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    Ngo Mrs. Franco AP U.S. History 19 October 2014 Independence from Great Britain? In 1763‚ all British subject celebrated their victory over the French in the Great War. Sadly‚ this celebration did not last long‚ as Britain’s national debt started to increase by more than seventy-five percent. Parliament started to demand more taxes from subjects at home‚ but expected the colonists in North America to bear more of the taxes‚ because British troops were supplied on the frontier for the colonists protection

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    the colonists were justified in declaring independence from Britain. Each side in the debate bring up valid points which can steer a person into believing that the colonists were or weren’t justified in declaring independence. People try to bring up the debt that the colonists put Britain in and the war that Britain had gone into. But after looking at the history and the events leading up to the war‚ it is clear that the colonists were justified in declaring independence from Britain. The colonists

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    and the low supplies makes us hungry. It is a constant cycle. But with all that is happening I will stay just to fight on another day. The cause has a tight grip on me and whenever i try to leave I just want to stay more just to gain Independence from Britain. From document A it showed that only 10% of people in this forsaken land are dying. And I have the 90% on my side to keep pressing on. Plus most of the people that are sick and dying have already gone home. I am healthy‚ my odds have gotten

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    Colonists were mad at Britain because they had much more acts in place caused taxes to raise‚ this took place in the colonies with King George III‚ the colonists got mad and they decided to taunt British soldiers and they also decided to dump tea in a harbor. These two events caused the Revolution to start. What evidence shows why America started the American Revolution? Americans were justified in waging war with Britain because taxes and acts were being put in place one by one rapidly‚ the colonists

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    Declare independence to Britain Many; colonies remain faithful to Britain but‚ I am against the Britain. Colonist’ are faithful to Britain because they do not have enough weapons and don’t have an army to go against Britain. Although some of the colonist didn’t want to be in war because they would risk their lives and they have family members. Colonist didn’t have money to buy supplies‚ food‚ clothes so far British were a strong army. Although they are under British rule they have the right

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    What happens when Great Britain becomes a real threat to their sheep? The British are becoming a threat to the thirteen colonies and they have to fight against it. The colonists have been under the rule of Great Britain since the 1700s. But now the rule has started to collapse between the colonies now that they had been divided into three; Loyalists‚ Patriots and neutrals‚ who had different beliefes about the government. Some believe the Patriots should declare independence; however‚ they should not

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    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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    Should the U.S. have independence from Great Britain The Declaration of Independence was adopted in July 4‚1776 was the writing that gave the Untied States freedom from Great Britain. If we never left the British rule we would not have freedom and our own laws in the U.S. And the ruler King George the third is was a bad ruler he was unfair and was bad to his people. The U.S. wanted to have

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    to the American colonies declaring their independence from Great Britain was taxation without representation. You see‚ while Great Britain was fighting with France to protect the colonies during the Seven Years’ War‚ they accumulated a lot of debt. As a result‚ members of Parliament determined that the colonies were obligated to share the costs of empire. The efforts to rectify these deficiencies and collect extraordinary amounts of revenue from the colonists‚ violated what many American colonists

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    Were American colonists justified in fighting a war to break away from Britain? What should the Americans do? Stay with the British or break away from them? Personally‚ I think that the Americans should break away from the British. The British did too much unfair stuff toward the Americans. The three main reason why I think the Americans should break away from the British is that Americans have the rights to give and granting their own money‚ the history of the British is full of injuries

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