What was the most remarkable summer in American history? In his book “Revolutionary Summer: The Birth of American Independence”, Joseph J. Ellis writes, what may be, the winning answer. Ellis tells the story of summer1776, when the colonies declared their independence and some of our countries most significant figures emerged. “Revolutionary Summer” takes place from about May1776 to October 1776, when the most momentous events took place that started our country’s founding. He expands on key people
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Stamp Act which remained unresolved until the Revolutionary War and the independence of the United States. Most colonists continued to accept British rule until Parliament’s enactment of the Tea Act in 1773 (Schultz, K., n.d.). This was a bill designed to save the British East India Company by lowering its tea tax. The colonists were not always interested in revolution. Therefore, the British Parliament revoked the Stamp Act but at the same time passed the Declaratory Act affirming its right to pass
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In 1776 both Thomas Jefferson and Thomas Paine, wrote documents that would later help influence America in uniting the Colonies, Government, and Economy. Although Common Sense and the Declaration of Independence might have some differences. Both documents revolve around the ideas of: Economy, Push for stable Government, and the Uniting the people (agents Great Britain). In the Declaration of Independence Jefferson makes multiple points as to why Americans should united together agensted Great Britan
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The American dream is the every United States citizen should have the opportunity to be successful and to achieve prosperity through adamantine work, determination, and initiative. In the Wordle, the three words that stood out to me were the following: Diversity Education Rights These words stood out to me because of the meaning behind each word and how it affects the vision of the American dream. Diversity means everything is different and that there is a mix or a variety. Diversity was never an
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As tensions between the New England colonists and the British rumors of violent protests spread rampant. As the tension increased the Boston massacre occurred, becoming one of the many catalysts that started the American Revolution. As a result of the French and Indian war, the British economy began to decline. In an attempt to remedy this economic downfall, the English parliament implemented the stamp tax laws onto the American colonies. This tax was short lived; however, in its place came the
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refused to consume any British imports due to their boycott, but the ship owner insisted. The colonists however took this opportunity to take action. A gathering of colonists dressed up as the indigenous people of the land, dumped the tea into the harbor, and terrorized the ship owner. In response to these events, delegates from the colonies such as, George Washington and Patrick Henry from Virginia, Samuel Adams from Massachusetts, and John Jay of New York met in Philadelphia in 1774
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The British taxing the colonist following the end of the French and Indian war convinced Americans that the English constitution was corrupt. Many things led to the colonist to believe they were underneath the rule of a Robinarch, King Gorge III. Colonist believed they were being watched and taxed for things they did not need to be. Especially, since they were being taxed without representation. The colonist also felt as if they never received the assistance needed during the French and Indian wars
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Revolution over several decades. More than a few decades of being taxed, but receiving no representation in the British Parliament began to irritate citizens of the newly founded America. Some of the most prominent events were the French and Indian War, Tea Act, Stamp Act, Townshend Act and Coercive Acts. These events eventually sparked the American Revolution when the Colonial people decided they wanted to be free of British ruling (Brinkley, 2007). French and Indian War What motivated the
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The Boston Massacre The Boston Massacre played a big role during the 1770’s by serving as an anti-British propaganda to enrage citizens and have the responsibility to eventually rise up and start the Revolutionary War. Citizens knew that they had the right to be free, but were growing angry because the British Parliament were raising taxes and placing taxes on them for more things. Without the Boston Massacre tensions leading up to war, and our freedom may not have happened at all. Since 1765
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A Look at the Loyalist Cause When many Americans think of the Loyalist or Tory cause, the stereotypes of a prim and proper aristocrat with a British accent and a tarred-and feathered tax collector quickly surface. When examining the views and motivations of over two-and-a-half-million people living in the Thirteen Colonies during the Revolution, hardly any views were uniform. Even supporters of a major faction such as the Loyalists had a diverse array of misgivings about the rebellion against the
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