...March 22, 1765, Parliament passed an act that would cause an uproar from the colonist of the new world. The Stamp Act put a tax on every piece of paper the colonist used. The colonists viewed this as “taxation without representation” and many colonist wanted to rebel or protest against this act. Right now a meeting is taking place between the leaders of the Sons of Liberty about what to do about this cruel law placed upon us by Parliament. “Violence won’t help the problem, it will only make it worse! We need to use words not actions, we need to write how we feel about the Stamp Act and send it to the King. He will have to listen to us!” cited the well known writer Benjamin Franklin. “We need to act, we already tried to write to the King and it didn’t work, he rejected our declaration and declared the colonies in full rebellion.” stated the well known leader Samuel Adams....
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...The Stamp Act of 1765 was an Act passed by the British parliament, and was very unpopular among the Americans. Its purpose was to require that the Americans needed to pay a tax on every paper that was used. This Act applied to basically any type of paper, whether it was newspaper, legal documents, or maybe pamphlets. The Stamp Act benefited British troops stationed in the colonies; but it affected the Americans in a negative way. Patrick Henry who at the time was Governor of Virginia, passed the Virginia Stamp Act resolves, which proposed the idea that only the Virginia assembly could raise taxes. The Sugar Act of 1764 was passed by Prime Minister George Grenville, it introduced a much cheaper tax on all molasses that arrived in North America from the French West Indies. The tax was three pence per gallon instead of six. This tax promoted the Navigation Acts; it also gave more power to the admiralty courts, and was expected to end colonial smuggling. To the colonist it wasn’t a decrease in tax, it was an obstacle they had to overcome....
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...The first order of business after the French and Indian was, as always, money. Britain, as illustrated in Document 1, blamed the colonies for their immense war debt and believed that the colonies should contribute towards paying off the expense through taxation. Henceforth, infamous acts taxing the colonies were passed and met much resistance from the colonists. The Stamp Act was a particularly well-hated piece of legislature due to its unavoidability (all legal papers were to be taxed) and the ridiculous extent it went to (even decks of cards were taxed under the Stamp Act). British imports were boycotted, tax collectors were threatened with violence, and protests were held as a result of the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was eventually repealed...
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...of the revolution was what made the United States what it is today. Although it happed over a couple hundred years ago it is still something that we still talk and study about now in days. Many important people were involved in this war. There is no real beginning to how everything started. There were so many thing that happened altogether that caused this war. The general view was the fact that we broke free from Britain to come and gain our independence. The colonies we runned from England under the direction of the King of England. This didn’t seem to work for the American people so they did everything in their power to help themselves gain freedom. Because of this came a lot of battles and acts of boycotting. For this reason the stamp act, sugar act, Boston tea party, and so many acts happened. There were some pros and cons of it all. Some pros were the fact that we all came together as one to fight for our right. We gained freedom after the war. Although to every pro there was a con. Some of the cons was the fact that many lost their lived to give us the freedom of speech. There was also a price to pay for being in a war. A lot of the soldiers were made fun of and humiliated. But in the end everything turned out for the better. After it all we are what we are because of all the brave people that choose to fight for something greater then themselves. I’m happy to call myself an American. I thank the people that chose to fight for others to have what we have. There are...
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...Lexi Davis Period 7 2 November 2015 Breaking Away from England’s Power The colonists used many different techniques to settle their differences between England and themselves. Some of the many techniques that were involved were those like persuasion, compromise, consensus building and negotiation. The colonists used persuasion during the passing of the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was an act that required all legal documents like business agreements and newspapers to have tax stamps. The colonists resented this strongly. They tried to persuade England to repeal this act by boycotting English goods and evading all the laws and mob violence erupted at many British ports. Colonist also used compromise when dealing with the British. They...
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...also led to political anarchy with the British as they began to ruin their relations with the colonies. Benjamin Franklin in 1765 in London responded to letters that regarded repeals of tax restrictions in the colonies (Doc G). These letters were just examples of what was to come as the colonists grew more anger towards the British with these restrictions. Although the British defeated the French, and their allies, the Indians, they found themselves in great debt. In order to reduce this debt, the British implemented tax laws on the colonies which only grew the colonists anger. The Stamp Act in 1765 put taxes on common goods such as playing cards, paper and every legal document. Taxes on the colonists were considered unfair and they began to protest buying common british goods. Colonials also protested through newspapers as The Pennsylvania Journal and Weekly Advertiser began to not affix the stamp to their newspaper and instead put a skull and bone (Doc H). The ultimate belief of the British was that the colonists were not paying enough taxes, this ‘belief’ ultimately dismantled the relationship between the colonists and the British (Doc F). The war also helped the colonists realize that they had less liberty and rights than Englishmen (Doc D). The French and Indian War was a stepping stone for the colonists in a route towards independence. Although the French lost all of their land, this war gave the colonists and taste of battle and even a taste of independence (Doc A). Britain...
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...Definition -- A compulsory contribution to state revenue, levied by the government on workers' income and business profits or added to the cost of some goods, services, and transactions. History of Taxes The first taxes were collected by ancient egyptians. In Greece they had taxes made special for war times. In the Roman empire Caesar Augustus was considered one of the most brilliant tax strategists. The citizens in Rome were given the responsibility to collect taxes. Augustus instituted an inheritance tax to provide retirement funds for the Military. He also had 1% sales tax for citizens and 4% for slaves. Colonial Taxes Our country would not be here today if it was not for taxes. Great Britain was in a lot of debt so they started...
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...Doug Kerr June 14, 2013 History 201 Part One: Early Settlers of the American Colonies Early settlers of the American colonies came to the future United States for a variety of reasons. Settlers set off to the new world and left their families, friends, and homes to start new lives. Under those circumstances, why would they still go? Religious oppression. Both the Protestant and Catholic churches were fighting for power in England. When Britain was under catholic powers, the protestant people were persecuted, and fled to the new world in hopes of being able to worship in their own ways freely. Another reason was economic struggle in Europe. Due to economic struggle, people were losing their jobs and became destitute. When the opportunity to come to the New World arose, many of the struggling people saw it as a way to start over and make their fortune in hope to alleviate the suffering in Europe. Beginning as early as thirty thousand years ago, during the Pre-Columbian Era, Americans came from Asia over a land bridge formed at the Bering Strait during the Ice Age. The new immigrants were gatherers and hunters, known as Native Americans, who reached a population perhaps as many as 100 million spread across Central and South America by the time the Europeans “discovered” the New World. Native Americans development of agriculture provoked new innovations and cultures that would influence America forever ("Study Notes - Free AP Notes," n.d.). During the Middle Ages, Europeans...
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...To understand where our government is at today we must first step back over 200 years and see where we started. In 1765, the American colonies were still under the control of Great Britain, and the French and Indian war had just ended. Britain created the Stamp Act of 1765, this was the first direct tax from King George on the American Colonies. In response to the Stamp Act we see the Stamp Act congress form to petition King George. This is the first time we see colonist form together to petition the king of Britain. The Stamp Act congress won, King George repealed the Stamp Act the same year. In June of 1767 the English parliament passes the Townsend Acts, which placed a new set of taxes of american colonies. Taxing things such as everyday goods like paper an tea. These taxes lead to many colonist boycotting British goods. Following the Boston massacre,...
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...taxed, they should have a say in how the taxes were spent. Parliament didn’t feel that way; therefore causing many colonists to rally in the streets for protesting the Stamp Act. That didn’t stop Parliament though, because they passed the Sugar Act in 1764. The American colonies responded by refusing to trade and buy English goods, which affected the British businesses. This did not sit well with King George. Eventually, Parliament backed down and took the Stamp Act away (Espinosa, 2008). The American colonies thought they would finally have peace until new laws were set that allowed England to tax the colonies. Therefore, enabling Parliament to tax them in other ways and make them less visible. The Townshend Act was enacted in 1767, which was close to the Stamp Act but worse; this act taxed all imported goods. Because of King George’s tyranny and the unbearable taxes imposed, American independence was proposed and led by John Adams, Patrick Henry, and more. To try and keep American colonists in order, the King sent a massive...
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...The Intolerable Acts of 1774 were the most onerous to Americans because they angered the Americans colonists and motivated them to seek freedom from the British. These acts were laws put in place to punish Massachusetts for resistance and the Boston Tea Party. One of the Intolerable Acts was the Boston Port Act. This act was to discontinue the shipping of goods, wares and merchandise with the Port of Boston. It became a law on March 31, 1774. It was an act King George III put in place as a response to the Boston Tea Party. The Port was one of the main sources of supplies for Massachusetts. Other colonies sent supplies over as a way to sympathize with them. The Massachusetts Government Act withdrew the colony's 1691 charter successfully ended...
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...Colonial America is my absolute FAVORITE thing to study, maybe we can use this to compare notes. Random Facts: John Peter Zengar, publisher of the New York Weekly Journal was charged with libel in 1735 for printing negative statements about the governor. His lawyer, Alexander Hamilton convinced the jury John spoke the truth, and that was the beginning of Freedom of the Press. Stamp Act - Passed in 1765, all paper goods had to be taxed and stamped to prove it was paid. Many boycotts broke out where the colonist refused to pay the tax. Stamp agents were sometimes tarred and feathered. The British soldiers were nicknamed Redcoats who were so-called because of their red uniforms. They were also called Lobster-backs. The American soldiers used...
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...The Proclamation of 1763, which was issued on October 7th, was when King George the III stopped all settlements west of the Appalachian Mountains. The British benefited from this event. The Stamp Act, issued on March 22, 1765, was a law passed by the British Parliament. It was a tax that colonists had to pay on every piece of printed paper, such as newspapers. The colonists were offended by this. The act was later repealed on March 20,1766. This event was beneficial towards Britain. The Townshend Acts were acts passed in 1767 by Charles Townshend. They were taxes on glass, paint, paper, tea, etc. The colonists successfully boycotted the British goods, making the British lose money. Eventually, Lord North had the taxes repealed, except for the...
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...Anglicanization Up to 1750 Anglicanization was the process to become more like the English in the mother country. The American Colonists tried this, even though technically they were English. They tried to do this by a couple ways such as socio-economic, homes and fashion, and legal changes. Stamp Act In 1765 the Stamp Act was created in British America. It required the American Colonists to pay a tax on every piece of printed paper they used. The Stamp Act was one of George Grenville's efforts to get the colonists to pay for the 10,000 British soldiers he thought should be kept in the colonies to protect the settlers. The Act was passed by the British parliament. The Great Awakening In New England during the 1730s-60s, a religious...
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...How the colonist responded to the new acts. The Colonist fought on their Liberties although they did not persuade the crown to reverse the decision. The colonist protest against the taxes before the act passed. The colonist used violence to protest against the acts and many killed in the riot. In 1764, the Sugar Act was a cut in taxes on molasses and sugar when imported from the West Indians (Schultz) The 1765 Quartering Act arranged for British military personnel to give food and shelter at the expense of the American settlers. The Quartering Acts are a direct connection to the causes of the American Revolution (Schultz). The Stamp Act was legislated in 1765 but it did not go into effect until November 1, 1765 to give colonists time to...
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