Document 1 These excerpts are from Letters from a Farmer in Pennsylvania by John Dickinson. Dickinson was a Pennsylvania political leader who served in the Stamp Act Congress of 1765. Later in his career‚ he served in the Continental Congress‚ and later still‚ in the Constitutional Convention. In the following statement‚ Dickinson condemned some of the new taxes being imposed by Parliament. There is another late act of parliament‚ which appears to me to be unconstitutional‚ and ... destructive to
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Was the American Revolution Inevitable? During the French and Indian War‚ the British defeated the French and became the national masters of the region of eastern and northern part of North America. However‚ the war was expensive toward the economy which resulted in the British becoming in debt. As a result‚ of the French and Indian War‚ the British expected the colonist to pay for defense and they passed a series of laws which were to help regulate the colonies under British control but eventually
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Throughout history‚ there is not an event that can relate to the one of the American Revolution. This revolution that took place in the Americas had many events that led to this revolution for the colonies. The events that slowly crept up to the much-needed revolution was in the period from 1750 to 1776. During this time‚ the struggling American colonies that were under control by the English and its parliament were dealing with different situations politically‚ socially and economically that led
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How The American Revolution Started By: Aaron Han April / 30 / 2014 The American Revolution was the colonists breaking from monarchy and switching to Democracy. The outcome of the movement lead to the Declaration of independence‚ and then the creation of America. There are several reasons why the American Revolution began‚ here are a few. The sugar act‚ or the American Duties Act was passed in 1764 for the sole purpose to raise money for the French Indian war. The Act forced a tax of
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In Alfred Young’s The Shoemaker and the Revolution‚ the American Revolution is experienced by a regular citizen of the colonies‚ George Robert Twelves Hewes. This gives a new‚ different perspective on the events leading up to the revolution. Robert Hewes had encounters with British Soldiers and did not like them. This is what fueled his drive to help lead the revolutionary movement. Alfred Young wrote this piece using the writings of James Hawkes and Benjamin Thatcher from their face to face interviews
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THESIS: The Sons of Liberty protested unfair taxes imposed by the British crown‚ terrorized British colonial authorities and contributed to the start of the American Revolution. The Sons of Liberty The Sons of Liberty became known as a patriot group founded in the Boston colony. They formed before the American Revolution and independence from Great Britain‚ known first as the Loyal Nine. The Sons of Liberty consisted mainly of merchants‚ artisans‚ lawyers‚ local politicians and tradesmen. They
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Many people don’t know the importance of the story of Paul Revere. This is because over hundreds of years‚ the story has been over looked. Many schools and teachers don’t teach the story of Paul Revere‚ but in the end‚ the story has a major impact on the beginning of the Revolutionary War. Paul Revere was born on January 1‚ 1735‚ in Boston Massachusetts. Paul grew up in Boston working for his fathers silversmiths business‚ that would later on be passed down as his own. Paul married Sarah Orne
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Q: Was the American Revolution inevitable or could it have been avoided? A revolution is an overthrow of a tyrannical ruler or political system. Colonial America‚ once abused by mother Britain‚ became a strong‚ independent country after the inevitable American Revolution. The British had treated colonists unfairly through the policy of salutary neglect -which was their way of keeping them under control by avoiding strict law enforcement (a positive outcome of salutary neglect was that it established
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Colonial Americans’ Thoughts on Britain as Influenced by Historical Ideas When thinking of American history‚ the revolution immediately comes to mind. There were many events which led to the war‚ and many reasons why the colonies desired autonomous ruling. The American colonists despised the absolute monarchial rule of the British due to the mistreatment that they caused‚ and several historical ideas put in place by the Magna Carta‚ English Bill of Rights‚ and several other documents. After the Seven
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"For Imposing Taxes on us Without our Consent" The section of the Declaration of Independence titled "The Charges Against the King is extremely important. The English Declaration of Rights included a similar section‚ so without indicating the revolutions’ causes it would have been very difficult to justify independence. Today and during the time of the revolution many of the accusations seemed rather weak and unsupported. However there were some that were considered by all to be significant infractions
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