Boston Massacre Analysis

1. The Boston Massacre was a result of American colonialists who harassed and intimidated the British military in regards to the Stamp Act. This act violated the rights of the American colonialists because it was passed without their consent and did not benefit them. Several people were injured and killed in this attack between the British military and the colonialists. Many would say that this was propaganda to promote opposition against the British rule. The Boston Tea Party was also a very significant even that led to the revolution against the British rule. On December 16, 1773, 150 American revolutionaries boarded the British naval ship and dumped out tea into the Boston harbor in response the new tea tax that was imposed. This was very …show more content…
The Articles of Confederation was nothing more than a document that stated the unity of sovereign states and a “firm league of friendship.” The only issue with this document was the lack of control and power given to the federal government. The founding fathers were afraid to give their new government control because they believe that it would be abused just like the British government. Many people opposed that the confederation government was far too weak and poor. There was no currency, federal debt, taxes, tariffs, money to fund government, federal military, trade regulations and granting of lands. Legally there was nothing that could be done because it was vote unanimously among congress. The major turning point in changing the constitution was the event of Shay’s rebellion. This resulted in the creation of the Philadelphia convention where the current U.S. constitution was formed. This gave the federal government more power than the state governments, the ability to impeach the president, the formation of the supreme court to interpret the law, and the electoral college. This gave the people a certain level of power of the federal government among the …show more content…
Many historians would say that the War of 1812 was the continuation of the American Revolutionary War after a pause of over two decades because the British military captured six thousand U.S. naval troops and supplied guns and ammo to the Indians. The United States congress officially declared war with Britain on June 18, 1812. Many people feared that this was the end of a newly formed government and Britain was trying to win back the United States. Washington D.C. was occupied and the executive mansion was burned down. In April of 1814, Napoleon eventually lost power and Britain stopped impressing American sailors and ended the inference with American shipping. Britain lost and the United States moved