Acts of the Parliament of Great Britain

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…

Chapter 6: The Duel for North America (Pg. 89) What was going on between France, Britain, and Spain between 1688 and 1763? In what ways was America involved? France, Britain, and Spain were involved in world wars competing for territory in America, which also ended up hurting the Native Americans. One of the wars was the Seven Years’ War which set up America's independence. France Finds a Foothold in Canada (Pg. 89) How and why did France begin to colonize Canada? In what ways did New…

east coast, which is the United States. It was a problem going on with the thirteen colonies as well as it being a problem with the Great Britain. There were numerous of situations that had taken place causing the American Revolution to blow up the way it did. There was a conflict between the colonies they didn’t like the way they were being treated by Great Britain. They felt as if they weren’t being treated the way that they should have been. Americans as a whole started to think they should…

letter may seem disrespectful to the Crown or just plain out absurd. I applaud you for your criticism and tact. You are entitled to your opinion. However, as a colonial citizen, I am replying to you with fiery conviction to plead the contrary! The acts and measures that the Crown has taken against the colonists are unjust, illegal, and egregious! My dear cousin, you state that the British government sent troops to America to protect us from Natives and French colonists during the French…

In the 1770’s, Great Britain had established a number of colonies in North America. Which they were known as the thirteen colonies. The American colonists thought of themselves as citizens of Great Britain and subjects of King George III. They were tied to Britain through trade and by the way they were governed. Back then trading was restricted so the colonies had to rely on Britain for imported goods and their supplies. There were not any banks around then, so people had very little to no money…

Minutemen were men in the militia. The militia was a army made the men who lived in the colonies. Their job was to fight their enemies which is England.Men between the ages 16 and 60 were required to carry a weapon and join the army. The militia also fought alongside with the British soldiers during the French and Indian War. Soon after, colonists declared freedom the militia starting fighting with the British Soldiers to win independence. Neutralists were colonists who were not on either…

ruining all of it. The Boston Tea Party was an act of rebellion that Britain and the colonies would never recover and the King of England was quick to punish the colonies with the Intolerable Acts. The Intolerable Acts were another main cause for the American Revolution, the Intolerable Acts consisted of The Boston Port Act, closing the port of Boston until the Dutch East India Company had been repaid for the destroyed tea; The Massachusetts Government Act, putting the government of…

Causes of the American Revolution When the American colonies were first started, the colonists were proud to call themselves British. But this did not last long. After a while, they became angry with Britain for several reasons, including taxes, the Intolerable Acts, and the difference in opinion about the colonists and their rights. They first became angry when the Boston Massacre happened. The colonists really started to hate the British and started thinking about breaking away at that…

Many revolts and acts of rebellion took place during the 1700’s. One of these acts was the Boston Tea Party. This occurred on December 16th, 1773 and consisted of over a hundred Sons of Liberty, dressed as Native Americans, who dumped 342 chests (92,000lbs) worth of tea into the Boston harbor. This resulted in Parliament’s passing of the five Intolerable Acts. These Intolerable Acts were unjustified because there were much better and more fair ways to have dealt with the Boston Tea Party at the…

west of the Appalachian remained an American Indian territory for the time being. The colonists rebelled against Great Britain because they felt their rights were being violated. The Sugar Act took place in 1764. The Sugar Act lowered the tax on molasses in hopes to decrease smuggling. The colonist thought that this act violated their right to tax themselves. As a result of the Sugar Act in 1764 the colonists began to openly protest the British Parliament's intervention in colonial affairs.…