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American Revolution Dbq Analysis

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One of the biggest events in history is when the colonists decided to declare their independence and break away from Great Britain. Was it necessary though? Yes, it was necessary for America to declare independence from England as they had begun to outgrow their relationship for many years. The three main reasons that contributed to the American Revolution were as follows. The first reason was that the colonists were being taxed unfairly, the second reason was that colonists had no representation in the English Parliament and the third reason was that the governing mother country was an ocean away from the colonies. The colonies were first taken over by the British in the early 1600’s, and by the 1700’s King George governed these Colonies. …show more content…

King George was affecting how the colonists lived by imposing high taxes. The colonists did not like these laws. Parliament was passing laws such as, the Sugar Act and the Stamp Act. Both these Acts were established to get money from the colonists to go to Great Britain. The Sugar Act, set a tax on sugar and molasses imported into the colonies and The Stamp Act, taxed all paper and documents. Great Britain was taxing the colonists because they were in debt that stemmed from both the French and the Indian War. Parliament felt that they could tax the American colonists because Great Britain was protecting them in the war. Another Act, The Boston Port Act, closed the port of Boston until the East India Company was paid for the lost tea. This created a great hardship for the people of Boston whose livelihood depended on trade. All of these acts made it hard for the colonists to live independently and was one part of why it was so necessary for the colonists to fight for their …show more content…

The colonies were thriving on their own, as well as maturing. The colonists want to cut loose from the mother country that they felt was way too far way to exert control over them. They wanted to assert their own independence. Communicating was too difficult because it would take 2 months to share news, being that far away. When the colonists had a problem with the ruling of King George it was hard to tell him because of the distance between them. Not to mention the fact that he knew that whatever he did the colonists could not do anything about his

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