Colten Redmond Mr. Smith AP US History 2 October 2012 DBQ: British and American Colonies Relations The French and Indian war affected the relations between the British and the American colonies through political turmoil‚ economical debt leading to strict taxation‚ and ideological differences which increased colonial violence. These sources of anger and resentment created a permanent gap between Britain and the American Colonies that would eventually lead to a brutal revolution. The French
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the Townshend act‚ Tea act and the Stamp act on my country. I don’t think this is going to last my country is being affected by what you have done. You are making the colonists par for the war by taxing them! The Townshend act imposed an indirect tax on the colonists that were called duties and a duty is a task or taking action that someone is required to perform. In 1767 British Parliament passed on the Townshend act. This act placed tax on glass‚ lead‚ paint‚ paper‚ and tea imported to the colonies
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other colonists tried to solve this problem through nonviolent means‚ such as boycotting British goods. In May 1773‚ the English Parliament passed the Tea Act which was unfavorable to the colonists. Instead of declaring war‚ the Bostonians boarded the ships carrying the tea and dumped them into the bay‚ instigating what is now known as the Boston Tea Party. Throughout the beginnings of this nation‚ the Founding Fathers showed their patriotism without bearing arms against the crown. Today‚ a citizen
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Geographic Considerations - The distance of the colonies from Great Britain created a independence that was hard to overcome. Those willing to colonize the new world generally had a strong independent streak desiring new opportunities and more freedom • 1754-1763 - French and Indian War This war between Britain and France ended with the victorious British deeply in debt and demanding more revenue from the colonies. With the defeat of the French‚ the colonies became less dependent on Britain for
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Review Sheet/ Test 2/ History 1310 Note: This exam covers all the material from the beginning of the French and Indian War through the end of the Washington administration. Students should be aware that they are responsible for lecture material and information brought in from outside sources will not be given credit. Likewise‚ the Power Points are outlines—and just that. So make sure you have a handle on all we covered in lecture. Second: I often have far more people miss exam 2‚ than exam 1. It
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There were a number of things that led to the American Revolution. Some of these included the Proclamation of 1763‚ acts passed by the British Parliament‚ and the Boston Massacre. From the end of the Seven Years’ War up until the American Revolution‚ the colonies and the British went back and forth. Every action taken by the British resulted in the colonies reacting in opposition. After the Seven Years’ War‚ the colonies believed that they could settle in the land that the British had gained (Davidson
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Bree Fausnaught Essay Question Exam 1 While the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain had often been rocky‚ the French & Indian War gave rise to new tensions between the two countries. The colonists wanted the British out of the Americas‚ while the British wanted their newly conquered land for money. King George III & members of Parliament believed that the colonists were ungrateful so they decided to “disciple” the colonists; they wanted the colonists to pay for the
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Stamp Act‚ Quartering Act and the Tea Act and what was known as the intolerable acts. Ultimately it led to the American Revolution. In 1774‚ Boston had a tea party to protest the tax on tea by the British. The British reacted to the Boston Tea Party by closing the port in Boston. The people there were unable to obtain many supplies and goods. A show of unity of Americans was displayed. People throughout the colonies donated items to the needy people in Boston. Boston received a small flock of sheep
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American Revolution The three major causes of the American Revolution were the: Stamp act‚ the Boston Tea Party and the Intolerable Acts. Each one of these events had a big impact on colonial times. From putting a tax on tea to rebellious colonists‚ the American Revolution will forever be a part of History. The Stamp act had a very big effect on the American Revolution. For the first time in history‚ the American colonists would have to pay a tax that was from their local legislature. They called
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economically subordinate to England by the tea and coercive acts. The tea act was an act where the colonist merchants were being bypassed‚ and the British did the trading. This hurt the economic prosperity of the colonists‚ mobs had strengthened in anger and the Boston tea Party followed. The British were irate at the colonial resistance to British law‚ therefore the British passed the Coercive Act or Intolerable Act. The Intolerable act closed off the Boston Port‚ which closed off the center of economic
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