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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…

Analysis of Benjamin Franklin's The Way to Wealth Benjamin Franklin was born into rather mediocre circumstances, and his rise to wealth and fame constitutes a true American "rags to riches" storyline. And due to this clichéd American fascination with the concept of a true "self made man", his readers, many of them of meager means and poorer backgrounds, were able to relate to his writings on a personal level. In his original Poor Richards Almanac, published in 1732, he provides insightful…

Thomas Jefferson wrote the Declaration of Independence and the Statue of Virginia for Religious Freedom. He was the third president of the United States of America. Jefferson studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1767. Two years later, in 1769, he was elected to the state of Virginia in the House of Representatives. Thomas Jefferson was one of the leaders in the independence movement against the British. In his 1774 essay published 'A Summary View of the Rights of British America' he spoke…

David Mitchell, an English novelist once said, “All revolutions are, until they happen, then they are historical inevitabilities.” This quote best describes the situation during both the American and Indian revolutions. The American and Indian Revolutions achieved independence from Great Britain for many reasons. The British involvement in both countries were different in the way they drove the start of the revolution, and the actual war of independence was developed by the different ideology of…

Two works, two audiences, one purpose. The Deceleration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, a political and official document created in 1776, expressed the founding principals that the United States was created upon. Jefferson, the author, openly attacks King George, the ruler of Great Britain, urging the American colonies to gain independence from his grasp. In similarity, “The Crisis” written by Thomas Paine, is much longer piece of literature. It length allowing the author to…

Samuel Adams once said, “The truth is, all might be free if they valued freedom, and defended it as they ought.” This quote by Samuel Adams means that if you value freedom and defended your opinion you can be free in your own special way. In This essay, you will learn about the life of Samuel Adams, Samuel Adams is one of the founding fathers of the Unites States of America, Adams also helped to arrange the Boston Tea Party. Samuel Adams planned the Boston Tea Party, which was when People dumped…

George Robert Twelves Hewes played a significant role during the American Revolution. However, as a shoemaker, the society could have forgotten him if it were not for the historical events that occurred in the 1830s. During the last half of the seventeenth century, Hewes played a vital part in three events: the Massacre (1770), the Tea Party (1773), and the tarring and feathering of John Malcolm (1774) (Young 1999, 33). Initially Hewes was deference. His heroic display resulted in Americans…

and Benjamin Franklin. George Washington was a general in the Revolutionary War. He fought for America’s freedom. Paul Revere was a son of liberty and was one of the people that dumped tea into the Boston Harbor. Also, Revere is best known as lighting the bell on fire to tell us that the British are coming. John Hancock was also a son of liberty. He too dumped tea into the harbor, but what he most is famous for is signing his name huge on the Declaration of Independence. Benjamin Franklin was an…

Causes of the American Revolution The American Revolution was a war for freedom, the British and the colonists were feuding over taxes and the acts which made taxes.But what are the key causes of the American Revolution.The key causes could be Taxation Without Representation, the 1st and 2nd continental congress meeting, and the Signing of the Declaration of Independence.These key details that led up to the American Revolution made America what it is today. Taxation Without Representation is…

The Colonial Era: The Birth of American Democracy There is a lot of weight to the title “The United States of America.” This name holds up many movements, many people, and many beliefs. The most important belief attached to the American name is democracy. Believing freedom is a right to every man is as old as the United States itself, most potent during the Colonial Era. Within the Colonial Era, two key ideals came into play, Enlightenment, and The Great Awakening. Both of these were ideas that…