significance? 6. Why were the committees of correspondence established? 7. What was England’s reaction to the Boston Massacre? Fighting Erupts at Lexington and Concord 8. Why can it be argued that Paul Revere is an over-rated figure? 9. What happened in the battle of Lexington? What happened on the way back to Concord? Ideas Help Start a Revolution 10. Why‚ in your opinion‚ does the book talk William Franklin? The Colonies Hover Between Peace and War 11. Why did
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Chapter eight asserts that the birth of the Revolutionary War occurred from 1763 to 1775 because of political values in the colonies‚ British legislation‚ and violent conflicts between the colonies and Britain. After the Seven Years War‚ even though they were the most powerful force in North America‚ Britain was heavily in debt and needed a way to pay for the war they had just fought and won. At the same time‚ the American colonies were enjoying their continent without any French involvement and
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(Doc 6) By April of 1775‚ people had had enough‚ from the deaths in the Boston "Massacre"‚ to the deaths in Lexington and Concord‚ war was finally declared. With the American winnings of many battles‚ such as Saratoga‚ the heroism of Valley Forge‚ and help from the French‚ war finally ended with the signing of the Treaty of Paris in September1783. This document finally
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There are many factors that led the colonists to declare their independence from Great Britain. The colonists didn’t believe in any form of taxation. The Navigation Act‚ an act that required goods from non-English colonies to pass to America before being transported to America. The French and Indian War‚ a war between the French and their Indians allies and the British and their Indian allies. This war left Great Britain in a tremendous amount of war debt‚ in effect they made more taxes. The Stamp
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During Paul Revere’s lifetime‚ he was able to impact the United States of America in many different ways. His industrial impacts ranged from rolling copper to his work as a silversmith. Following his father’s footsteps‚ he took leadership in the family business and continued to do so for the next 40 years. This lead to his career in the copper industry. He was alarmed over the demand for sheet copper and the fact that they would need to import it from England. Prompting him to open the first copper
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For the Historical Book Report I decided to read April Morning by Howard Fast. This book takes place in the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Adam Cooper‚ one of the main characters‚ is a fifteen year old who lives with his family in Lexington‚ Massachusetts. He is oppressed ( as the book says) by his father‚ Moses Cooper‚ which means to keep someone in subservience and hardship. Not only does Adam get watched over ‚ but his father questions whether or not his son is a man or not. This effects
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The effects after the French and Indian War created an unbalanced relationship between Britain and the British colonies. The victory allowed Britain to expand their territory‚ but also brought Britain in great debt. Britain believed that Parliament should have more authority 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
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Parliament’s authority. These men brought information to British higher ups such as a rumored stockpile of cannons and ammunition in Concord. Having a random site of a vast amount of weaponry was clearly seen‚ by us Loyalists‚ as a danger to the colonies. General Thomas Gage‚ the appointed governor of Massachusetts who placed Boston under martial law‚ led the King’s troops to Concord. With no other intention then to confiscate the hazardous stockpile of arms in the possession of the American colonists and
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circular letter writs of assistance Olive Branch Petition Gaspeé Incident Mercy Otis Warren Daughters of Liberty non-importation Boston Tea Party First Continental Congress Committees of Correspondence Conciliatory Propositions Lexington and Concord Bunker Hill General Thomas Gage James Otis British government acts: What was the objective/purpose of each act? How did the colonists respond to each? Proclamation Act of 1763- Sugar Act (1764)- Currency Act (1764)- Stamp Act
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because parliament passed the tax‚ not the colonists. 25. Boston Tea Party‚ Quebec Act‚ meeting of the first continental congress‚ and the crash at Lexington and Concord happened in that order. 27. As the Was for Independence began‚ Britain had the advantage of overwhelming national wealth and naval power. 28. The battles of Lexington and Concord were significant because they marked the first organized battles between British regulars and colonial militiamen and ended any hopes for a peaceful
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