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    Why would we need protection in a time of peace? They tell the colonists they also put the army here to keep tensions with the natives from rising. The government has implemented the Proclamation of 1763 to do just that. We think a partial reason that the government signed the Proclamation of 1763 and continues to maintain an army here is because government is trying to keep us from expanding. We thought Parliament would want to help us seek new territory for growing crops and a growing population

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    The Third of May 1808 by Francisco de Goya | The painting: The Third of May‚ 1808 On 2nd of May 1808‚ when the Napoleon’s army invaded Madrid‚ the citizens of Madrid revolted against them. The French army took revenge on the citizens of Madrid on the following day‚ 3rd of May 1808‚ by executing hundreds of the rebellions along with the innocents. Goya illustrated this horrifying event in his painting The third of May‚ 1808. On the left side of the painting is a man in white kneeling

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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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    colonists were slowly building up feelings for their removal from under the British crown. There had been several uprisings to overthrow the colonial governments. When the war ended and the British were victorious‚ they declared the Proclamation of 1763 which stated that the land west of the Appalachians was to be "reserved" for the Native American population. The colonists were confused and outraged and the now ambitious social elite’s were raring to direct that anger against the English since the

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    Emilie Costa September 10‚ 2012 Period 3 In an effort to pay off war debt and maintain control and authority over the colonies‚ Britain established the Declaratory‚ Tea and Intolerable Acts‚ which resulted in unity among the colonies to fight for their freedom. Before the Declaratory Act‚ the people of the colonies were angered with the establishment of the Stamp Act. A statement was sent to Britain’s Parliament from the colonies stating there should be “No taxation without

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    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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    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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    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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    Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Townshend revenue act‚ Tea Act‚ and the coercive act. Those causes were forced on the colonies by the Britain. However‚ the Continental Congress tried to help to the colonies‚ by resistance to the acts and defining American rights. In 1763‚ Britain let to its troop’s army to stay in the area of North America. In that area‚ colonies were living‚ and the Britain Army tried to force them to pay. However‚ the colonists declared that Britain hurt their rights as Englishmen by forcing them

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