Property distribution played a role in society because everyone needed their fair share of property. Democratic views tend to be pro-tax. Evidence supports that between 1756 and 1773 taxes on property had gone down as well as the value of that property. (Doc. B) On average most people own 1-49 acres of land in 1756 and in 1773 the acreage of land that people owned dropped sufficiently. (Doc. C) Also‚ data supports that the wealthier the man during these time periods‚ the bigger the homes were‚ and the
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Several decisions made by the British towards the colonies during the period between 1763-1776 led to eventual revolution‚ and the eventual loss of Britain’s North American colonies. During the peace that developed after the French & Indian war‚ England‚ attempting to avoid open conflict with Native American tribes after gaining a tremendous amount of land from the French’s defeat‚ issued the Proclamation of 1763. This proclamation issued that white settlers could go no farther than the Appalachian
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colonies acquired by conquest‚ as when‚ in 1664‚ an English expedition seized the sprawling Dutch colony of New Netherland (which the English divided into New York and New Jersey)‚ and when Canada joined the empire as a result of the Treaty of Paris of 1763 that ended the Seven Years’ War. Colonial charters specified the land that an individual or corporation had the right to settle. In the case of the New World‚ the English government‚ like its European counterparts‚ dismissed the rights of the Native
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The French and Indian war was a key factor leading up to the revolution. In the war the French who were assisted by the indians and the British fought over land that the French were taking along the Ohio River Valley. In 1763 the British defeated the French who then had to give up land all the way west to the Mississippi. This was a key factor because it gave settlers room to expand and create a new nation. After the war‚ Britain was left with a large amount of debt‚ and one way to create revenue
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not have the skill needed to fight the French. Although the British were victorious‚ the debt that they faced soon but them in a horrible situation. Before they assessed the economic problems the country faced‚ a law was passes‚ the Proclamation of 1763‚ that stated the colonists could not settle past the
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The war developed from 1754 to 1763‚ Americans and Englishmen fought together against the French and were victorious. Britain annexed the French Canadian territories and Acadia‚ both colonies had approximately 80‚000 French Roman Catholic residents. In order to gain their support parliament
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The economy of India is the ninth-largest in the world by nominal GDP and the third-largest by purchasing power parity (PPP).[1] The country is one of the G-20 major economies and a member of BRICS. On a per-capita-income basis‚ India ranked 141st by nominal GDP and 130th by GDP (PPP) in 2012‚ according to the IMF.[12] India is the 19th-largest exporter and the 10th-largest importer in the world. Economic growth rate slowed to around 5.0% for the 2012–13 fiscal year compared with 6.2% in the previous
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were very rebellious in the years leading up to American declaring its independence from Great Britain. The issues the new nation faces against these global powers helped influence the domestic issues in the new country. The Boston Tea Party in 1773 was an event that the new colonists planned as an act of rebellion against the English crown. This event lead to the rising of tensions between the colonists and the
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French and Indian War DBQ The French and Indian War or Seven Years War was a duel for North America. It was a battle between the British and the French with their Indian allies. The war ended in 1763 during the Treaty of Paris when the French seceded all of their North American land to Britain and Spain (Doc. A). As the war continued and ended‚ there was a progressive resentment for the British from the Colonists. This resentment was caused by actions the Mother Country has done‚ the colonists
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goods were shipped and trade was limited to Britain to encourage its prosperity. In George Washington’s 1755 letter (document C)‚ he expresses his want to serve in the French and Indian War‚ hoping to contribute to the desired victory. Following the 1763 victory‚ a reverend’s sermon (document E)‚ very jubilantly thankful about the French and Indian War outcome proclaims the greatness of Britain‚ and how Britain will make colonies greater than before‚ when the French occupied the continent. However
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