American Revolution spies

pay off the debt, Britain needed money, so the British passed a number of Acts that included taxes, many which targeted colonists. One of the first acts passed was the infamous Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was enacted in 1756, and exacted revenue from American colonists by requiring a British stamp on newspapers, legal documents, and commercial documents and the stamp costed money. The cost of the stamp was actually relatively small, the cost not being the real reason the colonists hated it. The…

After their active participation in the war, they were able to gather confidence and independence from their roles and efforts in the war to manage farms, and later on cities. Unfortunately for them, they were not acknowledged for their efforts and life returned to what it was before. The men went back to their jobs, so the women had to go back home and they no longer felt like they had a purpose like during the war and sought justice for this later on. After experiencing life without their…

stay in colonists house. This Act also allowed British to spy on some of the people who were promoting American independence. The Quebec…

1. While conducting his research, Robert Gross met a great deal of difficulty discovering the range of life that the commoners experienced on the eve of the Revolution. Moreover, Gross realized that “To recover the history of common people required new methods to exploit sources beyond the letters, journals, memoirs, essays, and sermons produced exclusively by “the most affluent and educated class of people (p. ix-x).” As mentioned in the preceding quote, it is far easier to uncover history…

During the time leading up to the Revolution, tensions ran high among both the government and civilians. Factions of groups, Patriots, Rebels and even housewives, were making their voices heard throughout the community. Two of the most powerful writers during the time were Thomas Paine, the son of a Quaker, and Mercy Otis Warren, the daughter of a farmer, attorney, and eventual member of the House of Representatives, Colonel Otis. Although from two separate walks of life, both writers had a…

• Seven Years’ War breaks out in Europe from 1756-1763 • Was a global war, fought on five continents, one of the first global war • Prussia and Great Britain fought France and Austria, but Native Americans played a big role throughout the war • Britain had Americans sided with them, but the Natives supported both France & Britain • War took place in continental U.S., the Caribbean Sea, the coast of Africa as well as India • War started due to British colonists wanting to expand into the west…

From the early 1700s until the start of the Seven Years’ War in 1754, Great Britain and its colonies did not have a mutually beneficial relationship due to mercantilism and the 1651 Navigation Acts, which restricted the American colonies’ trade partners to only their mother country. This greatly narrowed their their trade options while simultaneously enriching the crown with the wealth of thirteen other territories. The French and British maintained several differences in their colonization of…

William Graham Sumner John P. Altgeld Samuel Gompers What was the impact of the transcontinental rail system on the American economy and society in the late nineteenth century? 2) How did the huge industrial trusts develop in industries such as steel and oil, and what was their effect on the economy? 3) What was the effect of the new industrial revolution on American laborers, and how did various labor organizations attempt to respond to the new conditions? 4) The text states…

of the world. It has a strong military, influence in trade, and is the place where everyone wanted to live because of its characteristic of freedom. Over the years the United States has furthered developed its government from the time of the American Revolution to the current day. The government has been influenced by events occurring in the world and political leaders. Some changes have been positive such as women's right to vote, the end of slavery, trade growth, and military domination. But…

say the governor is independent of and representative and will do what he pleases. Also in the letter is that if colonists won’t behave that they should use stronger force. A few weeks after he and his wife take a walk outside and discuss how a revolution is approaching and how Adams is sorry for not being present in their son’s life. Gage then makes the journey back to England with his wife who doesn’t want to even go and remains below deck for most of the voyage. Gage hopes a huge celebration…