Parliament of Great Britain

to declare independence from Great Britain. Why did they want independence and how did they get it? The American colonies wanted their freedom from Great Britain because of a series of events that continued to increase the tension level between the two. The tension started with the French and Indian war (also known as the seven-year war). This war was caused by the French building on land that not only belonged to them, but also to Great Britain. Together Great Britain, the American colonies,…

you’ve heard about the dilemma that’s going on between the patriots and loyalists. If you don’t know, Parliament (government) decided to pass acts (taxes) and the patriots didn’t have a say in it. On the other hand, the loyalists though it was an outstanding idea to tax the colonies equally. According to “Joseph Galloways Speech to the Continental Congress, 1774” Galloway stated that Parliament was just trying to protect the patriots by using the tax money they collected. Patriots didn’t seem to…

imported into Great Britain. In addition the ad valorem, Parliament laid additional taxes on tea sold for consumption in Britain. The extremely high taxes, combined with the fact that tea imported into Holland was not taxed by the Dutch government, meant that British American's could acquire bootlegged tea at a much better rate. The biggest market for the contraband tea was England. By the 1760s the East India Company was losing 400,000 pounds per year to smugglers in Great Britain. In addition…

they put taxes on tea many colonists got upset and dumped tea into the ocean and was called as the Boston Tea Party. After this lost for Britain, the King sent the Intolerable Act, which made the 13 colonies upset leading to the American Revolution. When the war was ended the 13 colonies wrote the Declaration of Independence to get independence from Great Britain and the King. The American Revolution was one of the biggest war. This war took part during 1776 to 1783 and was nearly 7 years.…

The War that turned a Corner Between Great Britain and America The French and Indian War, to a great extent, marked a turning point in the relationship between America and Great Britain due to the change in economic policies, the limited expansion, and the restrictions of trade relations with England. At the point when the French and Indian War finished in 1763, no British citizen on either side of the Atlantic could have anticipated the upcoming clashes between the parent country and its North…

stronger hold on the colonists than the original ones. After the Navigation Act, the British continued to oppress the colonists by taxing their goods. Just after the Seven Years’ War ended in 1763, Britain needed to pay off its war debt, so Parliament decided to tax the colonies. In 1764, Parliament established the Sugar Act, and quickly followed it with the Stamp Act. The British government taxed the colonists on their common and frequently used goods, which led to the colonists’ anger, but…

In 1766 the Parliament of Great Britain had passed the Declaratory Act. This act was to repeal the previously mentioned Stamp Act, and lessen the implications of the Sugar Act. Parliament had passed the Declaratory Act because there were numerous boycotts and the colonists were tired of the British taxing them without representation. This act was one…

Parliament is the highest legislative authority in the governmental system for Great Britain. The two sides of Parliament are the House of Commons and the House of Lords. The House of Commons is the powerhouse of the legislative authority in Great Britain. Members of the House of Commons must be at least 18 years of age. The House of Commons is primarily made up of 650 members…

were done with the abuse and neglect from Britain, therefore colonists united to stand against Britain’s selfish control. But, were the colonists right in breaking up with Britain and fighting for their right as an independent country? Well yes, Americans were justified in waging war with Britain because of violation of English rights, lack of representation in parliament, and zero approval of colonists on Acts and Taxes. Americans starting war with Britain was necessary because of violation of…

The American Revolution From 1763 to 1775, Great Britain and the British Colonists were in constant disagreement.Britain and Parliament thought of the colonists as beneath them and that their purpose was to serve them.The British Colonists insisted they were full British citizens and demanded equal rights.They did not think it was fair of Britain to tax them without fair representation, and recognized the fact that Britain did not see them as equals.The Colonists ignored their obligations to…