Atlantic Ocean‚ until finally the first drop of blood was shed in Boston‚ at the now infamous Boston Massacre. The war that followed is the known as the Revolutionary War. However‚ it was only the small powers of the Sugar‚ Stamp‚ Townsend and Intolerable Acts‚ which began as a way of repayment to the debt from the Indian and French Wars‚ that later became a way of taxation on the colonies. As the colonists began to get comfortable with their new land‚ learning their strengths‚ and finding their
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things caused the revolution to happen. Some examples are: The French and Indian war‚ Pontiacs Rebellion‚ the Proclamation of 1763‚ The Sugar act‚ The Stamp act‚ Declaratory acts‚ Townsend acts‚ The Boston “Massacre”‚ Boston tea party‚ and the Intolerable acts. The British king and Parliament created and passed the Navigation acts from‚ 1660 to 1696. This act was the flint that sent the spark for the beginning of the Revolution. It will take many years for America to think of rebellion‚ but America
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like wildfire‚ leading many to begin believing that the British government’s power was growing too strong. Thereafter‚ in 1774‚ the British passed the Coercive Acts‚ also know as the Intolerable Acts. These acts were passed in response to the Boston Tea party‚ which had occurred only a few months prior. The Intolerable Acts were comprised of four
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needed all the troops they could get to fight the seven years. The Americans had experienced salutary neglect for so long that when the British came back the Americans did not like it. The British taxed the Americans with the sugar act and the intolerable acts without the representation deserved. This marked the beginning of the American Revolution. When the British came back to the colonies they had to have a way to pay off their war debt. The British started to limit trade to only the mother
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colonists from the British. Thus leading up to the Boston Tea Party which was the beginning of the American Revolution. This event occurred as a political protest in 1773 to rebel against the Tea Act which led the British government to form the Intolerable Acts.
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in many different ways. When a person is being exploited to culture shock they either criticize it in a negative or positive way allowing themselves to understand and appreciate the experience they’ve just encountered or think it’s abnormal and intolerable. Living in New York you can experience culture shock on any corner of a neighborhood‚ culture shock is so common that I’ve just learned to embrace it; but when I saw “Jesus Camp” I was so flabbergasted I couldn’t believe my what I was hearing or
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“Indians” dumped 18‚000 pounds of the East India Company’s tea into the waters of Boston Harbor. •King George III: King George III was infuriated by this organized destruction of British property‚ and he pressed Parliament to act. •Intolerable Acts: One law shut down Boston Harbor because the colonists had refused to pay for the damaged tea. Another‚ the Quartering Act‚ authorized British commanders to house soldiers in vacant private homes and other buildings. •martial law: To
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Cited: "Boston Tea Party." Columbia University Press. 11 June 2005. "Encyclopedia: Saratoga‚ Battles of." Funk and Wagnalls New Encyclopedia. 2005. June 12‚ 2005. "Intolerable Acts." Columbia University Press. 11 June 2005. "Stamp Act of 1765." GNU Free Documentation. 12 June 2005. "Townshend Acts." GNU Free Documentation. 12 June 2005.
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onboard into the Boston Harbor. They dumped about 46 tons of tea into the harbor. The colonists did this because they reacted to the Tea act. The contents of document 9‚ The Intolerable Acts‚ was also a reaction of all the British policies but the reactions were more of the reactions of Britain rather than the colonists. The Intolerable Acts was a response to the Boston Tea Party. This act permitted harbors from being used‚ banned town meeting‚ and the authority of Britain increased. However‚ the colonies
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the following events: Navigation Act:1660‚ French and Indian War: 1754-1763‚ Pontiacs Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763‚ Sugar Act: 1765‚ Stamp Act: 1765‚ Declaratory Act: 1776‚ Townsend Act: 1767‚ Boston Massacre: 1770‚ Boston Tea Party: 1773‚ Intolerable Act: 1774. Each of these play an important role in the Revolutionary War. During times like these what do you think? First‚ the British Actions started between 1650s and 1670s. The Navigation Acts limited colonial trade by the system of merchants
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