First Continental Congress

The Stamp Act was a very dangerous situation between the colonies and the British government.The Stamp Act was the first act that was placed and the colonist was very angry because of how much money they were losing from this. The Stamp Act was an imposed tax on printed documents like newspapers, almanacs, licenses and more. “ British officials were soon collecting more…

a big impact on the relationship between America and Britain. Britain was in a huge amount of debt after the French and Indian War. They were in a hurry to quickly gain money to pay the debt off. As a result, they started taxing the colonies. The first Act that was created was the Revenue Act, or Sugar Act. This Act taxed sugar and other goods coming into the colonies (Keene, 100). It also increased penalties for smuggling and created new ways for enforcing compliance of these new laws. The…

It has been said that revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government of social order in favor of a new system. People rebelle in various ways because they require a better society and government in their country. During the 17th and 18th centuries, there were lots of countries that people countered the government for their liberty and benefit, such as France, United States and United Kingdom. Because there were lots of critical revolutionary events that took place in this period, “The Age of…

In the responses to both the Stamp Act and the Invasive Acts, feelings of violence, anger, and fear of strengthening English power were prominent. In addition, the colonists formed some type of new Congress after each one and worked endlessly to try to get both reversed. The general view the colonists had about both Acts were that they were unconstitutional and either took away or in some way violated their rights. Their response to the Declaratory…

Part A: Many countries colonization in new world, colonization is when a huge group of people move into a new land. For example, many Britain colonized North America in 1607. Along the North Carolina, the British first settlement was Jamestown (Digital History, 2014). England believed that North America would be a great place to expand. One of the reasons England wanted to colonize North America was because it would serve as a safeguard against Spain’s Catholic Church. Another reason was for…

The American Revolution grew out of contempt for British policies regarding their American colonies. In this shared contempt as the eve of revolution drew near the colonists developed a sense of identity and unity. Edmund Burke wrote, in his notes to Parliament, questions as to whether small unrepresented towns in Britain could be compared to the vast, and ever expanding American colonies. In his work he argued that any comparison between the two were stark and that they should be allowed to…

The Second Continental Congress, formed in the early stages during the development of America, consisted of prestigious individuals, such as John Adams, Samuel Adams, and Benjamin Franklin. This group convened after declaring independence from Britain in 1776 with the goal to form a new system of government for the country to follow. On November 15, 1777, two and a half years after the start of the Revolutionary War, the Articles of Confederation were adopted. Adjustments were made for the next…

A Full Vindication of the Measures of Congress “A full vindication of the measures of Congress” is a letter written by Alexander Hamilton to the people of the colonies, part of which is addressed directly to the farmers. This was written mainly in response to the allegations, insults, and propaganda that the so-called “Farmer” had made against the actions of the first continental Congress in America through his letter that had been printed in the newspapers of the time. In his letter, Hamilton…

Iroquois Hurons. and next came the Inca Empire that Francisco and Pizarro discovered (16). This empire was one of the most sophisticated empires, they had ever seen in the Americas, by far (15). Some of the first settlements in the North Americas were along the St Lawrence River. These first settlements were made…

During the creation of the Continental Army, he nominated George Washington to be the commander-in-chief during the war. During May ofo 1776, the Congress passed Adam’s resolution stating that each colony should have their own independent government, leading to the creation of the Declaration of Independence just a few months later. He was…