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    originated from Great Britain spending a surplus of money and resources on the French and Indian War. Resultantly, taxes were enforced upon the people of the colonies in an array of different forms. This understandably developed fury and resentment among the colonists, as they had no form of representation within Parliament. Due to the unjust circumstances that continued to compile, the colonists agreed it was time for necessary change:…

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    free trade. Throughout history, there are several people who played a key role in the development of liberalism. Some very influential people included: Jean Jacques Rousseau and John Locke. Rousseau and Locke stressed the importance of natural rights, and how when you are born, you are born free. These ideas helped create the foundation of what liberalism is today. The document Chartism: The People’s Petition 1838 was a national petition given to Parliament in regards to discussing several…

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    The English civil war occurred and Charles I was overthrown because he was trying to rule without parliament. During the Glorious Revolution, James II was forced off the throne because he had a son that would have been raised as catholic. As these changes took place in Britain The colonist was continuing to develop as Americans. They had adopted a philosophy of John Locke which stated that everyone had natural rights. Colonist believed that everyone was born with the right to life, liberty, and…

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    independence from Great Britain. Why did they want independence and how did they get it? The American colonies wanted their freedom from Great Britain because of a series of events that continued to increase the tension level between the two. The tension started with the French and Indian war (also known as the seven-year war). This war was caused by the French building on land that not only belonged to them, but also to Great Britain. Together Great Britain, the American colonies, and their…

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    13 Colonies Causes

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    America. Great Britain created the 13 colonies in order to create financial gains from this new found land. The colonies role in this investment Great Britain made in the New World was to grow crops to sell back to Britain. Britain would be known as a mother or paternal country to the Colonies throughout their existence up until independence was declared. United States was formed when the 13 Colonies declared independence from their mother country at the time, Great Britain. The 13 Colonies…

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    Patriots Vs Loyalists

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    you don’t know, Parliament (government) decided to pass acts (taxes) and the patriots didn’t have a say in it. On the other hand, the loyalists though it was an outstanding idea to tax the colonies equally. According to “Joseph Galloways Speech to the Continental Congress, 1774” Galloway stated that Parliament was just trying to protect the patriots by using the tax money they collected. Patriots didn’t seem to take it that way. Do you think you should betray a side that allowed you to colonize…

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    Ad Valorem Tax Analysis

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    it imported into Great Britain. In addition the ad valorem, Parliament laid additional taxes on tea sold for consumption in Britain. The extremely high taxes, combined with the fact that tea imported into Holland was not taxed by the Dutch government, meant that British American's could acquire bootlegged tea at a much better rate. The biggest market for the contraband tea was England. By the 1760s the East India Company was losing 400,000 pounds per year to smugglers in Great Britain. In…

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    The American Revolution was one of the greatest historical events that occurred in American history. But many don’t know the obstacles that occurred through, leading to this event. From dumping tea to getting Independence took many obstacles. This started from Taxation without representation and the Sugar Act in 1764 to 1766. Then was the Stamp Act of 1765, the Sons of Liberty formed and Declaratory Act from 1765 to 1766. When the Stamp Act of 1765 was repealed, the King started the Townshend…

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    revolution, numerous acts and disputes had taken place between 1763 and 1775. In short, the colonists were tired of “taxation without representation.” Eventually, the forced British control on the colonists had involuntary pushed the colonists to revolt and officially declare war. This war, known as the American Revolution, had been arguably caused by several occurrences since the glorious revolution. As a whole, one of the most controversial topics that led to the American Revolution…

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    The War that turned a Corner Between Great Britain and America The French and Indian War, to a great extent, marked a turning point in the relationship between America and Great Britain due to the change in economic policies, the limited expansion, and the restrictions of trade relations with England. At the point when the French and Indian War finished in 1763, no British citizen on either side of the Atlantic could have anticipated the upcoming clashes between the parent country and its North…

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