The thirteen colonies struggled for independence in North America. The British made unfair laws without the colonies say in the laws. The colonies had to fight for their freedom. The British treated the colonists very poorly. For example‚ the British soldiers were involved in a shooting into a crowd. They claim that Captain Preston yelled “FIRE” meaning to shoot their guns at the colonists‚ but it turned out to be the colonists yelling “FIRE” because a bell rang that signaled a fire. Five colonists
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On March 31‚ 1774‚ The Boston Port Act was passed. This act closed down and blockaded the port of Boston until the colonists had paid for the tea they destroyed in the Boston Tea Party. Many American Colonists were angry about this law. The next act passed by Parliament was the Massachusetts Government Act. This provoked even more outrage by the Colonists since it took away Massachusetts’ charter and put it under control of the British Government. On June 2‚ 1774‚ The Quartering Act was passed. Many
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The Stamp Act was a tax imposed by the British government on the American colonies. British taxpayers already paid a stamp tax and Massachusetts briefly experimented with a similar law‚ but the Stamp Act imposed on colonial residents went further than the existing ones. The primary goal was to raise money needed for military defenses of the colonies. The Act imposed a tax that required colonial residents to purchase a stamp to be affixed to a number of documents. In addition to taxing legal documents
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There were many causes of the American Revolution. If just one of them weren’t to happen‚ America wouldn’t be the same today. The three main events causing the American Revolution was the Boston Tea Party and when the Declaration of Independence was written and signed. Although these are only three of the causes that affected America’s Revolution‚ they were the most important ones. To start off‚ all the acts coming from the British to the colonies were the start of the American Revolution. One of
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One night so quiet that you can hear the wind blowing thru the town of Boston‚ with a full blue moon shining over Boston something big happen that made history. It is called the Boston Tea party because the Colonist had enough of the King putting taxes on things without telling them. That night they threw a whole cargo of tea overboard into the sea that came from Britain. The Boston Tea Party had a greater impact leading the colonies towards fighting for Independence from Britain. The King was
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The Tea Act was a significant occurrence that affected many colonists which passed by Parliament in May 10‚ 1773. The tea act affected the people during that time‚ because the British wanted the colonists to only buy one brand of tea called the East Indian tea brand. Americans needed tea because the water was dirty and they could have gotten sick if they were to drink it. Britain wanted them to only buy one brand of tea because the East Indian tea brand was not doing so well at the time and Britain
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The prevention of the American Revolution was possible had the right steps been taken. Great Britain and the colonies both made attempts at preventing the war‚ but there were some major actions that could have been made to prevent the war. Great Britain could have found another way to regain their financial losses from the French and Indian War‚ rather than putting so much stress on the colonies. If they hadn’t taxed Massachusetts much of the conflict could have been avoided and they may have avoided
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Imagine a world in which you lost all of your rights‚and each law passed was required to follow. This unimaginable fantasy became the Colonists of England’s reality. The Revolution was the start of American Independence. It was caused by several events between England and the colonists. These consisted of many disturbances such as the release of the Declaration of Independence and a few boycotts. Seven battles occurred in relation to the Revolution spanning from (1775-1781). The colonists finally
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“That which we obtain too easily‚ we esteem too lightly‚” a quote by Thomas Paine during the american crisis. A quote during a time of hardship and anger‚ you see my understanding of this is just simple you feel better the harder you work for something. But I know this has a deeper mean than just that‚ you have to go back into the time of which this was said‚ why is this so meaningful that’s the question you have to ask. Why do people today still look at this quote of being relevant. The quote originates
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In this essay I‚ will discuss the point of view the Americans and British had about taxation and representation. First‚ I will explain what specific rights belong to the colonists. Second‚ I will discuss the relationship the colonies had with Great Britain. Third‚ I will talk about the rights and authority that Great Britain had over the colonies and describe how the Americans viewed the relationship between the colonies and Great Britain. I will discuss the similarities and differences the Americans
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