tax them and enforce multiple acts that made the colonists feel inferior‚ especially after they had been so accustomed to England’s salutary neglect. As more and more acts were introduced‚ Americans began to question the way England treated them and what liberty and freedom really meant. The recurring crisis and how the colonists reacted to them led to the American’s development of their own theory of independence. When the first act‚ which was called the Sugar Act‚ was passed and taxes were placed
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Britain established the Declaratory‚ Tea and Intolerable Acts‚ which resulted in unity among the colonies to fight for their freedom. Before the Declaratory Act‚ the people of the colonies were angered with the establishment of the Stamp Act. A statement was sent to Britain’s Parliament from the colonies stating there should be “No taxation without representation‚” which resulted in the Stamp Acts removal‚ but the Declaratory Acts issuing. The Declaratory Act asserted Parliament’s power over the colonies
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The Renaissance: rebirth of society -Reformation: challenging the authority of the church • Martin Luther‚ a German monk who thought he was damned no matter what‚ hung the 95 theses on a church door‚ protesting the tithe and sales of indulgences. He translated the bible into the vernacular. He eventually founded the Lutheran Church‚ with the belief that faith and God’s forgiveness got a person into heaven. • Henry VIII wanted a divorce from his wife‚ but the Catholic Church wouldn’t allow
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of the French presence on the continent‚ near the settlements. From this‚ the colonists were rid of the French but the English were then burdened with a massive amount of war debt. In order to pay this off‚ Britain decided to raise certain taxes and acts in order to increase their revenue. As more and more money was being asked of the colonists‚ they started to change their opinions of the monarchy. Certain groups like the First Continental Congress started to form in hope of stopping the raising taxes
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American Revolution The American Revolution‚ also known as the Revolutionary War‚ was one of the most significant events in American history. Without it‚ the United States of America may not have come into existence. It was a long way in the making‚ so there were some ups and downs pertaining to this war. One of which was the disadvantages the American colonies had to face. It was a very tough war‚ but the outcome was the beginning of the American dream. The colonists had much anger toward
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Lexington and Concord and Bunker Hill were fought in Massachusetts. Some causes of the war were the Boston Massacre when the Americans were harassing the British soldiers and also the Intolerable Acts. The Continental Congress sent the Olive Branch Petition to King George III to have him abolish the Intolerable Act which made the king even more mad; which made him send his British troops over to the American colonies to fight. Thus‚ the beginning of the American Revolution has begun. In the book
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over the colonists and so they put in Acts to enforce their rules. The many different Acts created resentment throughout the colonies towards their mother country. The French and Indian War also had the effect on the colonies and the colonists because they all fought together and were unified. Before the war‚ the colonies were very untrustful of each other‚ but the war helped them fight against a common enemy. The French and Indian War caused Britain to enforce acts upon the colonies‚ helped create the
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comprised of a strong dependable government‚ with citizens who agree with the government and support it‚ Britain has made this impossible. What Britain calls a monarchy has now become a tyranny; the innocent victims will no longer tolerate the unbearable acts and the ridiculous laws. Because of these insufferable actions made‚ two sides have been formed. The loyalists and their ill faith in this‚ now corrupt‚ country. And there are the patriots‚ who stand for the much deserved justice and fairness of the
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political behavior during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries 7. Sugar Act- Law passed in 1764 to raise revenue in the American colonies. It lowered the duty from 6 pence to 3 pence per gallon on foreign molasses imported into the colonies and increased the restrictions on colonial commerce. 8. Whigs- The name used by advocates of colonial resistance to British measures during the 1760s and 1770s. 9. Stamp Act- Law passed by Parliament in 1765 to raise revenue in America by requiring
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army was called many nicknames such as “lobster backs” and “devils” by the colonists‚ but the most used nickname was “Redcoats”. The British Army’s had occupied Boston since 1768 and had been augmented by naval forces and marines to enforce the Intolerable Acts. The struggle for supplies led to one British success and then to several
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