Citizens of this world have at least once been mistreated. In results, those citizens have reacted in different ways. Some of these reactions are reasonable or unreasonable. A perfect example of reasonable reactions took place before the American Revolution. The colonists were very furious and, they started to take actions against the raised revenue for payment of the French and Indian war. The colonists ' response were reasonable because the colonists only peacefully rebelled, protested, and wrote documents. First, the British violated the colonists ' freedom of movement through the proclamation of 1763. The proclamation was set to stop the colonists from expanding to the west of North America. To this violation, the colonists did
Raven, you are right. The British felt as if the colonies should accept the consequences for the colonists ' actions at the Boston Tea Party. As a form of punishment, the British passed the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts included the following: the Boston Port Act, which closed Boston 's port until the East India Company was repaid; the Massachusetts Government Act, which empowered the king to elect government officials in Massachusetts; the Administration of Justice Act, which allowed the government to move a colonist 's trial to another colony if a fair trial was unavailable in Massachusetts; and the Quartering Act, which permitted British troops to occupy vacant buildings when in the
In the American colonies between 1763 and 1775, a burning desire for freedom and to rid themselves of the perpetual taxation sparked within the aggravated colonists; leading to the people of the thirteen colonies to declare their separation from Great Britain. The British government placed a multitude of restraints onto the American colonists which limited the colonies ability to develop as a region in the process. In 1763 the Proclamation Act was passed which forbade the colonists to settle West of the Appalachian Mountains and required people who were previously living on that land to move back to the East. The American colonist was extremely frustrated at that passing of this law since they won the French and Indian War for the British
Who revolted in the American Revolution? There were two main groups of people during the American Revolution, Loyalists and Patriots. Of these two groups, it was the Patriots who revolted. Loyalists were people who wanted to stay part of Britain and remain British citizens whereas Patriots were people who wanted the American colonies to gain their independence from Britain.
We are reduced to … choosing … unconditional submission to the tyranny of irritated [British officials], or resistance by force.” Colonists really did only have two choices. Parliament being able to make laws that are “binding in all cases whatsoever” is repugnant. The colonists, if they had not rebelled, would have essentially been slaves to Britain. Philosopher John Locke, in Document 8, describes what must be done to rulers in the colonists’ situation: “If a ruler … acts both as judge and participate in disputes, he puts himself in a state of war with his subjects and we have the right and the duty to kill such rulers and their servants.”
Imagine of your friend used you to copy off of your homework, and you feel like you are not getting anything in return. How would you feel? That is exactly how the colonists felt with Britain. The angry colonists wanted to start a revolution against Britain because their unalienable rights were being intruded in their own country. They were used to salutary neglect, but the tight control the British had over them angered the colonists.
The American Revolution was the start of the America’s history and one of the biggest turning points in that era. All the colonists remembered the daring fight against Britain for land and liberty. Yet, 29 years later another war broke out between Britain and America. The same arguments were in place as before, America was pushing for land and defending their liberties. In these ways the War of 1812 can easily be viewed as the second American Revolution.
The American colonists were justified by taxation, no representation, and the lack of land they owned. I believe the American colonists were justified in breaking away from England because of taxation. “There is another late act of Parliament, which appears to me to unconstitutional…” (Document B).
To what extent was the American Revolution justified? The American Revolution that had its beginning in early 1775 is defined as severe battle between 13 North American colonies and British government. The ruthless fight initiated by American colonies has many debatable arguments on whether it was justified. Therefore, I’m going to weight both sides in order to answer this question.
Midterm 1 Explain some contradictions within the American Revolution, which were explain in the class and the text. The United States now is one of the top nations in the world. A couple of hundreds of years ago, it was a bunch of colonies loosely connected by the constitution. Before the states became connected into one country, it still had to go through a revolution to become independent of Great Britain. In the American Revolution there were some contradictions that happened: for example the Boston Tea party and Thomas Jefferson owning slaves.
The American colonies are justified to be free and independent of British rule. The colonists were people of British descent that were driven out of England due to the fact that they couldn’t practice their religion freely. Britain began to tax the colonists very unfairly, to pay for the expense of the French and Indian war. Major conflict began when the colonists privacy was invaded and rights were denied, they began to boycott British goods.
I believe that the colonists were justified in revolting against the government. The actions they took were extremely upsetting. The Proclamation of 1763. Doesn’t sound too bad, does it?
In response to the rise of rebellion PowerPoint, I learned about the succession the northern and southern states were having. It seemed as if everything was how it was supposed to be; Until new laws were added to the colonists in order for Britain to succeed along with them. Some issues I believe that influenced the American independence moment in the 1770’s were the navigation acts, the wool, hat and iron acts. These acts disturbed the rate of succession for certain individual’s such as craftsmen, artisans and farmers which led to a world without freedom. Being told how to make your goods and where to sell them is being monopolized by the England.
I believe that the American Revolution was revolutionary because there were many events, impacts, and effects after the war was over. When something is “Revolutionary” it means that it causes a dramatic or drastic change. In 1776, the Declaration of Independence was written all because the people needed to be heard, from document 2. What if the King listened, would there still have been a war? I do not believe so because so much time was spent trying to get the people
The more the colonists were pushed the more it, “incensed colonists already weary of British rule and unfair taxation and roused them to fight for independence.” The relationship between American colonists and British soldiers was further damaged because of the Boston Massacre. Furthermore, the taxes and feeling of being under constant watch due to the soldiers being quartered among them led to retaliation and a need for some sort of freedom. In the “Boston Gazette and Country Journal” it is said that “it is natural to suppose that when the inhabitants saw those laws which had been enacted for their security, and which they were ambitious of holding up to the soldiery, eluded, they should most commonly resent for themselves.” Colonists had been told that the laws and taxes were put in place for their own benefit when in reality they were put in place to make the United States more dependent on, and easier controlled by Britain.
One time the British passed a law that allowed the british soldiers to forcefully live in the colonists’ home! The colonies started out to benefit Great Britain, but after one war and lots of laws, the colonies were going to be part of a revolution. What was the American Revolution about? Economic Rights or Civil Liberties? On one hand the British instilled unfair regulations on trade and goods.