The Revolution Awaits
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Approaching the eve of the revolution, a severe tension began to develop between the colonists and England. By 1775, the Americans had developed a stronger sense of identity among themselves through imposed laws, which angered the Americans forcing them to unite, propaganda, influencing colonists to join together against Great Britain, and the Continental Congress, which created a unique identity for all thirteen colonies. American colonists developed a sense of identity through imposed laws from Great Britain, however this angered the Americans (Document F). A largely recognized and important act imposed was the Stamp Act; this law required direct taxes on every piece of paper being imported. The money used was originally supposed to assist in payments towards defending and protecting the American troops. Due to colonists claiming the Act to be unconstitutional, the Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, but then issued the Declaratory Act. The Declaratory Act stated that the British government had free and total control over all thirteen colonies. Colonists became outraged at the idea of Britain controlling and ruling from three thousand miles away (document D). Another law, which angered the colonists, was the Quartering Act, which required every American citizen to house and feed any soldier that requested to be housed. Colonists felt this was an invasion of privacy. The issues of taxation caused an uproar that led to the Americans to have their own self-governing colonies, detached from Britain. The momentum for the colonies to seek independence was rising, however, many of the colonists had to be persuaded to join the fight against the British. Propaganda was the only way to encourage colonists to join the battle. Although each of the thirteen colonies was different in their own ways, the idea was to unite as one “nation” to defeat the enemy (Document A). In order to urge people to join, speeches, letters and posters were published to show
Approaching the eve of the revolution, a severe tension began to develop between the colonists and England. By 1775, the Americans had developed a stronger sense of identity among themselves through imposed laws, which angered the Americans forcing them to unite, propaganda, influencing colonists to join together against Great Britain, and the Continental Congress, which created a unique identity for all thirteen colonies. American colonists developed a sense of identity through imposed laws from Great Britain, however this angered the Americans (Document F). A largely recognized and important act imposed was the Stamp Act; this law required direct taxes on every piece of paper being imported. The money used was originally supposed to assist in payments towards defending and protecting the American troops. Due to colonists claiming the Act to be unconstitutional, the Parliament repealed the Stamp Act, but then issued the Declaratory Act. The Declaratory Act stated that the British government had free and total control over all thirteen colonies. Colonists became outraged at the idea of Britain controlling and ruling from three thousand miles away (document D). Another law, which angered the colonists, was the Quartering Act, which required every American citizen to house and feed any soldier that requested to be housed. Colonists felt this was an invasion of privacy. The issues of taxation caused an uproar that led to the Americans to have their own self-governing colonies, detached from Britain. The momentum for the colonies to seek independence was rising, however, many of the colonists had to be persuaded to join the fight against the British. Propaganda was the only way to encourage colonists to join the battle. Although each of the thirteen colonies was different in their own ways, the idea was to unite as one “nation” to defeat the enemy (Document A). In order to urge people to join, speeches, letters and posters were published to show