No taxation without representation

On March 5, 1770, the city of Boston bore witness to a massacre of the vilest kind. A squad of British soldiers fired on an unarmed group of Bostonians and murdered five people. I know some people have the belief that the British are not to blame in this situation and that they were only acting in self-defense. In reality, the opposite is true. So let us review the events of that fateful day. A crowd gathered to protest the unfair Townshend acts that, as you know, have placed taxes on common…

The institution of the United States can be first traced back to the interactions between Christopher Columbus and the settlement of the natives. This voyage soon led to the European colonization of the United States. Later in history, July 4th of 1776, America declared its independence. Every since America’s declaration of Independence, it has become the world’s #1 economic, political, social, industrial and liberal power. Some may argue that the United States isn’t a country, but instead a…

The british empire helped to establish the thirteen colonies in the new world, however the british did not enforce their power over the colonies.When the colonist had already begun to self-govern themselves ,britain then asserted power over the colonies by creating unjust laws and taxes.The colonist based on many factors believed that they were being mistreated in which caused them to protest.When their protest efforts did not change the way they were being treated the colonist decided to…

hated it. The strong opposition towards the act came from the reasoning that if the British could attempt to raise money in the colonies without the approval of colonial legislatures, and get away with it without resistance from the colonies, there was potential for more troublesome taxation in the future. This started the phrase, “no taxation without representation”. The Stamp Act was eventually repealed in 1766 but several more acts were passed by the British in attempt to raise revenue. The…

stupid things. In the world hatred runs people think of some of the greatest leader Hitler the hatred for jews made him one of the world’s strongest men. Even America was helped to be founded by hate the hate of the king of britain “no taxation without representation.”. Hatred is also found in books such as to Kill a - -Mockingbird,Schindler’s List,The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, and The Merchant of Venice all of these books contain a common hatred,hatred of another race. In…

country struggled into existence, Abigail Adams reminded her husband that it was dangerous to “put such unlimited power into the hands of the Husbands,” and to be wary of a large group of people who are “bound by Laws” where they “have no voice, or Representation” (“American, Experience”). This reference to the colonists under Britain’s rule further infuses the idea that women did not have equal legal rights. Women could not vote in important national elections until 1920 when “the House of…

they got what they wanted: the stamp act was no longer being enforced, but still wasn’t repealed. The colonists were upset over the fact that they didn’t get a vote on these taxes and wanted actual representation. Jeff James stated in a lecture, “the colonists argued ‘no taxation without representation!’ and Britain was like, ‘Oh we get it dudes! We feel your pain. Don’t worry we are virtually representing you.’” The Stamp Act was eventually repealed. The King, only slightly annoyed, passed the…

Carrie Chapman Catt was an extraordinary woman and activist promoting the rights of women for their political freedoms. Moreover, Catt’s background as a teacher, superintendent of schools, and women’s activist gave credibility to her being a well-educated and refined woman, providing the ethos of her claim. (History.com) For this reason, she was more than capable of advocating for all women of our great country in the fight to allow women the right to a say in their government by giving them the…

The Declaration of Independence, as the masterpiece which lied the foundation of freedom and independence of United States of America, declaring for the thirteen American colonists who are suffering from the ruffian British rule. This document was drafted by Thomas Jefferson and ratified by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, since then, that day has become a memorial date commemorating the milestone in the American history of liberty and justice. However, liberty and freedom was…

attributes of persons, and that would negate the class system of the agrarian and feudal society as well as the political centralization occurring in European state building. Later, Marx, and many of his followers, argued alternatively that rights and representation were insufficient to achieve the task of political emancipation. Instead they sought to neutralise class altogether by dissolving property rights and restructuring the social relationship to the means of production. The orthodox…