The American Revolution may never have happened if Britain had attempted to impose provocative declarations and legislation. These decisions by the British government intensified the colonists commitment to republicanism and resistance. The main concept grounding Republicanism is popular sovereignty, and opposition to monarchy and aristocracy. The idea of American Republicanism has essentially the same values. American Republicanism prioritizes liberty, unalienable rights for citizens and popular sovereignty. One example of an action the British took that increased republicanism throughout the colonies was the Proclamation of 1763. This Declaration increased republicanism not only because they wanted the land beyond the Appalachian Mountains,
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The Stamp Act was passed in 1765. This act passed by the British Parliament, stated Americans would begin paying taxes on an array of printed item such as newspapers and playing cards. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for the British soldiers stationed in America. The slogan associated with resistance to this act was soon to be known as “No Taxation Without Representation”. This act by the British Government went completely against republicanism. The Stamp Act made Americans intensify their commitment to their Republican Values because the tax violated the American Republican idea of popular sovereignty. America had no representatives thus they had no say on what they were taxed for. The Stamp Act did not only push Americans closer to their republican values but also intensified the colonial resistance. This hated tax produced terrorists groups called the Sons of Liberty who took justice into their own hands. This group terrorized tax collectors. These actions eventually forced the repeal of the stamp act. The second example of increased colonial resistance was the Stamp Act Congress. Although not viewed a important in England, the Stamp Act congress helped to dissolve the tensions between rival colonies and provided a promising step toward a union through the nonimportation agreements. This congress set the stage for the
The Stamp Act was passed in 1765. This act passed by the British Parliament, stated Americans would begin paying taxes on an array of printed item such as newspapers and playing cards. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for the British soldiers stationed in America. The slogan associated with resistance to this act was soon to be known as “No Taxation Without Representation”. This act by the British Government went completely against republicanism. The Stamp Act made Americans intensify their commitment to their Republican Values because the tax violated the American Republican idea of popular sovereignty. America had no representatives thus they had no say on what they were taxed for. The Stamp Act did not only push Americans closer to their republican values but also intensified the colonial resistance. This hated tax produced terrorists groups called the Sons of Liberty who took justice into their own hands. This group terrorized tax collectors. These actions eventually forced the repeal of the stamp act. The second example of increased colonial resistance was the Stamp Act Congress. Although not viewed a important in England, the Stamp Act congress helped to dissolve the tensions between rival colonies and provided a promising step toward a union through the nonimportation agreements. This congress set the stage for the