A. OP 1 Between 1607 and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience in‚ and the expectation of self government in the political‚ religious‚ economic and social aspects of life. THESIS: Between the years of 1607and 1763‚ the British North American colonies developed experience and the expectation of self government in the political such as the Mayflower Compact‚ religious dealing with the Puritans‚ economic with the establishment of tobacco‚ and social such as Indians‚ aspects
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raising and levelling of taxes on various things — including foreign imported goods. The Stamp Act (1765)‚ Sugar Act (1765)‚ and Townshend Duties (1767) increased the cost of everyday items such as paper‚ legal documents‚ sugar‚ newspapers‚ glass and tea. The inflation caused by England’s raising and increasing taxes was hard on the colonists — especially the less affluent ones — and New York Colony was already in an economic recession/depression from the end of the French American War. Also these
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people without them being represented in the government.That’s what the colonists said when the british kept on taxing them unfairly.Some these taxes were the Stamp Act‚and Tea Act.The stamp act was put in place in order to pay for the british soldiers being there.The tea act was also put in place to bail out the East India Tea Company‚but ended up taxing the colonists.These are some of things that led to the American Revolution. Though the colonists disliked all of these laws they
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civil disobedience is a genuine positive change to a certain extent. Civil disobedience is only adequate to an extent. For instance‚ in the late 1700s‚ when the British were applying heavy taxations on the tea that the colonists were buying‚ the colonists retaliated with the infamous Boston Tea
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Act of 1764. England was in debt from the French and Indian War which is major because prior to the French and Indian War they were not. Their debt then lead to them finding ways to tax. Such as the Sugar Act‚ which was minor compared to the tax on tea later coming from the Townshend Act. This was more important because this was almost
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colonial imports of glass‚ red and white lead‚ paints‚ paper‚ and tea. Later‚ the legislative act formed government officials in the colonies to administrate the imported benefits and to ensure the taxes were gathered. The Townshend Acts were colossally disliked in America due to a high volume of negative feedback of the measures and led to the British king termination of the Massachusetts legislature in 1768. Consequently‚ the Boston Massacre happened in March 1770‚ when British troops emptied their
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had changed America.The Revolutionary war was a time of fighting for independence‚ and freedom. Everything that happened was because of the British ruling the colonies and treating the colonists wrongfully‚ by adding unfair taxes to things such as tea and paper goods. They also did many things to punish the colonists by taking away their governor and replacing him with a British citizen who was loyal to the king‚ other wise known as a Loyalist. During the revolution there
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The Boston Tea Party created a serious tension between the colonists and the British. Three ships full of tea sent by the East India Company and colonists threw the tea into the Boston Harbour. They did so to protest the Tea Act‚ which was implemented by the British‚ which practically which was done to enhance the British’s riches. The colonists were required to pay a tax on this tea because of the Townshend Acts. One of the first effects of the Boston Tea Party was the passage of
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According to the theory of mercantilism‚ the colonies only existed to serve the interests of Britain. But it seemed as if Britain was abusing their right over the colonies. They enforced many policies such as the Stamp Act‚ the Townshed Duties‚ and the Tea Act which caused many problems for the colonists. One problem that the colonists faced was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act imposed a new tax on legal documents‚ newspapers‚ playing cards and dice. The Americans did not agree with it. It was not the
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in our house when all they did was take up space. Britain did not allow Assemblies to meet until the agreed to the Quartering Act. In Document 8 is a pic of colonists dumping tea over the ship which made Britain mad and pass the Intolerable Act. This punished the colonists a lot and the colonists became mad. This throwing tea was known as
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