How Did The British Rule In America
The thirteen colonies struggled for independence in North America. The British made unfair laws without the colonies say in the laws. The colonies had to fight for their freedom.
The British treated the colonists very poorly. For example, the British soldiers were involved in a shooting into a crowd. They claim that Captain Preston yelled “FIRE” meaning to shoot their guns at the colonists, but it turned out to be the colonists yelling “FIRE” because a bell rang that signaled a fire. Five colonists were killed and several injured and wounded, this event was later known as the Boston Massacre. The British were also known by the unfair laws made by King George the third. There were several laws such as the Proclamation of 1763, Writs of Assistance, the townshend Act, the Sugar Act, and many more. one of the most …show more content…
This law was when they taxed all of their printed materials such as newspapers, wills and any thing made of paper. This was because the British was in a huge debt from the French and Indian War. But that's just the beginning of these unnecessary laws. The British later came up of another law called the Intolerable Acts. These laws were reflected off of the Boston Tea Party. The laws were consisted of the closing of the Boston Harbor, banning town meetings, and the forcing of having British soldiers stay in the homes of the Bostonians. These are only a few of the many ways of how cruel and unnecessary the British were the colonists. ( documents 1,5 and 6 ) There were several colonists who were against the British. There was tension between the colonists and the British. The colonists then formed a resistance against the British and were known as the
The British treated the colonists very poorly. For example, the British soldiers were involved in a shooting into a crowd. They claim that Captain Preston yelled “FIRE” meaning to shoot their guns at the colonists, but it turned out to be the colonists yelling “FIRE” because a bell rang that signaled a fire. Five colonists were killed and several injured and wounded, this event was later known as the Boston Massacre. The British were also known by the unfair laws made by King George the third. There were several laws such as the Proclamation of 1763, Writs of Assistance, the townshend Act, the Sugar Act, and many more. one of the most …show more content…
This law was when they taxed all of their printed materials such as newspapers, wills and any thing made of paper. This was because the British was in a huge debt from the French and Indian War. But that's just the beginning of these unnecessary laws. The British later came up of another law called the Intolerable Acts. These laws were reflected off of the Boston Tea Party. The laws were consisted of the closing of the Boston Harbor, banning town meetings, and the forcing of having British soldiers stay in the homes of the Bostonians. These are only a few of the many ways of how cruel and unnecessary the British were the colonists. ( documents 1,5 and 6 ) There were several colonists who were against the British. There was tension between the colonists and the British. The colonists then formed a resistance against the British and were known as the