Parliament

The Stamp Act was a law that was passed by the British Parliament on May 22, 1765. It was required for every American colonist to pay tax on every piece of printed paper they used. Some examples of printed paper that would be taxed could be ship’s papers, legal documents, licenses, newspapers, and even playing cards. The money that was being collected from the taxes was used to pay for the war debt from the French and Indian Wars and for protecting the American Frontier near the Appalachian…

systems. FPTP has its advantages such as its easy to understand ,the voters can easily express what they really want or who they really want to form the next government .It leads to a two party system , provides a strong bond between the Members of parliament and their constituencies , the winning party can demand a commission in terms of seats. The drawbacks for this voting system would be that it promotes tactical voting , restricts voters choice , votes are wasted as once a party has the…

in Britain. Perhaps, you had read something about that in the internet but I will give you all the curious details you missed. Did you know that nobody is allowed to attend Parliament in a suit of armour? The 1313 Statute Forbidding Bearing of Armour was issued during the reign of Edward II and forbids members of Parliament from wearing armour in the House. Here is the prequel of this event. This period in history of England characterised by political turmoil due to tension between king Edward…

the supremacy of the parliament was established in UK once again. Divine rule by the king which vested complete powers in the hand of the king regarding the king as a representative of God himself was what was being followed for years together in England. In England several factors led up to the growing differences between the parliament and the monarch…

The American Revolution was caused by conflicts between the colonists of America and the British government. Although the Parliament tried to keep peace and unity throughout the new colonies, the government only seemed to make things worse by creating many new laws and acts. The colonists were distressed about the new acts and decided to take matters into their own hands by rebelling in many different ways. The Sugar Act came after the Sugar and Molasses Act and was made to lessen the tax on…

representation, which was something I felt strongly about as well. I would also like to date Samuel Adams because he made efforts to repeal the stamp and tea acts, two acts that were inflicted upon the colonies without adequate representation in Parliament. Last of all, I would like to date my sister Mercy Otis Warren. We worked together in forming the Massachusetts Committee of Correspondence and she became more involved in the revolution because British officials beat me up. 2. From…

system produces a clear result, as the candidate with the most votes wins. Also, this voting system does not involve any complex calculations. Some Canadians want to keep this system, as it is a traditional voting system in Canada and the British parliament. This is the system that chooses most of the governments, so citizens can vote for their favourite candidate. Also, this system also does not allow radical fringe parties, which makes it difficult for them to become elected. 3. What is one…

the regicide, as his unshakeable personality and damaging fatal flaw of stubbornness made sure he was unwilling to accept any sort of compromise from Parliament or the New Model Army. As he had shown earlier in his reign, in his rejection of the 1641 Nineteen Propositions (where Charles would have been able to stay in power to an extent and Parliament would have taken control of many of England’s political and religious policies, but Charles would still have some control, essentially peacefully…

The Revolutionary war was the catalyst of United States’ legendary freedom. Throughout the countless calamities including the French and Indian war, taxation without representation, and the proclamation of 1774 .The unfair rule of the British Parliament onto their American colonies led an uprising, in efforts of the colonist to break free of the queen’s rule. The first American colony was found 1607 in Jamestown, Virginia. The thirteen original colonies were Virginia, Massachusetts, New…

to be put under the power of the British . The British were growing in power and they were able to control the Parliament on the people. The British wanted to increase the taxes on the colonies and the Britain also wanted to decrease the profit from the colonial trade, which would have the colonies to lose money. The colonist were very unhappy, so they began to revolt with the Parliament. The colonist were unsatisfied as the British kept placing acts on the colonies. The Proclamation of 1763…