Phillip Hansen
Mrs. Blomme
Honors 1
2 October 2014
The American Revolution The American Revolution is greatly known around the United States and was a major part of American History. It was at the time when Britain was in charge of thenewly found colonies, but these colonists were not happy, since Britain is across the Ocean. After too much power being brought from the King to the Colonies, the colonists decided to rebel. The colonists had the intention of causing a rebellion against the British, they would become independent and free from the control of Great Britain and it’s government. The colonists had to be very smart and strategic if they wanted to rebel against the most powerful country in the world, to be independent from Britain.
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Probably one of the first events from Britain that angered colonists was The Stamp Act. It was passed by the King as the first act to have Britain government involved with the Colonists (Stamp Act). This Act put a tax on paper that would be used in the colonies, this was an outrage because it would include every paper that would be used to write on, for example, letters. The colonists felt anger towards the British government, because it is a huge tax since it is on an everyday used thing, and the fact that a government across the ocean is trying to enforce acts upon them just did not seem right. This act was not even a decision for the colonists to make or approve of. The point of this act was to help the economy of Great Britain, since it was in debt from the Seven Years War (Stamp Act). The Boston Massacre was a very unsettling event that occurred to lead up the the Revolutionary War, and this event was one of the main reasons for a rebellion. “The presence of British troops in the city of Boston was increasingly unwelcome”(Boston Massacre). Since these troops were very unsettling to the colonists, a small group of them decided to throw some rocks at them. To these troops, their response were to open fire at the group of people in front of them, so the colonists would stop bullying them.
The American Revolution was the most important event to ever take place in this country. This war took place from 1765-1783 and involved Great Britain and the United States of America. Without this revolution, the colonies would have never gained independence from Great Britain and the United States could still be under their control. However, this revolution did not occur without a cause, early Americans fought for independence because of unfair treatment from England. There were many causes to the Revolution including high taxes, unfair laws, and even colonists being killed.
The American Revolution was a colonial revolt that took place between 1765 and 1783. It was an event that pushed for the separation of England’s North American colonies from Great Britain, which led to the formation of the United States of America. The revolution was revolutionary because it brought about radical ideas and changes in American society about women rights, changes in social classes, and the abolishment of slavery. After the American revolution, there was an increase in people's attention to political matters and made issues of liberty and equality especially important. Document 2 is The Declaration of the Thirteen United States of America that was written by Thomas Paine to confront the King that they want to declare independence.
In regards to the American Revolution, the point that armed rebellion became inevitable arrived when after nearly five constant years of American colonist protesting. American 's had enough and needed to take a stand for the numerous inequalities they were forced to deal with. It was foreseeable that the American Revolution took place due to the unfair taxes that the British were giving Americans. Also, England was not allowing Americans their freedom, along with violence and the political dominance by the Parliament over the colonies by announcing the Stamp Act in 1765, which happened to nearly affect all Americans tremendously.
It was the first revolution to majorly succeed and change how people saw their countries, it was the American Revolution. The American Revolution was the first successful revolution against a European empire that provided a model for many other colonial peoples who realized that they too could break away and become self-governing nations (New world Encyclopedia, 1).The American Revolution was vital to history because ideas seen by other countries started a chain reaction. Many ideas were taken into account when the Americans revolted against Europe and all of these played important factors throughout history. Ideas about liberty, equality, representation, and natural rights were first seen as properly put into action to change old systems in the American Revolution. As the American Revolution was the first to succeed and earn freedom, it greatly affected countries all around the world on how they made freedom and equality a part of their government
Between 1770 and 1776, resistance to imperial change turned into a full-on revolution. The American Revolution, also known as the Revolutionary War, was a time of revolting and political uprising, in which the 13 colonies separated from the British Empire, forming the independent nation known as the United States of America. Though the American Revolution began because the colonies wanted independence from Britain, many important historical events and revolts also lead to the tensions and resistance to what resulted in freedom and independence for the colonies from British rule. Events such as the Stamp and Sugar Acts, the Boston Massacre, Boston Tea Party, Intolerable Acts, and the Continental Congress led to expanding tensions and soon to the outbreak of the American Revolution.
“The revolution was effected before the war commenced. The revolution was in the minds and hearts of the people.” - John Adams, 1818
Parliament passed the Townshend Acts, which placed taxes on paper, lead, paint, and tea that was imported to New England. The colonist began to boycott these goods which angered English authorities. They placed military officials so that they could force the colonists to pay the much needed taxes. Tensions between British soldiers and colonists escalated. This lead to the Boston Massacre; it was propagandized and impassioned many settlers to rebel. In response for the unfair taxes on tea, the colonists dumped the imported tea into the harbor. People became much more ardent to their side after the incident. You were either for the revolution; a patriot, or you sided with England; a loyalist.
The Boston Massacre was said to be the event that brought the colonies closer to unite against the British Government and these conflicts between the colonists and the British army were rising because of how the British Government was trying to gain more control over the American colonies while also trying to raise the American taxes. The Massacre was used to encourage colonists to fight harder for their freedom and independence but also was known as a zero hour in the American Revolution. This point had allowed groups like the Groups like the Sons of Liberty to use it to show the corruption of British rule.
-The American Revolution is very known and heard to many people. By the time the American Revolution took place, the citizens of these colonies were beginning to get tired of the British rule. Once all the colonies were beginning to resistance the Americans mainly about and how the taxes were imposed by the British colonist in the incoming years right after the Indian and French War started , in which they all were kinda
The American Revolution is typically looked at as a conservative movement, but it seems most of the actions taken were very radical. They were fighting to defend their rights, governed and natural. The American Revolution was as radical as any other revolution, in a special 18th century way, and this seems to hold true while looking at the new waves of thinking. It involves the Whigs and Tories, and while they are at opposite sides of the spectrum, they consecutively agreed to not address and higher-law principles so they would not have to rework their entire system.. The Revolution worked against this, and the parties chose to pretend it was not a serious movement and act, as they believed it would not take any effect. More people got involved and all aspects of life began to be questioned and revolutionized. The Revolution seems to be radical in a more definitive way as it caused segregation of beliefs, the Declaration of independence, and
One of the more famous ones were the Quartering Act, causing colonists to need to house, feed, and care for British soldiers. There was also the closing of the Boston Harbor, otherwise known as the Boston Port Bill, blocking off all trade as a punishment from smuggling goods. Plus if the port is closed there’s no trade in general, meaning no smuggled goods entering the colonies was possible. The lack of trade in one of the colonies’ biggest harbors at the time meant bad business for many businesses including merchants whose lives were basically built on trade. On top of that there was to Quebec Act. “1774 Quebec Act, passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763.” This allowed French Canadians to now live freely and restore French civil law. This destroyed all hopes of colonists being able to settle on the Western claim from the Treaty of Paris. This was considered by the colonistsTo start off, one of the many things leading up to the revolutionary war that helped spark it was the repercussions of the French and Indian War. After the war ended, the British were granted the land between the Mississippi River and the
The American Revolution, which occurred approximately from 1765 to 1786, is also known as the American Revolutionary War and the U.S. War of Independence, for good reason. The conflict rose from rising tensions amid the people of Great Britain’s thirteen American colonies and the colonial government, which represented the British crown. Clashes between Britain’s troops and colonial militiamen in Lexington and Concord in April 1775 kicked off the armed conflict, and by the following summer, the rebels were waging a full-scale war for their independence. The American Revolution had tremendous consequences, and was not simply a victory of arms on the battlefield, but also a feat of economic and political ideals, and vital societal changes. This huge period of history set into motion greater changes in American life and created a country, demonstrating just how this revolutionary age in time more than earned its name. This battle of independence waged by the American colonies against Britain influenced political ideas and revolutions around the globe, as a young, largely divided nation won its freedom from the greatest military force of its time.
The Boston Massacre is know as the unjust killing of five American colonists by British soldiers on King street on March 5, 1770. This massacre fueled the rage of the colonist which was already burning in them from eighteen months prior when the British sent four regiments of soldiers to Boston. The four regiments contained over two thousand soldiers who were sent to patrol a town that only contained about one thousand six hundred, and the majority were children. With these statics there was about one red coat or British soldier for every two grown men. Which just cause more tension between the colonist and the soldiers, and some that even led to violence.
25. Boston Tea Party: Due to the nearly bankrupt East India Company, the Parliament passed the Tea Act, which colonists believed was “taxation without representation”, for they had to pay for their loss. The colonists disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians as planned to throw the tea into the sea. The coercive act was then passed which undermined their
Before there was a country known as the great United States of America , all there was was grass, desserts and light that helped to guide George Washington into the independence of the continent .Walking into his most successful decision ever, especially coming from the bottom , building all his way to the top. Yet before all that occurred there were other events that circulated George Washington 's leading. During the 1760 's a lot of events occurred that changed and developed the world . It wasn 't always for the best, but it was always for what people believed was right. It was the fighting of the countries freedom and peace . If no one did, than who would?