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    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 the colonists of their right as english men. Due to the expenses of the french and indian war the 13 colonies started to rebel. The reason for this was because the british was going to colonists was going to be taxed for all of the damages

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    The colonists policy toward the native Americans had different origins and therefore different consequences. Much has been written about the encounter of these two cultures‚ which would sooner or later bring about a painful clash. Because of their so diferent cultures‚ only one would prevail. The colonists as a group‚ depending on their beliefs‚ had a hard‚ harshpolicy toward Native Americans. Native Americans‚ on the other hand‚ structured their lives on beliefs which had no common base ground with

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    aimed to control North America. Those who came to the nee world as settlers had different reasons for doing so. However‚ their governments focused on controlling the social‚ economic‚ and political activities of the continent. Unlike other colonists‚ English colonists created settlements in the new world and assimilated the natives into the English culture instead of learning their culture; additionally‚ they suppressed inferior cultures by building a culturally homogenous one. English colonialists

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    The Americans colonists migrated from Great Britain. Their main goal was to expand to make the new world. The British also wanted to create more power and increase wealth they first tried to trade is by trading. They tried trading with Asia but‚ many of the trade routes with Asia were controlled by Muslim countries. So this blocked direct trade between European and Asian nations. European leaders began to look for new sea routes to Asia.They hoped to open new trade markets.Some explorers sailed

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    10/1/2014 U.S. history and Government Mr. Smith Question: Were the colonist justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain during the Revolutionary War? The colonists were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain during the revolutionary war. The war for American independence began with in 1775 and lasted at least until 1783 when the peace treaty with the British was signed. The colonies of England wanted to be independent and no longer serve the mother country. After

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    on the same day of July 4th‚ 1826. Around this time the American temperance was formed in Boston. The colonists justified their independence by writing the Declaration of Independence‚ going to war against Great Britain‚ and starting their own country for the greater good of colonists. Also Britain was enforcing unfair taxes and americans did not want to pay them.All these reasons is why the colonists broke away from britain. The colonists wanted independence from Britain because Britain was enforcing

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    Colonists came to America in the search for independence from Great Britain. But‚ some may ask the question‚ why? Why did these people want independence and freedom? What was so bad about Great Britain? These colonists were your ordinary people who wanted to live freely however they wanted to. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence that listed multiple reasons why these colonists should be free from Britain’s rule. These people had their unalienable rights which consisted of life

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    in 1607‚ when ambitious English colonists settled in Jamestown‚ and continuing until the last of the thirteen colonies was established; geography was a substantial factor in the development of colonial America. The crops that essentially saved the colonists lives‚ such as tobacco‚ rice‚ and indigo‚ wouldn’t have grown without a certain type and amount of soil to grow properly. Also‚ the Appalachian Mountains and the dense forests provided a barrier for the colonists‚ preventing them from going too

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    When colonists rebelled against Great Britain and destroyed British goods during the Boston Tea Party‚ Parliament became highly upset. This lead to the ratification of several laws that were enacted to control the colonies. The Intolerable Acts‚ basically punished all thirteen colonies. This also made the colonists hate Britain even more. In September of 1774‚ men selected from twelve colonies‚ came together to focus ways to combat Britain’s new legislation. This meeting was called the First Continental

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    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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