to maintain order. Not long after their arrival, the Boston Massacre occurred. The Boston Massacre was not really a massacre. In fact, it wasn’t officially called a massacre until 1773, 3 years after the event occurred. The Sons of Liberty, a secret organization formed to protect the rights of the colonists, used the event as propaganda to convince more people to join them. As seen in the picture in document 3, pictures illustrated the Boston Massacre as if the British soldiers had lined up and aimed
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1. Using the critical thinking skills you have gained so far and referring to the materials provided for this assignment, identify two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking as those historical events unfolded prior to taking a stand and acting according to their beliefs. Two possible strategies that Thomas Hutchinson or Samuel Adams likely used to develop and improve their thinking were, when the statement, or some part of
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1. The French and Indian War (world war one) The French and their allied Indian friends fought the British and their colonial partners for control of the land west of the App. Mountains. *Seven Years War Players - France vs. England …. Prussia sided with England…. Prussia was fighting Austria ….. The war was fought in three places, Europe, India, and the Americas Austria, France, Sweden, and Russia were sided together along with the Mughal, Saxony (a small portion of the Holy Roman empire) and
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The Protestant Reformation was the dawn of multiple ideas, as it inspired people to see the Roman Catholic Church in a new light. Multiple new religions were brought up and new philosophical thoughts were spawned. Then, along came the Peasants’ Revolt of 1524-1526 in Germany. This savage war was not only sprung up from the religious ideas of Martin Luther, but also from the dissatisfaction of peasants about their poor working conditions and the unfair treatment from their lords. German peasants had
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over a hundred years, they saw no reason to change it. However, following the great expenses of the French and Indian war, the New Duties act was passed in England, enacting taxes upon colonial purchases and sales of glass, lead, paper, paint, and tea. Soon to follow was the Stamp Act, which taxed all printed papers. Frustrated by this new
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to rebel due to the excessive taxation on Tea, Stamps and Sugar. Beginning with the Tea Act of 1773, this was one of the several taxes imposed on the American colonist due to indebted British government. Typically the Tea Tax is mistaken to be thought of as something the government did to raise revenue… but it wasn’t. Its main purpose was to bail out the East India Company. The British government places a company monopoly on the importation and sale of tea to the colonies. The colonist did not accept
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Over the course of 7 years (1689-1697), the tension between between France, Spain and England grew and caused the first worldwide war; in order to gain control over the West Indies, Canada and the trade in the English colonies.The Native Americans were being driven away because the English needed more land for plantations and ports. King William’s War, was provoked because the English were expanding rapidly and the Natives were being pushed out and weren't strong enough to fight against the Europeans
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and fighting broke out. Included in this all are the following; The Navigation acts, The French and Indian war, Pontiac’s Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763, The sugar act, The stamp act, The Declaratory act, The Townsend act, The Boston massacre, The Boston tea party, And the Intolerable acts. It was a time of chaos for the colonists. The first thing that happened was the Navigation act. The Navigation act of 1660 Was the Navigation act that bad? Yes, yes it
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Chapter 7: The Road to Revolution * The Deep Roots of Revolution * Two ideas taken root in the minds of murican colonists (18th century) * REPUBLICANISM : defined a just society as one in which all citizens willingly subordinated their private, selfish interests to the common good * Both stability of society and authority of government depended on virtue of citizenry (its capacity for selflessness, self-sufficiency, and courage, especially its appetite for civic involvement
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Parliament even though they were ignored. I also believe the colonist were being taken advantage of and had the right to protest the taxes laid upon them. 4. Look at the cartoon of the “Boston Massacre” on pg. 43. In your opinion, what was the purpose of the artist in depicting this event? In the cartoon of the “Boston Massacre” the purpose of the artist in depicting this event is to show a contrast between the British and the colonists. The artist is trying to provoke anger towards the British through
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