The Olive Branch Petition: The Dawn Of The American Revolution

The colonies were set in place, believing that they would get fair treatment. However, Britain abused her power towards the colonies and riots began to break throughout the colonists. Therefore, these acts fueled a rebellion against Britain and her colonies so severe, that it became the dawn of the American Revolution. In the 1700s, Britain’s current king, King George, decided that he needed more money from the flourishing colonies. The Parliament decided to tax unnecessary taxes against the colonies, such as the Stamp Act, the Sugar Act, and the Townshend Act. The Stamp Act was a tax on all paper products in the colonies. According to the Stamp Act of 1765, I quote,” For every skin or piece of vellum or parchment, or sheet or piece of
Reconciliation between Britain and her colonies had clearly failed. The Olive Branch Petition, originally written to make peace with Britain, went to shambles as Parliament ignored their proposals and their pleas for tranquility amongst the two. All of the pent up anger and frustration from the opposing sides led to the battle of Lexington and Concord, also know as the beginning of the American Revolution. Before this outbreak occurred, Parliament declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion, and they had sent General Thomas Gage to suppress the rebels. On April 18th, Gage sent 700 troops into the town Concord to take all patriot supplies. At dawn,the British had reached the town Lexington, which was right on the outskirts of Concord. However, they were met with 70 American minutemen awaiting for their arrival. According from the article ‘Bloody Butchery of the British’, I quote,“These particulars are now published in this cheap form, at the request of the friends of the deceased WORTHIS, who died gloriously fighting in the cause of liberty and their country, and it is their sincere desire that every Householder in the country, who are sincere well-wishers to America, may be possessed of the same, either to frame and glass, or otherwise to preserve in their houses, not only as a Token of Gratitude to the memory of the Deceased Forty Persons, but as a perpetual memorial of that important even, on which, perhaps, may depend on the future Freedom of Greatness of the Commonwealth of America. To which is annexed, a Funeral Elegy on those who were slain in the Battle.” This fight was the first engagement of military combat between the colonies and their mother country. Britain’s civil war had began to take its stride as the people of America began to fight for what was theirs. A quote from Captain John Parker stated, “Stand your ground; don't fire