American Revolution

the english parliament decided that American colonists were second class citizens instead of first class citizens. The English King, King George, established that people would have to pay taxes on anything printed which they would have a stamp on them. Some things they had to pay taxes on were legal documents, licenses, newspapers, other publications, and even playing cards. The tax wasn’t much but offended many people because it was a direct attack on the American colonists. All this started…

The American Revolution was fought in part over the issue of voting. This made many restrictions on voting seem to be a violation of fundamental rights. During the period immediately following the Revolution, some states replaced property qualifications with taxpaying requirements. This reflected the principle that there should be “no taxation without representation.” Other states allowed anyone who served in the military to vote. Vermont was the first state to remove all property and taxpaying…

1780s as the then new United States was trying to create a functioning Republic. The Founding Fathers had the monumental task of creating a new form of government in the aftermath of the revolution. One that had never been successfully pulled off as Ellis states “no republican government prior to the American Revolution, apart from a few Swiss cantons and Greek city-states, had ever survived for long and none had ever been tried over a land mass as large as the thirteenth colonies. “(Ellis 6).…

people, the New World was the image of a haven where people could escape to find what they had been searching for. Many found freedom here, but it came at a costly price. One of the most well known and controversial events during the era of the American Revolution was The Boston Massacre. Many other predicaments came prior to this happening that placed the British soldiers in Boston for The Boston Massacre to take place. In the year 1760, when King George III took the throne of Great Britain,…

It was common, in American society, that people who were fighting for freedom had slaves of their own. Slaves themselves were a force that could swing the war either way. In the south there were about four hundred thousand slaves. In 1765 more than one hundred slaves, most…

In the year 1775, American colonists began engaging in military conflicts with the British military. In July of 1776, representatives of the colonies signed a formal Declaration of Independence, indicating that the colonies were no longer a part of the British Empire and instead regarded themselves as thirteen states united into one nation free of British jurisdiction. The resulting war known as the American Revolutionary War resulted in colonial victory and the official formation of the United…

The American Revolution was caused by conflicts between the colonists of America and the British government. Although the Parliament tried to keep peace and unity throughout the new colonies, the government only seemed to make things worse by creating many new laws and acts. The colonists were distressed about the new acts and decided to take matters into their own hands by rebelling in many different ways. The Sugar Act came after the Sugar and Molasses Act and was made to lessen the tax on…

The American Revolution did not just begin out of thin air with the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. There were many acts, both by the British and the American colonists, which led up to the eventual signing of the document. From the French and Indian War, taxation on the colonists, the Boston Massacre and the Boston Tea Party all played a major role in determining the fate of the colonies. The French and Indian War, known also as the 7 Years’ War, was primarily a…

history there have been many issues socially, economically, and politically that have led to changes. Throughout history there have been been many events that led to change. Many people believe that the American Revolution began at lexington and concord in 1775. Because of this the American revolution began and lasted a long time, which had many social, economical, and political consequences. The first example of how conflict can cause economical changes is during the Stamp act . The stamp…

The root causes for the American Revolution was when Great Britain started to place Acts such as the Sugar Act of 1764, The Revenue Act of 1764, and the Stamp Act of 1765 to enforce higher taxes and/or fines to make the colonists help pay for the own debt due to the Seven Years’ War. The Sugar Act of 1764 was to lower taxes on molasses imported in North America from the French West Indies. On the other hand it was established to end widespread of smuggling by the colonial merchant but due to…