Kaitlin Mitchell Paper synopsis 3-24-12 Bradbury Thompson Bradbury Thompson was born in 1911 in Topeka‚ Kansas. He was a lively child who was obsessed with brooks and type from an early age. In high school Thompson was heavily involved in his work as a draftsmen at a civil engineering firm. He was also quite the over achiever in high school. He was the president of his senior class; captain of the track team; and editor of two Kaw yearbooks. He loved working with what he had a challenging himself
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the American colonies needed to be taxed in order to raise revenue and regulate trade (Doc F). The council’s motives led to direct taxes on the colonies such as the Sugar Act‚ Currency Act‚ and Stamp Act. Benjamin Franklin attempted to represent the colonies in London as he partook in the repeal of the Stamp Act (Doc G). He wrote letters to John Highs‚ detailing his efforts to repeal the act and the dire need for the colonies to stay firm and loyal towards the crown. Many colonists did not waver from
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France and Britain suffered financially because of the war. The stamp act came
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To what extent did the political and economic effects of the Seven Years War in North America help cause the American War of Independence? The American Revolutionary War‚ also known as the American War of Independence‚ was a conflict that erupted between Great Britain‚ and its American colonies from 1775 to 1783. In 1775 British soldiers invaded America with the intention to rule the country. The American War of Independence lasted for eight years and over time the War tore American and British
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did not have any taxes or rules. It started with smugglers who did not sell their trade to the British‚but to other places so they did not have to pay taxes. The four most important events that lead to the Road to Revolution are the Navigation Act‚ Stamp Act‚ Boston Tea Party‚ and the Coercive Act. These events lead to the American Revolution mainly because the colonists disagreed with the acts and rebelled. Laws the regulated trade between Great Britain‚ its colonies‚ and the other parts of the
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islands. Due to the war creating much debt for the english in Great Britain they decided to tax the colonists for almost everything causing the colonists to grow very angry and violently rebel and protest to get the different tax laws repealed. The stamp act ‚ tea act ‚ and the townshend act were all created simply to help britain pay off war debts the french and indian war had
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to be more important. When the British government passed the Stamp Act of 1765‚ Adams‚ became angry that the king would tax the colonies without offering them representation in the government. He began to organize protests against the king and the taxes. He formed a group of patriots called the Sons of Liberty. The Sons of Liberty became an influential group in organizing the patriots against the British. They protested the Stamp Act early on by hanging a dummy of a British Tax Agent and throwing
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that ultimately led to the American Revolution and the breaking away from Great Britain was Great Britain’s government and law-makings such as the Stamp Act of 1765. This act was passed mainly because Britain had amassed large war debts from wars like the French and Indian War. According to the Stamp Act‚ "American colonists were required to apply tax stamps to all official documents‚ including deeds‚ mortgages‚ newspapers‚ and pamphlets." This act was intended to generate money from the colonies that
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because of the Stamp Act‚ Sugar‚ Tea and more to mess with France. The Stamp Act was an act when everyone had to pay for paper‚ The sugar act was an act when they had to pay for anything that tasted sweet‚ In the article British Acts That Angered American Colonists it states “The Stamp Act‚Sugar Act‚ Townshend Acts‚ and Intolerable Acts are four acts that contributed to the tension and unrest among colonists that ultimately led to the American Revolution.” The British Taxation was Stamp‚Sugar‚ Tea and
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owed by the colonists. Responses to this legislation were almost entirely negative‚ with each state‚ without the addition of Delaware‚ agreeing upon it being a so-called “major grievance”. Furthermore‚ they decided to release a new direct tax‚ the Stamp Act of 1765 shortly thereafter. This entailed a tax on all stamped paper‚ which was soon required for many purposes such as‚ attorney licenses‚ court proceedings‚ as well as pamphlets. The taxes differed depending on the paper’s purpose‚ for example
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