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    gain. Colonists wanted a place to start new where they can practice religion freely based on their beliefs. From what I have read and researched I believe there was unanimity of what the English Colonists wanted. They wanted to begin new lives with their families. Colonists wanted‚ prosper from trading all goods the Americas had to offer. They were able to establish their freedom of religion‚ and crops to grow. The Colonists got what they wanted‚ even if it did destroy the Native Americans.

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    year 1756 and the British had just won The French and Indian War. All colonists were now under British rule. The French and Indian War was a long fought war that lasted seven years meaning the war was expensive. The British Parliament then decided to impose a tax on paper to make up for the expenses of the war and to repay the British Soldiers. The Tax was fairly cheap (ten cents)‚ at the time‚ however‚ many of the colonists had just felt as if they had been threatened to pay such a foolish tax

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    olonist conflict. The British levied taxes against American colonists to‚ “pay for their own defense. Moreover‚ the funds received from American colonists barely covered one-third of the cost of maintaining British troops in the 13 colonies.” But many colonists believed they didn’t need and didn’t want the British troops to continue protecting the 13 colonies. They did not want to pay for troops to be around just to watch them. Major conflict arose when the British Parliament passed the Stamp Act

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    Who Starved The Colonists

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    British attempts to force colonists to pay part of the debt was one they starved them. Two they made sure that the planning was bad when the colonists left. Three Captain John Smith elected president of the governing council-first example of popular democracy in the New World. The colonists realized that they needed money for trade so they could prosper so they sold tobacco. The colonists also known as the settlers had it hard in the beginning. The British starved the colonists when they were ready to

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    British vs Colonists

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    war the British and Americans became a unifying force standing side by side‚ but short while later they were the ones in conflict with one another. England was left with an even larger debt‚ from the French and Indian War‚ than what they had started with. To compensate Britain started to heavily tax the colonies which lead to many events such as the Boston Massacre and boycott of British goods. But in this time period it was always England changing older policies and colonists complying with them

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    Were the colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain? After all of the hardship and violence the British imposed on the colonists‚ the Americans were justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain. The Colonists were justified in breaking away because the parliament passed laws that were unjustified‚ The British king was of tyranny‚ The Stamp Act of 1765‚ The Townshend Act and The Boston Massacre. All of this lead to the colonies joining together and rebelling against

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    Advantages and reasons why the American colonists won over the British in The American Revolution During the American Revolution‚ The British and the American colonists had many difficulties and challenges to overcome. Both sides had great disadvantages and advantages‚ but the in the end the colonists had the most advantages and won their independence from the British. Some of the most important reasons the colonists won was that they were fighting on their own continent and knew the land better

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    Colonists Before 1763

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    Before 1763‚ the colonists of America were doing completely fine underneath the rule of the British Empire. Throughout the years many events took place that started an ideological struggle over the concept of government within North American colonies. The Writs of Assistance‚ Proclamation Line of 1763‚ and the British Army were the events that set in motion the resistance. However‚ the events the actually carried out their independence were‚ the Stamp Act‚ the Townshend Crisis‚ the Tea Act‚ Lexington

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    I believe the American colonist should be allowed to become independent from Great Britain because Great Britain’s protection is no use for the American colonists due to them being in a discomforting place with Great Britain’s enemies‚ gain nothing with their connection for trading‚ and also because Great Britain only fights for their own sake; they do not defend the American colonist out of kindness. The American Colonists think of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of the king

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    Letter to the Colonists

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    Dear Papa Preston Blake‚ I write this letter to you to inform you I have left the city without notifying you. I am writing to you from the New World. When I was asked to join this voyage I didn’t hesitate in saying yes. I am writing to you from my house in front of a farm plot of my own. In the past few days we have gotten in some battles with the native people of this strange land. Apart from that‚ the life I live here is much better than the one you live ‘’papa’’. I don’t have to work my ass

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