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    The colonists were able to finally accomplish unity during the French and Indian War (Schultz). The Albany Plan‚ previously proposed by Benjamin Franklin‚ in which would have united the colonists somewhat had failed before the war. Once the war ended‚ with the Treaty of Paris signed and the Proclamation Line drawn on the maps‚ the colonists realized how little control they had over their destinies. The Crown decided to tax the colonies in an attempt to regain their losses‚ besides in the process

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    were the American colonists. The British’s government had tighter control with the laws (Acts) they made making‚ the colonists revolutionize. In many of the acts it shows the British overpowering the colonists through force which leads the colonists to get hasty and so the rebel. One of the things Britain did was passed the stamp act making colonists furious and speak out. British Control is seen throughout the Sugar Act‚ Quartering Act‚ and Intolerable Acts which made the colonist revolutionize. In

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    whether really were selfish then how is this country still standing. The colonist was mad that the British were taxing them without a say. They were also mad that the British for setting boundaries on what they could do. Even though the British helped them with wars and only taxed them to pay off debt‚ they were still in the wrong. The colonist were angry at the British and not giving them reprecipitation in parament. The colonist thought that they should choose what happens and not be told what to

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    “True to our King‚ our Country and Our Laws‚” is how the colonists once felt about the parliament. They did not mean harm; however‚ when constantly being pushed around one does get tired and fight back. As the colonists were mainly in poverty and had zero representation‚ one would expect them to rage. If the colonists hadn’t noticed all the Acts and no representation‚ then we wouldn’t have had our independence. During 1754-63‚ the colonists went through a war‚ the French and Indian War or the Seven

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    The colonists felt that the british government was being unfair‚ and rightfully so. The british was pressing unfair taxes onto the colonists in order to gain money to fix their own problems. This was a smart move for the british considering that the colonists didn’t have much firepower.... Or at least that’s what the British thought. Picture in your head if you were being taxed for a lot of money by someone who had absolute power‚ and you had no say in the matter. How would you feel? The American

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    The American Revolution was fueled by misunderstanding‚ the Crown looked down on the Colonist believing that they were just another business to generate funds of the Monarchy. The Colonist on the other hand saw themselves on equal footing with Britain. The ideology that England was exploiting the Colony’s for money‚ in the mercantilist belief that the rich will get richer‚ the Colonist get fed up with being stripped of rights. Being fueled by belief in England’s old traditions of republicanism‚ the

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    in why the colonist left being a part of Britain to begin astheir own nation. The British ruler used propaganda posters to tell British citizens that theAmericas where a great place to start a new life and become rich. But as tension grew the rulerbegan using propaganda as a way to tell how badly the colonist where and to get more soldiers tofight against colonist. The British imposing harsh taxes sparked an age of anger and agitationbetween the colonist and Great Britain. The Colonist also used propaganda

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    The colonist and the Indians faced each other with many prejudices‚ many times leading to war. Most of their problems were due to the misunderstanding of cultural differences between the two people. Each side struggled with trust amongst one another making it easier to not to work with each other. The problems between the colonist and the Indians are exemplified in two different stories‚ “A Narrative of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary” written by Mary Rowlandson and the film The Last

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    from Great Britain due to an underlying tyrannical theme. The colonists were upset about many things‚ but taxation without representation was the biggest. King George III taking over also worried the colonists. Colonists had a proclamation line that stopped them from expanding west which was not a major reason for leaving Great Britain but still helped the cause of the colonists. The proclamation line was a reason for the colonists to declare independence by proving the tyranny narrative. This

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    made the colonists upset with the British‚ and therefore‚ led to the American Revolution. One event that made the colonists upset with Britain is the French and Indian War. After the war‚ Greta Britain was in a lot of debt‚ so they had to get money from somewhere. They started taxing the colonies‚ which made them very upset and angry because they didn’t think that they should be the one who had to pay it off. Another event that upset the colonists was the Boston Massacre. Five colonists were killed

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