“Give me liberty or give me death!” why were the colonist so motivated to feel that it was mandatory to give up their lives so they can receive freedom. Great britain used the 13 colonies to make money for themselves. They taxed the colonies for mostly everything that they could think of‚ they just had to make some extra money. The colonist were okay with it for a little while but later it led to bigger problems. The colonist realized that they were being and the Intolerable acts all were very important
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against the British (Midterm) The American Revolutionary War Begin in 1775 as an open battle between the combined thirteen colonies and Great Brittan. The colonies won their independence in 1783 by The Treaty of Paris. The colonists had come to the New World seeking political‚ religious‚ and economic independence. The geographical distance helped to create an exclusive identity for the colonies. Americans felt that they deserved all the rights that Englishmen had. The British felt that the
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The American Identity Audrey Montoya History 111 College of the Canyons Professor Gregory Shrout March 5‚ 2014 The American Identity The British influenced the unique American identity by American colonies wanting freedom for everyone and anyone. American colonies didn ’t want to acquire the English ways of kings‚ courts and bishops etc. Everyone being ranked from rich to poor meant people would not be treated equal and there wouldn ’t be true freedom for all. The American colonies
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fighting for? The American colonist did just that.The american revolution started in 1775 and ended in 1783. The american revolution led to the revolt from the colonist‚ and it caused america to break away from britain. Where the american colonist justified in waging war and breaking away from britain? The american colonist were justified in declaring independence from britain because‚ The british put soldiers into colonist’s houses‚ and made the colonist provide for them‚ the british also put taxes
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by the American colonies who felt they could not be taxed without valid representation in British parliament. This would eventually be the rallying cry for revolution for the colonists. Several decisions made by the British towards the colonies during the period between 1763-1776 led to eventual revolution‚ and the eventual loss of Britain’s North American colonies. During the peace that developed after the French & Indian war‚ England‚ attempting to avoid open conflict with Native American tribes
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of life of Native American was based on cooperation to keep their society together their spiritual beliefs were quite different from these of the new settlers on the Great Plains. (BBB1) The native American were not one people but many tribes the most famous tribes were the ache ;Sioux ;black feet and Cheyenne each one led by its own council of elders their government was based on principles that the new comers had difficulty in understanding for example a native American chief land had
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The colonists had always desired liberty and independence from the time they immigrated to the New World‚ but there passions were inflamed by numerous grievous actions by the British empire. It is difficult to name just four reasons‚ but I will do my best. 1) Representation. Colonists argued that it was unfair to be ruled by those whom they had not elected. Parliament claimed that the colonies were virtually represented‚ as its members looked out for the interests of the entire empire. However‚
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The 1800s were a difficult time for the Comanche tribe. As aspiring Americans moved westward under the premonition of Manifest Destiny‚ Plains Indians were faced with great tensions and pressures from the United States to cede their land for American benefit. Nowhere was this event more prevalent than in Texas‚ where an influx of white Americans settled following its annexation in 1845. This soon led to American encroachment upon the lands of numerous tribes‚ including the Comanche‚ leading to disputes
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a disease that affected many of the Native people in America. What is smallpox really‚ have you wondered? It’s considered one of the most destructive diseases in history because of all of its deaths. It was a disease that was spreading everywhere in America after it was brought from European countries. Smallpox is a rapidly spreading disease. There were different types of vaccines‚ but still tough for some Indians. Smallpox was split differently with how rare and deathly it was. There was
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chicken pox‚ and other sicknesses that the Native Americans had no way to fight (Kincheloe 2). The Native Americans had zero resistance to the new diseases since they had never been exposed to them before. While the Europeans’ bodies were able to defend against these diseases‚ sickness usually ended in fatality for the Native Americans. Neither the European settlers‚ nor the Native Americans understood what was happening. They couldn’t fathom why the diseases affected the Native Americans so harshly.
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