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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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    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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    only did the English Colonists rise up against the British‚ they managed to do so in a relatively short amount of time. Developments that took place over the course of a little less than 200 years all had an incredibly important role in leading to the Revolutionary War. As time passed‚ the colonists political independence‚ economic desires‚ and social identities developed‚ leading to the birth of an American identity separate from their British colonizers. To start‚ the colonists practiced power long

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    rebellion against Britain. King George III and the Parliament have been wrongfully abusing their power; us colonists are tired of their exploitation and resent being treated as lower beings. Alice I hope you will understand what I am trying to say in this letter; that I am fighting for justice‚ do not think that I am throwing my life away‚ I hope that you will respect what I am fighting for. The colonist and I are above tyranny‚ we hope to make a more fair and just government and live in a country that

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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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    "Were the American colonists justified in waging war and breaking away from Britain" The colonists were in every right‚ aspect and mind‚ not only justified but also it was about time that they stood of and actually take action against the British. The choice of going to war with them‚ was the only choice that they had. All diplimatical options that they had ceased to stand a chance against the tyrant Britain. From the very beginning when the colonists felt upset against their mother country and

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    conflict between British and American colonists? The issue between the British and colonists was that the British government continued to search for ways to tax the colonists. The colonists were very opposed to the ideas that the British were throwing at them. I’m blaming the British for the conflict because they could’ve come up with other ideas for their service. First‚ the Stamp Act of 1765 was one of the acts that led to great conflict. This act stated that colonists had to pay for an official

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    Colonists were mad at Britain because they had much more acts in place caused taxes to raise‚ this took place in the colonies with King George III‚ the colonists got mad and they decided to taunt British soldiers and they also decided to dump tea in a harbor. These two events caused the Revolution to start. What evidence shows why America started the American Revolution? Americans were justified in waging war with Britain because taxes and acts were being put in place one by one rapidly‚ the colonists

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    Colonists took on at the time the most powerful army in the world in pursuit of freedom. Outrageous taxes spread throughout the English colonies‚ making many settlers disconsolate with the British government the American colonies with complete disregard of the colonists’ natural human rights‚ viewing the colonists as slaves to the British interest and not as an extension of the empire itself. Yes‚ the American colonists were justified in waging war to break away from Britain because the British Parliament

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