Britain was the abusive father in the “family” with the colonists being the sons. Due to the French and Indian war‚ Britain began to take advantage of the colonists‚ which caused America to revolt after unfair taxes and laws. So‚ were the Americans justified in declaring independence from Britain? I believe America was justified in declaring independence from Britain because of unfair taxes and laws‚ knowing they were able to be independent‚ and knowing that a few men died fighting for the right
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The American Colonist wanted to free themselves from Great Britain because Britain was applying to much control over the colonies. The colonist believed that it was their right to over throw a government that didn’t protect their rights. The colonies were used to very little involvement from Britain. When Britain started to control everything they did‚ they didn’t want to put up with it anymore. After the 7 year war Britain was really high in debt. They started to make them pay new taxes and help
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The Waging War Against Obesity Mayor Bloomberg of New York City has pledged that one of the goals of his administration is to make the public aware of the problem of Obesity‚ which affects the health of large numbers of citizens. The Medical community largely supports his efforts. One of his strategies has been to encourage restaurants and the public to be aware of the caloric content of the food they consume. The Mayor and those who agree with this strategy‚ model their campaign on the campaign
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After Britain’s victory of the French and Indian war tensions began to rise between the British and the colonists. Britain began to pass unfair laws‚ acts‚ and taxes against the colonists. The colonists began to protest against these acts‚ because they did not agree with the British upon these laws. The acts‚ laws‚ and taxes which were placed against the colonists were unfair because the colonists had no voice in the Parliament‚ they were restricted in where they could settle‚ and they had limited
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Johnson HIST170-85086 23 September 2016 A Colonists’ Justified Grievances Dear English Cousin‚ According to your response to my letter‚ the grievances we have made are preposterous. I cannot change your mind I just hope to open your eyes to what is really happening in the colonies and help you see why our complaints are sensible. The British are not protecting us by leaving their troops on our land during a time of peace. We are already paying the debt from the war with France ‚ we shouldn’t have to pay
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AP U.S. History Essay #3: The colonists were simply a mob of ungrateful‚ greedy‚ spoiled‚ babies. To my understanding‚ The colonists were just a mob of ungrateful‚ spoiled brats. When the colonists first arrived in America‚ They did not entirely break free from British rule. They had the freedom of expansion‚ And the freedom of religion‚ But Britain still reigned control over the colonies. Britain imposing acts on the colonies did not give the colonists the right to revolt. Granted‚
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Today you all query one big question. Should we break away from Britain. But what you should be asking is when we should break away from Britain. We have to suspend the inevitable until we can become financially stable on our own and have a big enough militia to even consider fighting the British. Independence is indeed a quite a difficult thing to discuss‚ since there is quite a bit of controversy surrounding the matter. Some see independence as the only way for the colonies to prosper‚ since it
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and regulations imposed on the American colonists through the 1760s and 70s inevitably caused the Revolution to occur‚ and Britain to lose one of their most profitable settlements. The question is not if the colonists had a lack of liberties‚ but the fact that the government‚ over 3000 miles away‚ were controlling some of the most important freedoms they came to cherish. When the colonies emerged at first‚ the colonists obeyed the control of Great Britain as they had the mentality that they would
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Were the Crusades Justified? In the case of the Crusades‚ the true jurisdictional limitation of the Church of Rome’s authoritative order was infinite beyond that of state or feudal control. It would seem that an “infinite jurisdiction” by any entity is unjust! The only possible rationale for having such unlimited authority would be an innate belief in “entitlement” or “unrestricted sovereignty.” The differences The Crusades were a succession of many wars‚ which “originally” started as a request
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I believe the American colonist should be allowed to become independent from Great Britain because Great Britain’s protection is no use for the American colonists due to them being in a discomforting place with Great Britain’s enemies‚ gain nothing with their connection for trading‚ and also because Great Britain only fights for their own sake; they do not defend the American colonist out of kindness. The American Colonists think of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of the king
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