1. The American Revolution began in the year 1775, however it can be argued that the new Nation was actually birthed in the years immediately following the Seven Years War and those years leading up to the Battles of Lexington and Concord. What specific events do you believe lead to the strife and continual divide between Great Britain and the Colonies, between the years immediately following the Seven Years War and the start of the American Revolution? Use support from the primary and secondary sources used in this class.
There are numerous events that caused strife and division between the colonists and Great Britain in the years following the Seven Years wars. Some of these events were the enforcement of the Stamp Act and Tea Act, the …show more content…
The Tea Act led to increasing numbers of American protests and then finally the Boston Tea Party. The colonists knew if the tea was sold then Parliament would continue to tax them until all of their freedoms had disappeared, therefore, the tea party was their time to act. Ferling described the Tea Party as “the first act of turbulent and pivotal decade that was to follow, for the congresses, the war, and the diplomacy that would fill the breathtaking years between 1774 and 1783 grew from those events in Boston during that cold December of 1773” (104). Following the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts which closed the Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for. This enraged the colonists once again and they considered it to be “unjust, illegal, and oppressive” (Proceedings of Farmington, …show more content…
With husbands off fighting women were drawn into the war, even if they had no desire to be a part of it many still felt its brutal shock. Loyalists reaped the consequences of hostilities from the past that were also brought into the war. Native Americans joined the war to save the lifestyle they had become accustomed to and African Americans joined in search of their freedom. The Revolution meant something different to each of these groups, but it was clear that with the being fought on their home-front there was no possible way for them to be spectators during this war. They were unable to sit on the sidelines, they had no choice but to become
There are numerous events that caused strife and division between the colonists and Great Britain in the years following the Seven Years wars. Some of these events were the enforcement of the Stamp Act and Tea Act, the …show more content…
The Tea Act led to increasing numbers of American protests and then finally the Boston Tea Party. The colonists knew if the tea was sold then Parliament would continue to tax them until all of their freedoms had disappeared, therefore, the tea party was their time to act. Ferling described the Tea Party as “the first act of turbulent and pivotal decade that was to follow, for the congresses, the war, and the diplomacy that would fill the breathtaking years between 1774 and 1783 grew from those events in Boston during that cold December of 1773” (104). Following the Boston Tea Party, Parliament passed the Coercive Acts which closed the Boston Harbor until the tea was paid for. This enraged the colonists once again and they considered it to be “unjust, illegal, and oppressive” (Proceedings of Farmington, …show more content…
With husbands off fighting women were drawn into the war, even if they had no desire to be a part of it many still felt its brutal shock. Loyalists reaped the consequences of hostilities from the past that were also brought into the war. Native Americans joined the war to save the lifestyle they had become accustomed to and African Americans joined in search of their freedom. The Revolution meant something different to each of these groups, but it was clear that with the being fought on their home-front there was no possible way for them to be spectators during this war. They were unable to sit on the sidelines, they had no choice but to become