After seven years of fighting with the French‚ England‚ with the help of the Native Americans‚ won the French and Indian War. England had not only won the war between the French but also obtained all of the French territories within the colonies. The newly acquired land seemed like a benefit to Great Britain’s expansion‚ but backfired quickly when there was not enough money to support so much land. Another issue that faced Great Britain was their bond with the Native Americans that allied with them
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At the end of the French and Indian War‚ the hostilities between Great Britain and the colonies progressed intensely. Britain started taxing the colonies while restricting their economy. Many violent arguments between the colonists and Britain also broke out‚ and fierce battles were fought due to the disagreements. Since Britain was in debt after the French and Indian War‚ they needed money‚ and an easy way to get the money was by taxing the colonists. The first tax was the Sugar Act that was
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the revolution? America’s distance from Britain and the growth of colonial self-government. What precipitated the Battle of Lexington and Concord? British attempt to seize the colonial militia’s gunpowder supplies. What precipitated the first real shooting btw the British and American colonists? British attempt to seize colonial supplies and leaders at Lexington and Concord. What resulted in the printing of large amounts of paper currency and skyrocketing inflation? Continental Congress’s reluctance
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Essay: A Call For Independence Through the years before the Declaration of Independence‚ the colonists were not treated properly. They deserved their independence. The colonists have gone through a lot of trouble and I believe it was justified for them to have independence. They have gone through the Tea Act‚ Sugar Act‚ and other Townshed Acts. I will be including my opinion about what I believe to be the strongest grievance in the grievance In the Declaration of Independence is‚ the events leading
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1. Letter to friend in England. Dearest Friend of England‚ 1776 I know it is hard to believe we (the colonists) would be on the verge of a revolution against our own homeland. My father has explained to me the reasons we deserve independence from God‚ the King‚ and the British people. There are many things going on in the colonies to lead us to our current thoughts. The British people have imposed many Acts upon us colonists. In the year 1767‚ British parliament passed Mr. Charles
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at the First Continental Congress‚ and what was their significance? 14. What British leaders spoke out in support of the American cause‚ and what were their reasons for doing so? 15. What were the circumstances that led to the fighting at Lexington
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Catholicism religion in colonies The First Continental Congress 1. The Suffolk Resolves 2. The Continental Association 3. The “trimmers” From distance to Rebellion 1. Dealing with weavers and Tories 2. Organization of militias 3. Lexington and Concord The 2nd Continental Congress 1. Feelings about independence 2. The Olive Branch Petition – Cease fire‚ peace 3. The Continental Army and George Washington – Had previous military experience‚ was from the South‚ and was ambitious 4. British
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Then came the first Continental Congress in 1774 which was the colonists response to the Intolerable Acts. The first battle of the American Revolutionary War occurred in 1775 when the British army and American militia fired at one another at Lexington and Concord. Due to this‚ the Second Continental Congress which was a committee of five designated to write reasons why they should become independent. During the time period of 1763 to 1776‚ American colonists and the British went back and forth due to
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The colonists were almost completely justified in their revolt against England. The oppressive acts implemented by British rule and the abuse the colonists endured by the army made life for the colonists unbearable. However‚ the colonists’ reactions to certain things were unwarranted. For example‚ making propaganda and attacking innocent people wasn’t justified by what they had endured. The colonists were justified in their need for revolution‚ but not in their actions in their pursuit of it. Everything
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7 The Road to Revolution‚ 1763–1775 Chapter Themes Theme: The American Revolution occurred because the American colonists‚ who had long been developing a strong sense of autonomy and self-government‚ furiously resisted British attempts to impose tighter mercantilist imperial controls and higher taxes after the French and Indian War in 1763. The political ideals of “republicanism” and “radical Whiggery” (the latter focused especially on liberty) caused Americans to see British actions in the worst
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