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    The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre was clearly an act of self defence on behalf of the British Soldiers because the Soldiers got attacked first and the Soldiers were just doing the jobs. The Boston Massacre was blatantly an act of self defence on the part of the British Soldiers because credible witness testimony clearly states that the British Soldiers got attacked first and the Patriots were armed. On March 5‚ 1770 on King Street‚ the Patriots were protesting but it escalated to more

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    Some of the historical events that led to the American Revolution was the Boston Massacre‚ Sugar‚ Stamp‚ and Tea Act. During the American Revolution‚ they went through a lot. They did things a lot different from the way they do things now. There are many things that occurred during the American Revolution is one of the most important events in American history. It is definitely an event that will never be forgotten. It has had a tremendous impact on history. The most dominant in Revolutionary literature

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    3 September 2014 The Shoemaker and the Tea Party In the colonies during the Revolutionary Era‚ “where one ended up in life depended very much on where one started out”(Young 15). George Robert Twelves Hewes proved this wrong. His experiences growing up and being involved in this era changed the way he felt about himself and the humble social class he was a part of. These experiences led him to not defer his social betters. “We have evidence to take stock of Hewe’s role in three major events of

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    family of four so trade is imperative. The church here is only of the Puritan faith‚ any other religion is considered obsolete. As I’m sure you have heard‚ Britain has placed taxes on the colonists in order to pay for the French and Indian War. The Tea Act was passed on December 16 and on that night colonists dressed as Native Americans boarded English ships and dumped all of the taxed tea into Boston Harbor.

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    were many reasons that colonists on both sides of the issue of taxation had for whether taxes on the American people were necessary and justified. In the reading about the colonist’s responses to the stamp act of 1765‚ both sides were represented. The people who were in favor of the stamp act felt that America had created a burden on the British government and that they needed to help lessen that burden on England. They also felt that since the government had protected the colonists from Native

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    Some years ago a very close friend who was from Jamaica declared to my mother that “Americans are spoiled.” My mother was indignant. She stated to him “What do you mean‚ you’re no different then we are.” She did not understand why he was comparing the two countries. Neither of us understood the seriousness of his statement. He explained that Americans complained too much. He went on to explain that compared to many of the poor areas of Jamaica the government subsidized apartments that he had seen

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    Paul Revereś ride Paul revere ride is a very important event in history because it was when paul revere rode all around boston shouting. The Redcoats are coming‚ The Redcoats are coming.¨ We know of this amazing event in history because of the famous poem written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The poem was 14 paragraphs long. I think he also lit candles‚ if one candle was lit it meant the redcoats were coming by land and if two candle were lit it meant that the redcoats were coming by sea. The candles

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    After the French and Indian war‚ British parliament executed several laws that seemed unfair to the colonists in order to recover from the expensive war. Laws consisted of housing British troops and paying taxes on items like tea‚ sugar‚ stamps‚ etc. The British government argued that the best option was to raise taxes on colonists. On march 5th‚ 1770 colonists reached a critical point in which they felt the need to take violent actions towards the mother country. On this particular day colonists

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    Minutemen and Battle of Lexington and Concord (April‚ 19‚ 1775) Revolution Begins: I have only heard of General Gage twice. We heard he was in Massachusetts as a Commander of British Northern Soldiers. The Tea Party Act‚ and the Suspension of Boston trade‚ was a huge setback to majority of the people who lived and depend on it especially our neighborhood. I walked to the city streets everyday and it was deserted‚ since there have been British troops been hostile to colonialists and subsequent killings

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    American Revolution (1775-1783)  Causes  High and unfair taxes contributed to frustrations of the American people.  The stamp act(1765) and taxing on tea caused uproar  The middle class was upset with unfair political practices  The Boston Massacre on March 5‚ 1770 (5 dead civilians)  Results  The American people have established their independence from the British  George Washington was named first American President  Events  “The shot heard around the world”(April 19

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