Colonists sought independence from British government for a multitude of reasons. Tension quickly rose between England and the thirteen colonies due to the unjust taxing without fair representation in Parliament‚ the colonist’s rights to assemble were taken away by the British‚ and there were many unreasonable Acts and laws put into place in attempt to have complete control over the colonists as well as intimidate them. For these reasons and the suffering that the colonists endured at the hands of
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Colonists came to America in the search for independence from Great Britain. But‚ some may ask the question‚ why? Why did these people want independence and freedom? What was so bad about Great Britain? These colonists were your ordinary people who wanted to live freely however they wanted to. Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence that listed multiple reasons why these colonists should be free from Britain’s rule. These people had their unalienable rights which consisted of life
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Why were the major cities of Britain bombed by the Germans in 1940-41? There were many reasons why the major cities of Britain were bombed by the Germans in 1940-41. The main reason was‚ on the night of August 24th 1940‚ a German bomber accidentally dropped a bomb on London. The British were furious at this. In revenge Britain attacked Germanys capital city‚ Berlin‚ for four days! This outraged Hitler‚ as he boasted to many of his people that Germanys capital city would never get bombed. The difference
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Investigation Thesis: Why did Britain go to war? Between the late eighteen hundreds and late nineteen hundreds‚ England was described as being in “splendid isolation” from the rest of Europe until 1914. But why did Britain go to war? What rivalries were Britain involved and what treaties dragged her into the war? I need to look through the primary sources such as official reports‚ published interviews‚ addresses‚ and history textbook to gather facts; secondary sources from the internet will be needed
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rights to some women and men in different
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An Empire is a group of countries that are all controlled by one country. Britain started forming an Empire in 1743 in the Renaissance period. Britain decided they wanted an empire so they could rule for four sub-reasons; these are Exploration‚ Economic‚ Social‚ and of course Power. During the time of the empire countries such as Australia‚ India‚ South America and America. The first reason why Britain wanted an empire is Exploration. James Cook claimed Australia in the name of the British government
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Englishmen arrived at what was to be the first permanent English colony in what is now the United States. Of the original 110 settlers‚ only 40 would be alive at the end of December. Why did so many colonist die? So many colonist died due to disease‚ starvation‚ or the weather or seasonal changes. Many of the colonist died due to disease. In document A it says‚ “disease in the early years to Jamestown’s position at the salt-fresh water transition‚ where filth introduced into the river tended to fester
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Why did the Americans win the War of Independence? Before the first shots were fired in the American War of Independence‚ very few people gave the Americans (also known as the ’colonists ’ or ’patriots ’) a chance. Britain had a population of 11 million compared to the patriots 2.5 million of whom 20% were slaves. Furthermore Britain had the most powerful navy in the world‚ an experienced and well-armed standing army of 48‚000 men and the support of tens of thousands of loyalists and Indian tribes
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Britain attempted to control through mercantilism and tried to increase tax on colonies‚ which resulted in the resistance from colonies. This eventually led to the outbreak of fighting to declare independence. The Britains believed in achieving a favorable balance of trade‚ they wanted the colonies to be prosperous because they wanted all of the exports to come straight to Britain and for the other colonies to receive a small portion of goods. Britain wanted to make as much money as possible out
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Why did Britain establish an empire? The British established an empire for many different reasons‚ most of which were to benefit England itself and few to help other countries. The five main reasons that will be discussed in this essay are: power‚ economy‚ trade‚ religion and development of other countries. One of the first reasons that Britain established an empire was because of religion. Matthew 28:19 states: ‘Go ye therefore and teach all nations’. Some christians took this literally and took
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