Boston Tea Party

Why did the colonists break away from English rule? In 1756, a war broke out in Europe that would eventually transform into a global conflict. The Seven Years War would last until 1763. The war began when Prussia’s Fredrick II invaded a base in Saxony, one of Austria’s allies, to prevent what he thought was an attack on him. This caused a strong coalition against Prussia. Since George II was elector of Hanover, he had to aid Prussia by fighting the French attacks on Germany. This caused the…

Do you think that the British had more to fight for than the colonists? When the Colonies started to form, the British Crown started to make Acts for the colonies to keep them under control. While Britain put a lot of effort and time on the colonies, The colonists had more to fight for because they were also fighting for a new life, for their land, and for their freedom. First of all, The colonists had more to fight for because they were fighting for a new life. The colonists started to…

During the 1760s and 1770s Britain and its colonies had big disagreements. Some colonists felt they should rebel against the British because of things such as the unfair taxation without representation in Parliament. Other colonists thought they should remain loyal to Britain because the British Army and Navy protected them from any threats. Although the colonists that felt they shouldn’t fight had some good points, the colonists that wanted to fight held a better argument. Colonists who…

The British signed the Treaties of Peace and Neutrality with the intent of not honoring the terms as soon as they had a military advantage. The rivalry between French and the British in North America had a disadvantage effect on the people and the major trading that took place in St. Lawrence River Valley. The war started in the 1700s in Europe and spread to the American colonies (Stoler). The war also changed the social relations between Britain, France, Spain and their colonies. The signing…

Boston Massacre During this period of time, a big event happen in history that caused many emotions and tensions between the British soldiers and the civilians. The Boston Massacre played a very important role as The Revolutionary War in American History. The civilians feared for their lives but also for there colonies. The civilians were tired of all the rules and taxes they had to follow but also feeling that they were getting stepped on. They would start protesting and wanted to be free…

After the French and Indian War, The King as well as Parliament decided the colonies should pay for part of the costs for keeping British soldiers in North America. “It is in part to pay for the cost of administering this new continental empire that the British begin enacting a series of Financial Revenue Acts in 1764” (Wall, Taxing the Colonies). These acts included The Sugar Act of 1764, The Stamp Act of 1765, The Quartering Act of 1765, The Declaratory Act 1766 as well as many others. Since…

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…

The British had created numerous laws that angered many colonists. Some of these popular acts were The Quartering Act, The Stamp Act, The Tea Act, and The Intolerable Acts. The colonists then protested against these acts in many ways. Some ways were violent, others were peaceful, and other protests hurt the British economically. The economic protest was the most effective protest. The economic protests attacked what the British loved the most: money. Money was a very important item to the…

Puerto Rico is colony that is a part of the U.S. territory known as the “La Isla del Encanto.” It has changed its political status throughout the year between independence, commonwealth, statehood. In 1967, Puerto Rico enhanced common wealth as a greater autonomy. Even before, the economic was at risk because it suffered from fundamental flaws. Congress didn’t commit itself before the accepting the decision of its people as well as refusing to clarify how the federal government would treat the…

1773, 342 chests of tea that belonged to the British East India Company were dump into the Boston Harbor by American patriots who disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians. The American patriots were objecting tax on tea, that is, taxation without representation and the perceived East India Company’s monopoly. The Townshend Acts passed in 1767 by Parliament imposed duties on various imported products but they raised a big storm of non-compliance and colonial protest. The Boston merchants evaded the…