King George III and the British accumulated a massive debt after the French and Indian war. British assets were depleting at an exponential rate‚ so Parliament decided to tax the colonists in order to offset their expenses from the war. By reducing the debt from the seven-year war King George’s could reign over the colonies for many years to come. Evidently taxing anyone who was neglected during the seven years’ war was the ultimate plan of alleviating the debt. British could keep stacking riches
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The Trade and Navigation Acts 1651-1750 gave England complete control by enabling them to put the theory of mercantilism into practice. This meant that the colonies paid Britain for being in the empire‚ by paying import duties on foreign goods. In 1763‚ George Grenville became Prime Minister in Britain. National debt in Britain was astronomical at the time after the war with France. Grenville was concerned about the colonies and decided to place 15‚000 British troops in America. Grenville desperately
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Christianity and the American Revolutionary War Harry Stout points out in the lead article‚ How Preachers Incited Revolution‚ "it was Protestant clergy who propelled colonists toward independence and who theologically justified war with Britain" (n.pag). According to Cassandra Niemczyk in her article in this issue of Christian History "(the Protestant Clergy) were known as "the Black Regiment" (n.pag). Furthermore‚ as the article Holy Passion for Liberty shows‚ "Americans were quick to discern the
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product had been purchased and also showed that there would be an extra fee at check out. The reason this act is such a big deal is because the colonist had no tolerance for this unfair act that they had been forced to accept. In revolt on the 16th of 1773 over 100 members of the Son’s of Liberty approached the Griffin’s Wharf where the tea ships of the East India Company were docked. The members were dressed as Native Americans the 100 members dispatched onto the three ships. The members boarded the
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child he showed enthusiasm towards music and prodigious musical abilities. At the age of four he could learn a piece of music in half an hour and showed excellent memory skills. At the age of five he composed his first pieces of music. Between 1762 and 1763 the Mozart family went on a tour of Europe to present young Mozart and Nannerl’s musical talents. They performed for European royalty and the imperial courts of Vienna (Austria)‚ Munich
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unite to survive; a snake cut up into pieces and each piece being a different colony illustrates the need for unification (Document A). After the end of the Seven Years War in 1763 Britain started increasing taxes and creating new acts in order to pay for the war damage; the Stamp Act in 1765‚ Tax Imports‚ the Tea Act in 1773 and the Intolerable Acts in 1774 are great examples. As a result the colonies boycotted‚ protested‚ and wrote protests to the king‚ this helped to unify the colonies even more
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the Treasury‚ the Quartering Act of 1765‚ that required the financial responsibility of housing of British soldiers‚ the Tea act of 1773‚ that taxed the tea being imported to create a monopoly‚ and the Intolerable Acts of 1774‚ that combined four previous acts to punish the colonists for the Boston Tea Party. Most importantly‚ in response to the The Tea act of 1773‚ angry colonists decided to come together and rebel against the unethical act by overthrowing hundreds of cargo over the Boston Harbor
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colonies and Great Britain. The British passed several policies to get colonies to help pay for their troops to defend the western frontier of America. Parliament also passed several Acts intended to increase revenue from the colonies. The Proclamation of 1763 was passed to reserve land west of the Appalachians for the Indians. In 1764‚ The Sugar Act put a three penny tax on each gallon of molasses entering the colonies outside Great Britain. The Quartering Act of 1765‚ intended to make the colonists house
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Bibliography: "Christopher Columbus." Who2? Biographies. Who2?‚ 2008. Answers.com 15 Aug. 2008. http://www.answers.com/topic/christopher-columbus " Colonial America (1492-1763) ." America ’s Story 15 Aug 2008 <http://www.americaslibrary.gov/cgi-bin/page.cgi/jb/colonial>. January‚ Brendan. The Revolutionary War. Danbury‚ Connecticut: Children ’s Press‚ 2000. Poulakidas‚ Georgene. The American Revolutionary War. New York
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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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