Option 1 Growing tensions between Great Britain and its 13 colonies in North America would eventually kick-start the Revolutionary War in April of 1775. There were many factors that led to the war like taxes after the French and Indian War‚ the Boston Massacre and the Intolerable Acts among others. The colonists felt that they were being treated unfair by a government that was all the way across the ocean in England. Parliament’s decisions in England had direct effects on the lives of the colonists
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alive as it was on the brink of Bankruptcy. The Tea Act enabled the single company to price its tea competitively by avoiding Middle Agents (Norton‚ 2015). A few leaders in the colonies saw this move from Parliament as a move to grant monopoly to one company and the right for England to impose Taxation on the American Colonies. This resulted in the famous Boston Tea Party event. Thanks to Tea Acts interpretation by the Colonies and the Boston Tea Party‚ Parliament passed even greater legislations that
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Chapter 6 1. Samuel de Champlain a. Soldier and explorer whose energy and leadership earned him the title “Father of the New France” b. He entered into friendly relations with the nearby Huron Indian tribes and at their request‚ he joined them in battle against the federated Iroquois c. After two volleys from the rifles‚ they scared off the terrified Iroquois and thus earned the enmity of the Iroquois 2. Quebec d. Granite sentinel commanding the St. Lawrence River
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at all costs to protect their land and keep their way of life. The Battle of Wounded knee and Custer’s last stand are examples of resistances led by Native Americans. Its easy to see why the Indians became an inspiration for Americans in the Boston Tea Party of 1773. The colonists were tired of the tax imposed on them by the British‚ so they dressed up as Indians and painted their faces‚ and dumped cargo off of a British ship into the harbor for three hours. This is a paradox because originally‚
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ready to do anything to make a change. This is shown in Paul Revere’s Boston Massacre(Doc A). They were tired of all of the unjust taxes they were forced to pay. Some of the acts were used to try to get British companies back in order like the East India Trading Company. The Boston Tea Party was a economical revolt. As shown in Sarony Majors’ Boston Tea Party(Doc B)‚ the tea party was to protest the unjust taxing. They threw the tea and in fact they accidentally broke a lock on a door but stayed to
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their economy after the immense amount of debt they had gained. They used acts and taxes to make the colonists pay back the debt Great Britain. The Quartering Act was an act installed by the Parliament of Great Britain to harbor British troops into Boston to have the colonists provide them with their homes to stay in‚ in as well as food and other basic necessities needed to survive. This event caused the colonists to venture to their local assemblies and protest about having British soldiers live in
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I will be evaluating 3 grievances found in the declaration of independence that the colonist was subjected to also‚ I will be expounding on these injustices in a succinct manner. The first grievance which had a wonton impact on the colonist was inculcated under the vindictive rule of King George III‚ which are the abhorrent laws implemented to taxes‚ this salient issue is addressed in the declaration of independence in the statement “For imposing Taxes on us without our Consent”. The taxes inflicted
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Class Discussions Q1: This week’s discussion will focus on readings 2.3 and 2.3 from Reading the American Past. In your post‚ please write about anything that struck you as interesting about the passage. What do you think you can learn from the passage? Did anything surprise you? A1: Both Columbus’ “Columbus Describes His First Encounter with “Indians”” and Bernal Diaz del Castillo’s “A Conquistador Arrives in Mexico” were thought-provoking reads. What I learned was that Bernal Diaz del
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they are under British rule they have the right to vote but if they are against them they will have to confront with them. It is possible for the colonist to remain faithful but‚ we must declare independence and fight because of the Quartering Acts‚ Boston Massacre and taxes. We should go to war because of the Quartering Acts. In 1765 Parliament passed the Quartering Acts that said the colonist needed to find or pay for lodging for British soldiers stationed in America. The Quartering acts required
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opportunity of religion for different pilgrims. In 1691‚ Plymouth Colony would turn out to be a piece of the bigger Massachusetts Bay Colony. Massachusetts had a key influence in the American Revolution. In December 1773‚ Boston was the site of the well known Boston Tea Party in response to the Tea Act that had been passed by the British. Parliament responded by passing acts to control the state including a maritime bar of the harbor. On April 19‚ 1775‚ Lexington and Concord‚ Massachusetts were the locales
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