put on the colonists, such as taxes, acts, and different battles the colonies had to fight in. Furthermore, even if the king accepted the Olive-Branch Petition the war wouldn’t have been avoided. First, the Sugar-Act, Stamp-Act, Townshend-Act, Tea-Act (4). These taxes were imposed on the colonies. These taxes that the king put on the colonies really show the war would’ve have never been avoided. The Sugar-Act of 1764 lowered the tax on british sugar so the tax would stop smugglers. By doing
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Cause and Outcome of War 1754-1815 Abstract This paper will compare and contrast the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and the War of 1812. All three wars were fought over land or expansion in one form or another. The French and Indian War was fought because both countries believed they had the right to the Ohio River Valley. This caused Britain to tax the colonist and place restrictions that led to the American Revolution. The American Revolution gave the colonies their freedom from
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War of Independence or a Revolution? It should be understood that without understanding the causes, course, and consequences of the American Revolution, one cannot grasp the history of the United State. The American Revolution was the political commotion during the end of the eighteenth century. The thirteen North American colonies united to break free of the British Empire and become a new nation; The United State of America. A revolution can be defined as, the change in power or the
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colonies, most notably within the Stamp Act of 1765, the Townshend Tariff of 1767, and the Tea Party of 1773, colonist became angered by their lack of representation. Specific, a say in how tax revenue was spent. The taxes collected in America would go to England into the Parliament coffers. They demanded they have the same rights and benefits as those of mainland England. Colonial retaliation led to the Boston Massacre, a violent event when the British opened fire on a group of colonist and to the
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Picture being in situation where you can’t choose how you live your life, what taxes you have to pay, and all the laws you have to following That is what the colonists had to deal with when they were ruled by Great Britain. The colonists had laws and taxes placed upon them without any say in it. The colonists had no representatives in the British parliament, and this led most of the colonists to find the way the British were ruling was unfair. The angry colonists soon retaliated, and it slowly led
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wanted to capture Samuel Adams and John Hancock. After they captured them two people they went to Concord to get gun powder. Americans somehow found out about that plan and spread the word. There were two light near the church in North Boston that said the Boston were attacking from sea. Paul Revere went on a horse to warn the people the British were coming. The minutemen fought inspired many Patriot's to take weapons from the British. The British had a surprise victory. Lexington fought the British
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lead, molasses, tea and others. The tax charges effected the merchant class by cutting into the excess profit and effected the poor heavily because they could barley afford to live aside from payments of tax. Colonist tried to rebel by not paying for tax on printed materials and made the Stamp Act, the taxation of printed materials a failed tax act. The Boston Tea Party, however wasn’t quit the success as The Stamp Act. The Sons of Liberty dumped 45 tons of tea into the Boston port and their rebellious
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business. In the 1760s, John won two consecutive political positions, managing Boston trade at first and then moving up to the colonial legislature. During this time the colonies and the British were arguing about parliamentary taxes, restrictions and rules. Hancock became extremely involved in
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business. In the 1760s, John won two consecutive political positions, managing Boston trade at first and then moving up to the colonial legislature. During this time the colonies and the British were arguing about parliamentary taxes, restrictions and rules. Hancock became extremely involved in
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“ The American revolution did not begin with the ‘shot heard round the world.” It started when tens of thousands of angry patriot militiamen ganged up on unarmed officials and overthrew British authority throughout all of Massachusetts outside Boston.”(Ray Raphael p. 69) Before we begin to understand the battles of the Revolutionary War we must first look into some of the causes. One main cause happened more than two-hundred years before anyone even thought of an independant America, that was
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