The American Revolution was fought for American Independence. Many say that this war is the base or supporting rock that America stands on; in other words‚ it is the foundation of the United States. This revolution began when King George III refused to let the American colonists break from the British monarchy. The Americans were outraged; however‚ the British were the ones to fire the first shot that began the war. Once the first shot was out‚ the war was bound to take place. The Boston Tea Party
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During the American Revolutionary era many unfair laws were placed on colonists by the British for the purpose of repaying the debt of the French and Indian wars. Many people were unhappy and would begin to revolt against the British soldiers and government. With all the conflict going on it will eventually cause the Revolutionary war and the separation of the colonies from British rule. The French and Indian war that lasted 7 years left Britain in debt so they had to find a way to repay the money
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agreed. Then‚ War Tax Ordinance was introduced‚ in force up to 1919. It was then converted into Income Tax Ordinance 1920‚ effective from 1 January 1920. In 1922‚ taxpayers opposed the Ordinance as the 1922 revenue was used to meet local expenditure rather than to advance the war efforts of the Imperial Government. As a result‚ the Ordinanc e was repealed in that year also. Till 1941‚ a tax on profit and income was reimposed in the Straits Settlement. The Ordinance was renewed in 1942 but the attempts
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What is Democracy? 1.government by the people; a form of government in which thesupreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly bythem or by their elected agents under a free electoral system. 2.a state having such a form of government. 3.a state of society characterized by formal equality of rights andprivileges. 4.political or social equality; democratic spirit. 5.the common people of a community as distinguished from anyprivileged class; the common people with respect to theirpolitical power
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UNIT 341- LEADING AND MOTIVATING A TEAM EFFECTIVELY OUTCOME 1 AC 1.1 Teams are at there most effective when the members have a common sense of purpose‚ without it teams are lost just like boat without helm. A team’s purpose is determined by considering the company’s vision‚ mission and values as well as their own. By considering and trying to align with the company’s vision the teams own purpose should not risk conflict or failure. Each team member should have input into the teams purpose‚ as
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Even with both the English and the Americans willing to compromise and make deals‚ it would have been very hard to prevent the War for independence. The American enlightenment‚ however‚ could have been stopped. A large majority of Americans wanted independence from England mainly because of the way they were being ruled. Of the Americans that wanted to break away were from many backgrounds‚ they came from all over the social ladder and from all over the world. If they didn’t all come together to
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how significant was the role played by Martin Luther King in improving the position of African Americans? INTRODUCTION “When the definitive history of the American civil rights movement is eventually written‚ one of the central themes will be that Martin Luther King‚ Jr. ranks among the greatest political strategists of all time.’’ This is the viewpoint of James A.Colaiaco and he argues that Martin Luther King played the most significant role in the struggle for civil rights and was ‘the most important
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war with many casualties most people think about the world wars. However I believe the american revolution was the most intense and important war of american history. This 7 year fight was to gain independence from britain. Us doing that is what allowed us to be an independant country and not rely on britain. Also in this battle we earned our first ally‚ France who helped us overcome britain. And another reason that I think the American revolution was the most important war in american history is
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The Colonies Organize to Resist Britain 1. What was the Stamp Act? 2. How did the Sons of Liberty protest the Stamp Act? 3. What was the impact of the Stamp Act Congress? 4. How did the Townshend Act vary from the Stamp Act? Tensions Mount in Massachusetts 5. What was the Boston Massacre? Why did it occur and what was the significance? 6. Why were the committees of correspondence established? 7. What was England’s reaction to the Boston Massacre?
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Even though the Stamp Act was finally repealed‚ thanks to Prime Minister Rockingham‚ the British stood their ground and created more acts like the Declaratory Act and the Tea Act‚ angering the colonists to form more riots. When the controversial law was established into the colonies‚ the citizens reached a point that they had to perform violent revolts in order for Britain to notice and to understand. The colonists were so upset with the law that they burned stamp agents’ houses down until they were
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