In the 1770s‚ the French and Indian War had just ended and Britain was in massive debt. Britain‚ being the mother country‚ placed numerous taxes and acts into place on its child‚ the colonies‚ to pay the debt as per mercantilism. The colonists were furious because they believed they had nothing to do with the war and were just dragged in; hence they should not have to help pay the debt. The British military measures and the restriction of civil liberties were really important factors in prompting
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The founding fathers rebelled against the British government and declared independence for various reasons leading up to the American Revolution. The first of many acts that led to rebellion was the Stamp Act of 1765. This act put taxes on any type of paper that the colonists used. The next acts were the Land Ordinance of 1785. The first act reserved land for American Indians that was west of the Appalachian Mountains. The final piece that led to rebellion were the Townshend Acts of 1767. This included
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Convention of delegates from twelve of the thirteen colonies that convened in Philadelphia to craft a response to the Intolerable Acts. Delegates established Association‚ which called for a complete boycott of British goods. Battles of Lexington and Concord (April 1775) – First battles of the Revolutionary War‚ fought outside of Boston. The colonial militia successfully defended their stores of munitions‚ forcing the British to retreat to Boston. Valley Forge (1777-1778_ - Encampment where George Washington’s
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notice (Davis‚ 1990). The Minutemen were made up of volunteer citizens such as farmers‚ fishermen‚ and tradesmen (Davis‚ 1990). One of the most famous Minutemen was Paul Revere‚ who was a silversmith (Davis‚ 1990). The British were able to enter Concord but were unable to find the weapons. As the British marched back to Boston‚ they were ambushed by large numbers of Minutemen (Davis‚ 1990). The British suffered many casualties at this time. This battle caused the Revolutionary War to begin. After
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3-1 • Mercantilism o Economic system used in 1500s to 1700s o Nation’s power was directly related to its wealth • Incentives o Motivational factor • Balance of Trade o Relationship between a country’s imports and exports o Country with favorable balance of trade makes money by exporting more products than imports • Navigation Acts o 1651 ~ 1663 by Parliament o All goods coming from Europe or Africa to colonies had to travel on British ships manned with British crew o Colonies remained
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Rick Hendrick Motorsports Inc. Crash of October 24‚ 2004 The flight was a short flight took off from Concord‚ NC and it was heading to Martinsville‚ VA. After a missed approach to land at the Martinsville/Blue Ridge Airport the Beech King Air 200 crashed into the a mount in Stuart VA. There were multiple causes that lead to the crash. The main factor was human error. The flight crew made devastating mistakes that lead to the crash and the death of both the pilot‚ copilot‚ and the eight passengers
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THE CONCORD REVIEW 1 ‚ SEX-SELECTIVE ABORTION‚ FEMALE INFANTICIDE‚ AND THEIR LASTING EFFECTS IN CHINA AND INDIA Ayana Gray Introduction W ith a consistency comparable only to the world’s ability to change daily‚ humanity undergoes evolution. Politically‚ economically‚ and particularly socially‚ changes throughout the contemporary world are unavoidable and‚ at best‚ only understood in part. Yet amidst many changes that threaten the global community’s future‚ demographic changes
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Relationship to the Outcome of the Revolutionary War Concord and Lexington In April of 1775‚ British General Thomas Gage sent out men to concord to get the arsenal of weapons that he had heard about and decided to go through Lexington to capture Sam Adams and John Hancock. The minutemen went to meet the British soldiers but backed down because they were out -numbered. After they defeated the colonist at Lexington‚ The British marched to concord to complete their task. They searched for weapons but
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1) Settlement of Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ Plymouth‚ Puritans 2) To farm and harvest TOBACCO; slaves‚ plantation workers- TRIANGLE TRADE a) Reduced migration by increasing wages especially in Southern colonies b) Dependable work force c) Cheap labor 3) Mercantilism is the idea that colonies existed for the benefit of the Mother Country. In other words‚ the American colonists could be compared to tenants who ’paid rent’ by providing materials for export to Britain. Colonizing America meant that
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opposing sides led to the battle of Lexington and Concord‚ also know as the beginning of the American Revolution. Before this outbreak occurred‚ Parliament declared Massachusetts to be in a state of rebellion‚ and they had sent General Thomas Gage to suppress the rebels. On April 18th‚ Gage sent 700 troops into the town Concord to take all patriot supplies. At dawn‚the British had reached the town Lexington‚ which was right on the outskirts of Concord. However‚ they were met with 70 American minutemen
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