Even before the Boston Tea Party started, a lot of Loyalists were tortured by the Patriots. Patriots kept a close eye on Loyalists and did not tolerate them who actively sided with the British Empire and calling them to destroy the Patriots. A lot of their properties were burned and incinerated by Patriots. In 1765, when the Stamp Act was imposed, a huge number of colonists in Boston thrashed and tore down the spectacular houses of Lieutenant Governor Thomas Hutchinson and Andrew Oliver, who were
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In 1774, King George The Third, shut down the Boston harbor until all the taxes from the Boston Tea Party were payed for. The amount of tea was almost 1,000 pounds. This was one reason people began to revolt which caused the Lexington and Concord battle. On April 18th 1774, a man name Joseph Warren realized that the redcoats (British) were coming to travel through Concord. He sent Paul Revere and William Dawes out to warn other colonists of Concord that it might be too dangerous for them there because
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iv. The Tea Act (1773) 2. Political – American colonists wanted to be an independent country a. Second Continental Congress 3. History: The strength of the British forces French and Indian War 1757 - 1763 (known in England as the Seven Years War): fought
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Americans were reaching their boiling point; the Intolerable Acts were unendurable. The First Continental Congress, which took place on September 11 to October 26, 1774 at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia and consisted of delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies, was called in response to the Coercive Acts. This was the second major American committee that opposed Britain laws; its sole purpose was to seek independence from Britain. The delegates of the congress had three main intentions. The first being
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For the French they had spent years building a good reputation with the Indians who they mostly dealt with and they were not going to give that up even after the war. What saddened the French and hurt them at the same time was that their long relationship with the Indians was now going to be affected due to the new British control. Many of the Frenchmen living in the region were torn simply because now they were no longer able to aid the Indians like they had once before. Many were afraid of condemnation
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The British forced thousands of American seamen to become British sailors. Americans were “dragged on board ships of war of a foreign nation and exposed… to risk their lives in the battles of their oppressors” (12A4). This policy of impressment proved to the Americans that the British didn’t respect American sovereignty during the Napoleonic Wars. In the Chesapeake affair, a British frigate demanded to search the Chesapeake (American frigate) for deserters but the demand was refused. The British
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The Boston Massacre was a violent encounter between the Rebels and the British Army in the midst of the Revolutionary War, that historians have debated since battle broke out; massacre or unfortunate encounter? I have been lead to believe that the British shat first, but only by an accidental firing or a miscommunication between Captain Preston and the soldier. Both sources A and D support my statement, and while Source A may be biased, Source D is not. Source A says, from the word of Captain Preston
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The Seven Years’ War began in 1756 in the Americas and in 1758 in Europe, which may confuse some people into thinking the war was nine years long. This was a global war also known as The French and Indian War. The war officially ended in 1763, in the Americas, with the Treaty of Paris. France gave up land east of the Mississippi to Britain, Spain gave Florida to Britain, and France gave Louisiana to Spain. Afterwards, colonists were most affected by Britain. Following the Seven Years’ War, American
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1.George Dewey was an Admiral for the Navy; he helped the Americans earn the trust of the Filipinos, which led to the partial control over the Philippines. President William McKinley greatly contributed to American Imperialism. McKinley wanted to expand the American empire to help benefit the economy, without establishing colonies or starting a war, though that is what many from his political party wanted. Alfred T. Mahan was known as the spokesman for the age of imperialism. He believed that it
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14, 1770. (Where is your thesis statement?) The colonist who called themselves the patriots, protested the British because of the Townshend Acts. The Townshend Acts were acts that were passed in 1767 which put taxes on glass, lead, paints, paper and tea that was imported into the colony.
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