Samuel Parris

The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first indigenous tax charged directly on American colonists by the British government. The Stamp Act, that appointed a tax on all paper documents in the colonies, came at a time when the British domain was deep in debt from the Seven Years’ War (1756-1763) and looking to its North American colonies as an acquirement source. The Stamp Act of 1765 was very grim towards colonist’s families. The Act put many families in debt and made them very barbaric. Many colonists…

The French and Indian War marked a major turning point in American relations with Great Britain, with changes such as increased British control and anti-British sentiment in the colonies, but also continuities such as loyalty to Britain that remained largely untouched by the war. The Sugar Act and the Stamp Act helped pay for war debt, the Passage of Proclamation 1763 prevented movement across the Appalachians, which presented a problem, and the Albany Plan of Union which was used to centralize…

The familiar sound of wheezing fills my ears. Exactly then I know a letter will be sent to a praying family whose hopes will fade into merely a memory and in the morning we will be burying one of our men, who never will get to see his children grow up in a land free from the tyranny of Britain. Every night I went to sleep there was the fear that I might not be able to move in the morning or even wake up. While “the British were comfortably quartered” the Americans were struggling to get by…

“The separate and equal station” represents the thirteen united states being separate from the Kingdom of Great Britain and having equal status to it as they are both countries. They are not colonies of Britain anymore, so they said they had “equal station,” or status. “Station” is a dated term for one’s position or status. This quote means that the Declaration of Independence should state the reasons for why the colonies are going to become separated from the Kingdom of Great Britain.…

In 1763, the French and Indian War came to an end. The war started with the intention of obtaining American land; however, it resulted in the defeat of the French and their Native American allies. Initially Americans gained a sense of freedom and pride; however, the war took a huge toll on the financial status of Britain. This led to the the formation of income-based laws, battle for power over the Americas, and the wars in order for Americans to sustain their freedom. Britain argues that they…

Boston Tea Party Parliament twice passed and then repealed taxes in 1773. A new conflict over taxes exploded. Colonists began to think the unthinkable perhaps the time had come to throw off British rule and declare their independence. The new trouble began over tea. Calendars enjoy drinking tea most of it came from the East India Company. The company sold its tea to American tea merchants. In turn, these tea Merchants sold the tea to the colonists. In the 1770s, the British East India Company…

Parliament Seizes Rights As of yesterday parliament passed the Townshend Acts. The townshend acts are a law put in place in 1767 and tax goods such as lead, glass, paint and tea. This act was put in place directly following the Stamp Acts repeal, and as a result we’re infuriated. Parliament thinks they own us, and now they are charging US to pay off the military debt and THEIR salaries. The real question is now, what are we going to do about this situation? Don’t let them violate our rights…

Boston Tea Party: The Cause While the British Parliament were trying to save the stumbling East India Company by exempting them on the export tax, the American colonist viewed this act as another illustration of taxation tyranny. On December 16th of 1773, a group of colonist in Massachusetts disguised themselves as Mohawk Indians, gathered in Boston Harbor on three different British tea ships and discarded 342 chests of tea over the ships and into the Harbor (“Boston Tea Party,” 2007). This…

Violent Protests in the Frontier *Insert contextualization* Many grievances of the eighteenth century were expressed through violent protests such as the March of the Paxton Boys, Shay’s Rebellion, and the Whiskey Rebellion. The March of the Paxton Boys was a response to Pontiac’s Rebellion by a group of Scots-Irish Pennsylvanian frontiersmen called the Paxton Boys. The Paxton Boys led an attack on the Conestoga Indians, who were a friendly Native American group living on the frontier of…

Background: The origins of the Canadian currency come from all across the globe. Like many nations before it the history of their monetary system starts with its native peoples. The Native Canadians traded with each other using precious metals, pelts, and crafted supplies ( beads and pottery) for hundreds of years, but all of that changed after the French explorers were introduced. In the mid 1600’s (when the french officially declared Canada as a provenance called “New France”) is when this…