frustration. In 1765‚ after the stamp act was passed‚ the taxation was designed to higher the incomes for the British army in America. This angered the colonist and in March of 1763 the stamp act was repealed. Then came the Teat Act in 1773‚ this allowed the British East India Company to save themselves and lower their taxes. This enabled them to have great control over America’s tea trade. Many colonist saw this as another example of taxation tyranny. Soon after came
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the outbreak of the French Revolution. Although France in 1785 faced economic difficulties‚ mostly concerning the equitability of taxation‚ it was one of the richest and most powerful nations of Europe. However‚ as time passed the failure of Louis XVI and his minsters to encourage reform as well as economic unrest‚ unequal division of power‚ unfair system of taxation and the incompetence of
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With the American and French Revolutions set the tone for the last half of the 1800’s‚ it was a time of massive amounts of change and upheaval. American and French revolutionaries fought patriotically‚ not as loyalists to the crown‚ but rather for the augmentation of unalienable rights of fellow citizens‚ furthering the fight for democracy. The experiences of absolute monarchies burdened the American and French‚ yet was a driving factor behind the desire to limit the power the government has over
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The French Revolution vs. The American Revolution A revolution‚ in definition‚ is the overthrow of one government with replacement of another. The American Revolution against the British during 1775 to 1783 and the French Revolution against their own‚ French government during 1789 to 1799 were both one of the most important political and social turnovers in the world. This movement towards the establishment of a constitutional government influenced political thought though out. By closely examining
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to the American Revolution The American Revolution was a gradual process. It did not happen overnight. We were gradually pushed there by the English. They first gave us the right to govern ourselves‚ and implement our own laws such as the no taxation without representation law in Pennsylvania. Only then to impose trade restrictions like the Navigation Acts‚ Sugar Act‚ and the Stamp Act. The British also set limits on where the Colonists could settle as in the Proclamation of 1763‚ and finally
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France‚ entailing the third estate facing much more of the taxes and fees than the other estates. In Document 3‚ excerpts from the cahiers listed the following demands made by the third estate in the French government: reform of abuse and tyranny‚ equal taxation amongst all classes‚ taxes granted for a limited period‚ and votes taken per person within assembly. Another cause of the French Revolution of 1789 as expressed by Lord Acton was due to the American influence. He suggested that the ideas
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Parliament virtually represented the British colonies in America from across the mid-Atlantic ocean. In 1760 George III became king of England at the young age of twenty-two and elected George Grenville to be his prime minister. The circumstances of the Seven Years War resulted in a large debt that needed to be taken care of. American colonies were scarcely affected by the wake of the war; they did not send men or supplies to aid the British in victory against France. To the American’s‚ Britain was
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This law and the Sugar Act of the previous year would be the beginning of the outcry of the Thirteen Colonies‚ “No taxation‚ without representation” and “Taxation‚ without representation is tyranny.” Dispite in the colonies over the Stamp Act had actually begun in the spring of 1764 when Parliament passed a resolution that contained the assertion‚ "That‚ towards further defraying the said Expences
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The Articles of Confederation was the colonies first attempt at a national government. It was a weak form of a central government which had very limited abilities. Most of the power was left to the states which operated almost like independent republics. There were several downfalls of the Articles of Confederation‚ the most prominent of which was its lack of power to tax. During the 1780’s‚ the wealthiest and most groups recognized the problems with the Confederation and began working towards
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the growing antagonism between the British and the American Colonists. Document 5 Why‚ according to this document‚ were the Americans justified in fighting the British? According to this document‚ Americans defended themselves against British tyranny. Since the Parliament’s claim was that it had authority over the colonies “in all cases whatsoever”‚ the Americans felt threatened and had to resist by force. Document 6 Why was Paine unwilling to be reconciled with Britain? Paine was unwilling
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