the revolution was the French and Indian War (www.echeat.com) In 1764; British troops fought a hard 7-year war against the French and Native American soldiers. The Natives teamed up with France and the war ended in about 1763 (kidport.com). After the war‚ this left Britain heavily in debt. As an after affect‚ the British started taxing the colonists on all sorts of things. The taxing caused anger and hatred
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ended in America‚ and the indebted England needed some compensation from American settlers in the form of taxes‚ the colonists questioned the authority of England and their ability to rule them. British imperial policies such as the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Townshend Tea Tax caused uproar within the colonies against British rule without colonial representation. This caused unrest and gave rise to republicanistic ideas of an America with political leaders who were chosen instead of born into power.
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Following the Glorious Revolution of 1688‚ England: -tightened imperial controls over her American empire. As a result of the Molasses Act of 1733: -many of New England’s largest merchants and distillers resorted to smuggling. The underlying cause of the Seven Years’ War in America was the: -English colonial penetration of the Ohio Valley. The turning point of the Seven Years’ War in America occurred when: -English Prime Minister William Pitt threw his nation’s full military might into the
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While in office‚ he noticed that England was spending four times more in the colonies than it collected from them. Also‚ England was in debt due to the French and Indian war. He felt taxes should be collected from the colonists. He passed the Sugar Act in 1764‚ which put a tax on foreign
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govern themselves. After the colonist protested against the Sugar and Stamp Act‚ the Parliament passed the Declaratory Act. This Act was meant for the colonists to do what ever the Parliament said. This made the colonists upset because they would have no say in anything they had to do. The colonists were also not allowed to trade with whoever they wanted to trade with. The British then passed the Navigation Acts. This Act made the colonists only be allowed to trade with England. This angered the
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Chapter 5 Outline The Triumph of the British Empire A fragile peace King George’s War failed to establish either Britain or France as the dominant power in North America‚ and each side soon began preparations for another war. The Ohio valley became the tinderbox for conflict. It was the subject of competing claims by Virginia‚ Pennsylvania‚ France‚ and the Six Nations Iroquois‚ as well as by the Native Americans who actually lived there. Seeking to drive traders from the River valley‚ the
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amount taking place in New York Colony — Great Britain felt that the colonist should shoulder some fair share of the cost. Hence‚ the 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
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multiple acts to attempt to strengthen control over the colonies. This eventually led to the colonies revolting and gaining freedom from the British power. The first act that parliament enforced was known as the Sugar Act. The Sugar Act cut the taxes of molasses and multiple other products. This tax on molasses affected the New England colonies because they would distill the molasses to make rum. This distilling process was bringing in good amounts of money to the colonies. The Sugar Act was supposed
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