Posse Comitatus Act

the Sugar Act. The sugar act angered the colonists even more because it violated their rights as a colony because it was passed by parliament, a governing body in which the colonists had no representatives. The third event was the stamp act. The stamp act angered the colonists more than the sugar act because they were being taxed on everyday paper items. They protested saying “ How are expected to pay the taxes if we have no money. The next event was the townshend acts. The townshend acts…

The Boston Massacre : A Fuse Lit It all started on a day in spring. Tension was already creeping in the air, and someone was planning to use it to their advantage. A group of colonists launched an attack on a British sentinel, throwing nearly anything they could get into their hands at him. A group of nearby British soldiers fired into the mob killing 5 and injuring several others. Things of course, went downhill or uphill (depending on how you think of it) from there on. News, as it…

The American Colonists vs. British Parliament The American Colonists had ample justification for waging war and breaking away from Britain. This belief is supported by four reasons. First, the colonists were not treated fairly by the British Parliament. Another reason is they had to pay extremely high taxes. Third, the “Boston Massacre” happened when Britain was abusing the power it had over the Americans. Lastly, the British were very aggressive towards the colonists when they did not need to…

sold by their merchants. Colonists who bought smuggled tea would have to pay a tax now. Colonists and merchants were enraged by this. Intolerable Acts After the Boston Tea Party which enraged Britain. The Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts in 1774. These were series of laws which punished the Massachusetts colony and be a warning to others. One act closed the port of Boston until the colonists payed for the destroyed tea. Boston Massacre A battle between British soldiers and…

So, how exactly did the British lose the American Revolution? After all, the British army with soldiers who had fought in five different continents, who had controlled the civilians in Jamaica and Indians, was the best equipped, the best trained and had the most professional people at that time. Why not the 13 colonies of North America? At a glance the primary reasons why the British lost America is that first America had home field advantage. Second, the British had a long distance from their…

relieve Britain of its debt fell to George Grenville who thought that the colonies should share a cost of the war and that Britain should tighten its control over the colonial economies. The Sugar Act, as well as other future acts that were passed, created a colonial displeasure toward the British. The Sugar Act placed taxes on sugar, molasses, and other imports. Unlike other…

Shay’s Rebellion was about a rebellion against the state of Massachusetts and their taxation methods. After the Revolutionary War, Massachusetts was in heavy debt. To pay it off as quickly as possible, the state raised taxes. Farmers could not afford the raise in tax because they had so much debt accumulated during the Revolutionary War. The farmers thought their best decision was to rebel against the state instead of paying their taxes and debts back. After two years of fighting, Shaysites, the…

becoming the definition of a tyrannical government. This is ironic considering her uses the word “prayers.” Praying is an act of religion, a free right at this time, so would it not make sense for the government to grant their prayers. The government makes several hypocritical statement and their points do not always make sense when comparing that acts of slavery and the acts of free religion. The first…

political freedom, taxes of England would be repealed, and the colonies would be able to separate and make a new society. King George III took away many of the political freedom that the colonists were used to. For example, he passed the Quartering act which demanded that british troops be housed in the colonies. This caused the colonists to protest angrily. Also, King George III once said, “ A traitor is everyone who does not agree with me.” This meant that the colonists could not have their…

During the development of American society during the 1700s, the colonists worked closely with their British Government. Their partnership claimed the colonies as an extension of British soil and in turn gave Parliament and the British Monarchy authority over this land. For many years this partnership was a profitable one but as the evolution of American society was happening, another evolution happening in Europe. A movement called the Enlightenment was radically making its way through European…