Riot Act

From 1737 to 1793, John Hancock made a great impact throughout his life. John's father died when he was only seven years old, so his uncle took him in. He went to college at Harvard and graduated at 17 years old. Although, John graduated from Boston Latin School (a college) before that. He was one of most wealthy men before the American Revolution. Along with being a Patriot for the American Revolution, John also was a merchant, smuggler, and statesman. Hancock mainly worked as a merchant…

French and Indian war when Parliament passed many taxes and acts. After Britain began imposing unfair treaties and taxes some of the American Colonists began to not appreciate Britain as much as before. The American Colonies started to grow apart from Britain because the colonists believed in the idea of no taxation without representation. The colonists were outraged with the Sugar Act, Quartering Act, the Stamp Act and the…

Revolution was a major turning point in the Independence of the United States. There are several events that led up to the Revolution; however, I feel there are three events that solely sparked the start of this war: Proclamation of 1763, the Stamp Act, and the Tea Act of 1773. Each of these events took part in making changes of how things were done and accomplished different things, but all were played a vital role in getting things done. The Proclamation of 1763 was a founding constitutional…

Throughout the history of Great Britain’s relationship with its colonies would be considered peaceful and successful, but eventually they became bitter enemies. Numerous acts of violence resulted in unnecessary bloodshed and death, but at some point the colonies and Great Britain reached the apex of their tolerance; which lead them to take unspeakably actions. This is considered " The point of no return", which created tensions between the two, and the relationship they once shared was…

The American Revolution was the creation of the United States declaring independence. This was a very important part of our American history. There are many factors that led to the revolutionary war. The aftermath of the French and Indian war was the beginning to this rise of rebellion against Great Britain. Known to England as the seven year war, this was caused over land disputes with the French and Indians. The war formally ended with the Treaty of Paris 1763. This treaty removed all claims…

The colonists were not justified in becoming patriots and seeking independence from Britain.The cause of the rebellious patriots were mainly because of the several taxes. The colonists did not like the taxes, but were blind to the fact it was the British who helped them win the French and Indian war. Some people could have made the argument that there was no point in the war because the colonists could not settle there. It was their idea to try to settle in a land that was not rightfully theirs…

The Stamp Act, passed by Parliament in 1765, was an act that required all legal and commercial documents to carry an official stamp showing a tax had been paid. The purpose of the Stamp Act was to raise income to pay for the military presence in the American colonies to enforce the new taxes. It also implemented new taxes on paper documents. The Stamp Act was enacted on March 22, 1765 by Parliament of Great Britain. People were taxed on everything that was on printed paper such as diplomas,…

many causes of the american revolution,but there was three that sparked the revolution. The boston tea party, the intolerable acts, and the battle of lexington and concord are the three main reason. The boston tea party made the king from England mad which led up to tensions between them. Then the intolerable acts is what caused fear after the boston massacre and that act was for americans to provide the british soldiers a room to stay even when they don't want them in the house. Then when…

significantly longer or could have even taken conflicts to resolve just like slavery did. The struggle for Women’s suffrage one such prolonged that contained numerous acts of civil disobedience. The fight to gain voting equality across the country lasted decades but was only fully achieved through a plethora of civil disobedience acts, most notably the heads of the National Women’s Party (NWP) becoming political prisoners over their actions and the national uproar causing president Woodrow…

The mother country is taking these natural rights away from us by imposing unnecessary acts and attempting to create a stronger political force here in the colonies. Among my accomplices and me, these taxes have been straining my family and me. As a lawyer in Boston, the taxes have been heavier on me than anyone else. It is just not right. The worst taxes of them all are the Stamp Act and the Townshend Acts.…