in stressing these ideologies and new ideas were Samuel Adams‚ Patrick Henry‚ George Washington‚ Alexander Hamilton‚ Thomas Jefferson‚ James Madison‚ Thomas Paine‚ Benjamin Franklin‚ and John Adams. The American Revolutionary period occurred in 1763 when Britain defeated France in the French and Indian War. Because of this war‚ England had almost doubled its own national debt. The colonists of the Mother Country (Britain)‚ the peoples of America‚ expected to have their "rights of the Englishmen"
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from previous wars. For example‚ the French and Indian War that lasted from 1756 until 1763 was very expensive for Britain. It nearly doubled their debt. The debt was so expensive that “Merely to pay the interest would require a heavier burden of taxation that had been known before” (Morgan‚ 21). Moreover‚ it continued to be expensive after this war was over due to the fact that Bute Ministry decided in early 1763 to keep ten thousand British regular soldiers in the American colonies. It was said that
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7 The Road to Revolution‚ 1763–1775 Chapter Themes Theme: The American Revolution occurred because the American colonists‚ who had long been developing a strong sense of autonomy and self-government‚ furiously resisted British attempts to impose tighter mercantilist imperial controls and higher taxes after the French and Indian War in 1763. The political ideals of “republicanism” and “radical Whiggery” (the latter focused especially on liberty) caused Americans to see British actions in the worst
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in the Revolutionary War. George Washington was an important facet politically as were Thomas Paine and Richard Henry Lee. Both of these men had radical political views that represented a majority of society. Thomas Paine wrote the Common Sense in 1776. Common Sense was an influential pamphlet that was about
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1760- King George takes the throne of England. 1763- French and Indian War Ends. Canada and land east of the Mississippi River is added to Great Britiain’s Empire. 1765- The Stamp Act is passed. The Stamp Act was passed as a means to pay for British troops on the American frontier. The colonists were the ones paying for the troops and they violently protested the Act. 1766- The Stamp Act is repealed. 1768- British troops arrive in Boston to enforce laws. 1770- Four workers are shot
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Study Guide for Chapter 5 Test 1. Who fought in the French and Indian War? Who won? What happened after? -England vs. French and Indian -England won -England took total control 2. What was the Proclamation of 1763? What was it suppose to stop? -Forbade settlement west of the Appalachian Mountains -stop fighting between Indians and English 3. Why did England pass the Stamp Act? What did it do? -British needed money to pay for the French and Indian war -required stamps on all kinds
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formed The Declaration of Independence was due to many events‚ including long term to do with trouble over taxes‚ short term causes leading up to 1776 for example the Boston Tea Party and finally the trigger reasons which provoked this declaration‚ such as the need for a unanimous vote and the lack of reply to the Olive Branch Petition. In October 1763 the British government issued a Royal Proclamation‚ temporarily forbidding colonial settlements beyond the crest of the Alleghanies. Though some
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In 1781‚ the Articles of Confederation were ratified‚ providing a one-house Congress with each state having one vote. The Articles of Confederation failed because the central government lacked power. In 1787‚ delegates met in Philadelphia to create a new constitution providing a stronger central government. The delegates elected George Washington the presiding officer and adopted a federal system of government. The federal government could now coin money‚ declare war‚ make treaties‚ raise armies
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failed to produce much revenue and when he was under pressure from various men to take act against the rebellious colonists; however‚ he left the tea tax‚ which irked the American colonists the most. George Grenville – Prime minister of England in 1763‚ when England began to reinforce the Navigation Laws‚ blocking the smuggling of the colonist; he was also the colonist in charge Charles Townshend – brilliant speaker who convinced the Parliament of England to enact the Townshend Act‚ which would place
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-English colonial penetration of the Ohio Valley. The turning point of the Seven Years’ War in America occurred when: -English Prime Minister William Pitt threw his nation’s full military might into the American campaign. The British Proclamation of 1763: -ordered colonial governors to reserve lands west of the Appalachian Mountains for Indian nations. The end of the Seven Years’ War left the American colonies: -debt-ridden and weakened in manpower. Colonists protested the Stamp Act in all of the
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