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    Samuel Adams: Three Major Events In US History

    Born: Samuel Adams was born on September 27, 1722 in Boston, Massachusetts. Died: He died on October 2, 1803. Interesting Fact: Before he became fully invested in the Revolutionist cause, Adams attended Harvard to study law; however, after graduating, he attempted to become a brewer and later a newspaper publisher. After failing at both potential careers, he returned to his main course of study, law, realizing that local politics was his forte. Three Major Events in US History that took place during

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    Precipitating the American Revolution

    of 1765, Charles Townshend, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, the government department responsible for collecting taxes, passed the Townshend Acts, which imposed duties on tea, glass, paper, and tobacco, but most importantly imposed a customs board, undermining colonists’ self-rule. Organized boycotts led to the Boston Massacre, which led to the repeal of all the duties imposed by the Townshend Acts, except for

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    Apush Dbq Research Paper

    protests such as the Boston Tea Party occurred. It is easy to see why the colonists thought that taxes were unfair. However, some people believed that American colonists paid fair taxes since the government supported and

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    Paul Revere And The American Revolutionary War: Comparison

    exceptional silversmith who owned his own silver shop. Johnny at one point goes to Revere for assistance in a sugar container he is recreating for Paul Revere. Described at one point in novel as participating in the Boston Tea party, Paul Revere was a member of the Sons of Liberty and the Boston Observers. He participated several key events in the beginnings of the American Revolutionary War. Paul Revere is occasionally mentioned in the novel but, nonetheless was a hero of the Revolutionary War. A prodigious

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    King George III Research Paper

    it. The act was repealed two years later, but he still needed a way to get money, so he proposed to Parliament taxes on tea, sugar, and other daily products. The colonies openly refused to pay the taxes and instead retaliated by having massive protests. One group of colonists even dumped tons of British tea into the Boston Harbor. This action would be known as the Boston Tea Party. King George realized that something had to be done

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    Chapter Summary: Road To The Revolution

    that led to the revolution. some of the major events were the Navigation Acts in 1662 as a beginning ,Pontiac's Rebellion with the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act of 1764 ,the Stamp Act of 1765 ,the declaratory act of 1767 ,Boston Massacre in 1770 ,The Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts which in turn ,broke the colonists last straw. Which brought for the British a not good turn of events. The thing that started it all the Navigation Acts. Paragraph 2 the Navigation ActsThe Navigation

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    Rising Tensions Between 13 Colonies And Brittan

    Thesis: As a result of rising tensions between the thirteen colonies and Brittan, there are many conflicts over money, land, and independence. The French and Indian war had finally ended when the Treaty of Paris was signed in 1763. The colonies had finally won the land that they fought so long for. Although the war was over and the colonists had their land, growing conflicts between the American colonies and England remained. The colonists felt as if they weren’t being treated as fairly as they should

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    King George III: Pushing The American Colonists

    American colonists against the great King George III was the infamous Boston Massacre which killed five colonists on March 5th, 1770. “The British captain, Thomas Preston, and his men were tried for murder, with Robert Treat Paine as prosecutor, John Adams and Josiah Quincy as lawyers of the defense. Preston and six of his men were acquitted; two others were found guilty of manslaughter, punished, and discharged from the army.”(Boston Massacre Historical

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    How Did The Road To Revolution Affect America

    However, Parliament passed the Declaratory Act, which stated that Parliament had supreme authority to govern the colonies. Also, Britain still had to pay off the debts from the war. So, they created more taxes on imports, such as glass, lead, paper, and tea. This sparked more anger within the colonies. They were mad that Parliament had, once again, passed a tax without their consent. Colonists continued to protest and boycott, and eventually the taxes were

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    Declaration Of Independence Research Paper

    Natalia Reyes Ms. Perla Braccio US History October 6, 2017 The Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence is a document written by Thomas Jefferson, in which the thirteen American colonies state that they are a new nation, independent from Great Britain. It was adopted by the Continental Congress the 4th of July of 1776 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It consists of an introduction, a statement of what a government should be, a list of complaints about King George III, and a conclusion

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