No taxation without representation

By 1763 American colonies were feeling independent and were slowly dividing themselves from Britain. Between the years of 1763 and 1776, Britain began to enforce new policies which intensified colonial resistance and created the want to become independent. Over the period of these thirteen years, colonists began to create new values due to the revenue taxes being implemented. The French and Indian War left Britain in massive debt and forced them to find a way to generate more revenue. The…

equal and that the colonists were intended to serve the mother country.The colonists were frustrated that they were not being recognized as true Britons and felt they were being deprived of their “English Liberties”,quarrels over trade,taxation,and political representation sparked a political movement that led to rebellion from the colonists.The colonists felt that the king and Parliament together were trying to make slaves of them and if they could not be seen as equals to Britain then to what…

The American Revolution is the most significant event in American history, starting from 1765 with the introduction of the Stamp Act until America was officially recognized in the Treaty of Paris in 1783. This event significance is the reason why it is mentioned in numerous books, articles, movies, and various other means of media and popular culture. But what we fail to recognize is that popular culture and the media portray events in a specific way, often emitting and emphasizing on certain…

placing acts on the colonists to raise debt money, these actions displeased the people and caused them to revolt creating events like the Boston Massacre and The Boston Tea Party. These factors were of many that brought about the American Revolution. Taxation imposed on the American colonies by the British government created tension that fueled the…

The French and American revolutions were similar due to the fact that both were against longstanding European monarchies. While a key difference is that the French were revolting against their monarchy due to a feeling of unfair treatment of the population. The populations of both countries were revolting in protest to the treatment of the people and the taxes that were levied against them. The French revolution started in 1789 and lasted until the 1790s, during this time the French citizens…

Starting in 1776, the American Revolution served as a launching pad for a new nation. The abuses of monarchical Britain, predominantly lack of representation and inability to effect change, shaped the ideals of the fledgling nation. Because of the American Revolution, there was radical social and economic change. The most prominent change occurred politically, its ideals leading eventually to the First Amendment. This amendment grants the citizens of the United States the right to freedom of…

was “a series of laws requiring the provision of housing, food, and drink to British troops in the American colonies.” Although it wasn’t a direct tax, the colonists still perceived it was a way in which the Parliament was imposing taxes on them without consent. The colonists weren’t opposed to housing British soldiers in their homes but more so being taxed to pay for provisions and barracks for the British army. One of the last and major acts that led to the American Revolution was were the…

The Radical Whig ideology is the basis of Republicanism; the reason people wanted representation is because the direct fear of an oppressive form of government. Political thinkers, the Articles of Confederation and the Constitution leave a Radical Whig footprint in American History. Famous speeches from intellectuals like, George Washington…

Midterm 2. Who were the Loyalists? What kind of people were they? What were their reasons behind their opinions? Who were the Patriots? What kind of people were they? What were the reasons behind their opinions? Describe the events leading up to the battles of Lexington and Concord. The Loyalists were “colonists who remained loyal to Great Britain during the War of Independence” (Foner A-66). Most of the men that were Loyalists were wealthy, and their livelihoods did depend on their work…

Liberty for all, the idea of it is enough to rally the masses to fight to gain it. This idea was the whole basis behind the American Revolution, best put by Thomas Jefferson with “We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” While this idea seems simple enough to achieve, first the Americans would have to successfully defeat their…