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For example, the sayings, “no taxation without representation” and “rights of an Englishmen” rapidly spread throughout the colonies and appeared in practically every document that explains criticism towards British taxes. Given that, the government still completely ignored the sensible appeals of the colonists and continued to affirm their dominance. To illustrate, after the…

The Continental Congress were 13 delegates from each of the colonies came together to make an important decision for America during the Revolution. In Denver Brunsman piece, “Congress in Session,” he explains that Continental Congress is significant because this was America’s first attempt at self-governing (29).…

that when a community or country has little or no money flow, the people physically and emotionally suffer. Colonizing a new country and setting up a civil government takes time, energy, and most importantly: an immense amount of funds. With the colonies having “already been...in a post-war depression”, taking their money away through unfair taxation to Great Britain, where they would never see it, is grounds for insurrection (Massachusetts Historical Society). The famous Sugar Act of 1764 was…

William Bradford, author of “Of Plymouth Plantation” and part of the first wave of settlers to land on the new America once said, “All great and and honorable actions are accompanied with great difficulties, and both must be enterprised and overcome with answerable courage.” It was a great action to come to the new land and give up everything they had to escape their persecutors, which means that they will be accompanied by great difficulties. While these Puritans tried their best in their…

In the southern colonies, tobacco, rice, indigo, lumber, and trade were important parts of income and the economy. Colonies in the south like Virginia would bring in hundreds of slaves to work on plantations. Farming, lumber, fur trade, and shipbuilding were the main products of the middle colonies. Slaves were still used in the middle colonies just not as many compared to the south. The Northern colonies used mostly indentured slaves rather than regular slaves…

Growing up, most children are brought up eating meat. It is the norm to consume meat as it is taught that it has sufficient nutritional value through the potent amount of protein. No one bothers to mention the side effect of eating meat which is the cholesterol contained in it that has the possibility to lead to plaque. People disregard the negative aspect of meat, in which cholesterol leads to heart disease, and they choose to only focus on the positive: that meat gives protein. This ties in…

The taxation on tea was one of the most pivotal protest in The American Revolution. Tea being sold by The East India Company to the colonies, arrived by ships to harbors up and down the coast. The tea had been heavily taxed and this angered the colonist who decided not to buy the tea and to send these ships back to England. In Boston, this peaceful resistance wasn’t successful, so a…

American nation, the English colonies had to endure hardship in their attempt to settle in the New World. The first arrivals in the early 1600s did not have all the required tools to survive in a different environment, but had a string willingness to learn. The opportunities offered in the different regions allowed each colony to develop in its own unique way. In the span of a little more than a hundred years, the colonies gained the ability to become self-sufficient. The colonies of the early…

Benjamin Franklin There are many individuals who were important to the American Revolution, both in the lead up to, and the war that followed the schism between Great Britain and her colonies in America. Few individuals had as great an impact on American thought and identity during the revolution as Benjamin Franklin. He lived a life that that in many ways seems larger than life and showed the potential for what Americans could become and has been considered to be the “First American” (Benjamin…

America was once only thirteen colonies controlled by Great Britain, until July 4, 1776, when the colonies declared their independence from Great Britain and became thirteen states of the United States of America. The Declaration of Independence, written by Thomas Jefferson, and signed by a total of 56 delegates, conveys the argument of the government…