Parliament

One of the government if the England’s Parliament. Parliament of England is often known as the Mother of Parliaments since it influenced the most parliamentary system. The Great Britain Parliament was formed in 1707 by the Acts of Union. The parliament consisted of House of Commons, which are the 600 members selected by the citizen, the House of Lords, which are the long-serving member and it…

Acts like the Sugar and Stamp acts taxed colonists without representation in British Parliament, this along with other previous events lead to tensions between the crown and colonists which erupted into riots and boycotts. A majority of colonists had a well developed sense of identity and unity as Americans leading up to the revolution. They felt they were no longer treated equal to British citizens overseas or were people unwanted in Europe because of religion and this united them against the…

the British government used this event as a reason to clamp down on the Bay colony. The destruction of private property and deliberate flouting of royal authority has chafed King George and Parliament. Therefore, acknowledging the ramifications associated with the Boston Tea Party, King George and Parliament have acted decisively by closing the city port. Four British regiments were deployed to Boston; additionally, the much reviled, Lieutenant Governor and Chief Justice of Massachusetts,…

war with Britain. The colonies were being taxed when they did not have any representatives in the Parliament. In William Pitt’s speech to the House of Commons, he says, “It is my opinion, that this kingdom has no right to lay a tax upon the colonies… in every thing except that of taking money out of their pockets without their consent” (document 6). This quote states that it is not right for Parliament to tax the colonies without them having a say in what they are taxed or being able to vote for…

In 1807, the slave trade was abolished by the British Parliament. It became illegal to buy and sell slaves, but people could still own them. In fact, until 1833 when the British Parliament abolished slavery itself, lords and ladies from the British Empire owned as many slaves as they wanted. There were various factors that caused slave-trading to be abolished. In this essay, I will focus on the campaigns against it, revolts from the slaves themselves and economics. Almost every campaign…

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…

The American Revolution was one of the greatest historical events that occurred in American history. But many don’t know the obstacles that occurred through, leading to this event. From dumping tea to getting Independence took many obstacles. This started from Taxation without representation and the Sugar Act in 1764 to 1766. Then was the Stamp Act of 1765, the Sons of Liberty formed and Declaratory Act from 1765 to 1766. When the Stamp Act of 1765 was repealed, the King started the Townshend…

economically. The tension between the British soldiers and colonists was high while times between the two were intense. The amount of money they were paying to Britain limited their time to further advance themselves economically. The threats from Parliament after acts of disobedience and numerous measures that restricted the colonists, were serious in an attempt to control the…

of the Exchequer who introduced a series of measures, soon to be called the Townshend Acts, to the British Parliament. The act taxed imported items such as glass, lead, paint, and tea. Parliament passed the first act in 1767 hoping that it would pay for colonial expenses. Colonists considered that the taxes abused their rights and decided to boycott the items that had taxes. Parliament repealed the Townshend Act in 1770 due to a conflict in Boston. Even though, the Townshend Act was…

against the tyranny of the British government. The colonists were growing tired of political oppression, taxation, and not having a voice in parliament. Tensions rose high between the colonies and Britain in 1764 due to the implication of what is known as the Plantation act. The Plantation Act (commonly known as the “Sugar Act”) was approved by Parliament to help cover the cost of the Seven Year’s War, which had recently ended. The war itself had cost the British one hundred and thirty million…