The reasons why the colonists rebelled against the British in 1776 were many. Unfair taxation‚ violations of human rights‚ changes in the British military policies‚ and a long legacy of both religious and political ideas prompted the colonists to break away from British rule and declare their own independence. Taxation was clearly one of the major factors that led to the colonists’ rebellion. In 1763‚ George Grenville became the prime minister of England. While in office‚ he noticed that England
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"Definition (who‚ what‚ when‚ where)" Cause Effect Evidence "Proclamation of 1763 " At the end of the French and Indian War‚ the British used a proclamation‚ mainly to stop the Indians. British people thought that more wars and fights would happen if the British moved closer to Indian territory This law banned British settlement in the West https://quizlet.com/9006093/flashcards "Sugar Act " All colonists must pay tax for anything that contains sugar. Example: molasses‚ sugar. Forced colonists
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Chapter 4: Slavery‚ Freedom‚ and the Struggle for Empire‚ to 1763 I. Olaudah Equiano II. Slavery and the Empire A. The Triangular Trades 1. A series of triangular trade routes crisscrossed the Atlantic. 2. Colonial merchants all profited from the slave trade. 3. Slavery became connected with the color black and liberty with the color white. B. Africa and the Slave Trade 1. With the exception of the king of Benin‚ most African rulers took part in the slave trade‚ gaining guns and textiles
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Before the year 1763‚ many colonists were proud to be a part of England‚ but the year 1763 would juristically change that. England had used their militia from the colonies to aid them in the French and Indian war. England promised that after the war they would be given land west of the Appalachian Mountains. Then‚ there was tension between England and the Natives Americans‚ and that prevented England to give colonists their promised lands. The act that prevented colonists to move westward was called
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America. The British tried to force their desires on the Natives which upset them causing a conflict called Pontiac’s War in 1763. This war caused the colonists to take out their aggression on peaceful or defenseless Indians which lead the British Government to believe the colonial government was incompetent. Because of this‚ the British Government declared the Proclamation of 1763‚ which confined the colonists to the east of an imaginary line running down the spine of the Allegheny Mountains. They hoped
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. Evaluate the extent to which a sense of identity and unity contributed to maintaining continuity as well as fostered change within the American colonies from 1700 to 1776. (USE INFORMATION FROM PREVIOUS CHAPTER AS WELL) The American colonies had strong motivation as well as communication with each other that helped them stick together through all the hardships and changes they went through in the new world. An example of the colonists sticking together was while on the Mayflower all the people
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Chavelle Maitland Montego Bay Community College History (Yr 2) “Colonial rivalry was the MAIN reason for the European wars from 1650-1763”. How far is it possible to agree with this statement? "As sources of wealth for their European owners‚ the colonies became as important a cause of war in the eighteenth century as quarrels in Europe itself. Commerce‚ colonies and power in Europe were vitally connected‚ and any limitation of trading rights or any blow to a colony was a method of keeping the
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In the year of 1763 the french and indian war had ended and the land was completely destroyed and North america was under british rule at the time that the war had ended. Due to the war being as expensive as it was the british parliament had passed a group of laws that said that the colonist would be taxed for the damages. This is what lead up to the nation that we call america. One of the main reasons the american colonies broke away from under the british rule was because britain was denying
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During the Washington‚ Adams‚ and the Jefferson administrations‚ the United States was thrust into the decision of joining either Britain or France‚ the two most powerful European nations. In determining the effects of foreign policy on the developing nation‚ one must establish the overall direction of the United States took. As a budding nation‚ George Washington proposed the idea of neutrality in order for the country to have no involvement in European affairs. However‚ Federalists and Democratic
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Lorrie PAP World History March 20‚ 2012 Vatican City & Papal States Vatican City‚ though relatively small‚ is swiftly growing and incessantly changing. Located inside the city of Rome within Italy‚ the Vatican‚ often referred to as the Holy See‚ is the world’s smallest state. (Holy See (Vatican City)) Vatican City is not only the world ’s smallest independent state‚ however the workings of its administration and economic affairs are exceptional‚ similar to it’s non-commercially based economic
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