Stamp Act Apush

On July 4 1776 in Philadelphia the continental congress and the founding fathers sing the final draft of the Declaration of Independence separating them from britain. The colonist were sick of Great britain’s king using unfair power on them. What were the reason the colonist declared their independence from britain? The colonist wanted independence because they wanted liberty, freedom of choice, and peace.

3. Were all the American grievances really justified, or were the British actually being more reasonable than most Americans have traditionally believed?

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“No Taxation without Representation.” Everyone has heard this quote, but how many know where it came from? In March of 1765, British Parliament passed a law that the colonists must pay a tax on any licenses, contracts, wills, warrants, playing cards, and paper. Every one of these things had to have a stamp on it to show that they paid the tax. (Stamp Act Powerpoint) This was called the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was the most important event that caused the Revolutionary War.

Getting taxed on every single little British good,that's just not right it's just not smart. A family getting a child through school needing to buy books and getting taxed so much just to get a child to pass their class, that's a lot of money on just books. The British just stole money from the families living the British Colonies. The British took so much money from the colonies. The British didn't help the colonies grow all they did was make them waste money on a problem that wasn't even there's. In my opinion the British could have a made a smarter move about how to raise money. Finally, the British just made life for the colonist hard to say save money during during the Stamp

When unreasonable taxes such as the Stamp Act, were implemented, the colonists passively expressed their complaints, grievances, and rights to others in the colonies or even to the king and British Parliament. They published pamphlets, letters, and other forms of expression that were widely viewed and read in the colonies, spreading and encouraging ideas of independence and rebellion. For example, in document 1, the images depict two clearly written phrases, “No Stamp Act” and “America, Liberty Restored.” These affirm their resentment towards

In the year 1765 on November 1 the stamp act was enacted. The revolutionary war was in 1775 so the Stamp Act could have sparked the war. People hated the stamp act immensely because of many reasons like the fact that it took away lots of their freedom, or how The Stamp Act costed them money that went to the king and queen of England which they didn't even want but didn't get to vote on. Because of these reasons, many people rebelled against The Stamp Act which made a number of reactions that were mainly all bad. Surprisingly there were a lot of people who actually liked the stamp act. There were people who actually liked The Stamp Act even though The Stamp

The King did not want other people to enter the country because he felt like they would cause trouble. The colonist wanted the declaration of independence written because they felt that it would not only help them but it would help everyone. There were so many people who wanted changes to be made but they did not know how they would make the changes happen. The King had a right to make decisions about everything even over the judges. The colonist people did not like being harassed by the king constantly. The colonist had to pay taxes to pay for the war; no one asked them for their permission. The colonist wanted to have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce and they wanted to do all things that an independent state had the right to do. The colonist felt like the British had jurisdiction over them. The colonist did not have control over anything. The colonist wanted to live the way that they wanted to live” (p.

Is it about time the colonists want to break away from the Britains? The colonists have been under Britain's wing for a long time, and it is about time for them to break free. Britain didn’t want to let them free, and the only way for the colonists to break free is to fight for it. Being tired of taxes, raising revenue towards the government by collecting money from imports, and the cause of Boston Massacre just invoked the American Revolution. The colonists might of been weaker, but they didn’t give up, which gave them the motivation to go against the red coats without hesitation.

The first reason why Americans were not justified was because of Britain's debt. According to Document 1, it states that the British were in huge debt due to the French-Indian war and wanted to tax America for it. This was significant because the British were the victim of this war and America wasn't damaged that much for it, thus taxing them for all the damage made to Britain. Another reason was how the tax did not affect much people. According to Document 3, it states that the tax did not affect many of the poor and the taxes on newspapers concerned only a few. This was significant because the Stamp act only affected a few and common people did not buy newspapers. The act of riotous behavior was unreasonable since it only the rich folk and it wasn't as bad as taxing beer or necessary items. Lastly, the Americans exaggerated the Boston Massacre. According to Document 4, Paul Revere illustrates a bunch of British soldiers making bloodshed and going to war with the innocent colonists. This was significant because that's not what really happened and Paul Revere exaggerated what happened. The Boston Massacre started from a colonist throwing a snowball at the soldier and this led to him being shot from his arrogance and he attacked the soldier. The massacre only had 5 casualties, opposing the picture which had a bunch of people being

The French and Indian War in 1754, left the British government in large debts. The war was known as the French and Indian War because thousands of Native Americans fought alongside the French. The British won the war thanks partly to the Americans, while they took over most of France’s northern territory. By 1764 the British had accumulated a national debt of 130 million pounds. The British decided, as a result of the debts, that they will take the people of the British colonies. This occurrence the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act wa a law that required all people that lived in the colonies, to pay a stamp tax on practically everything that was printed on paper including legal documents, bills of sale, contracts, wills, advertising, pamphlets, almanacs,

By issuing the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the thirteen American colonies severed their connections with Great Britain. The Declaration summarized the colonists’ motivations for seeking independence. By declaring themselves an independent nation, the colonists were able to confirm an official alliance with the Government of France and obtain French assistance in the war against Great Britain. I argue for the independence of the colonies because I agree that it is unfair for them to be under British rule and pay for unfair taxes when they had their own political goals and motivations they wanted to accomplish.

The stamp act congress was a meeting of representatives from many of the colonies, the congress was formed to protest the newly passed Stamp Act in 1765. It adopted a declaration of rights as well as sent letters of complaints to the king and parliament; the first sign of colonial unity and organized resistance.

It’s time for a change, America! We must break free from the British. It is time to stop allowing the British to use us based on what is best for crown and parliament. Americans are fed up with the all the taxes imposed on us. It's time to break free from the ways of the British and develop American ways. It’s time to fight for our freedoms and build American they way we want it. We must break away from the all of the taxes the British have imposed so that we can have financial prosperity. We must start doing things for ourselves and we don’t need the British telling us how to live our lives. Americans need a voice. In other words, it is time for a change, we must stop the British from suppressing our political, economical, and religious

When one considers the AMerican Revolution, there is much emphasis placed on the major events of the period. Major battles, major players and major events are at the forefront of the discussions. Names like George Washington, John Adams and George III come into play. Talks are highlighted with governmental proceedings such as the “Stamp Act” or with tragic events such as the “Boston Massacre.” While general histories of the American Revolution tell us that the calls for separation from Britain were not universal, relatively little information is given as to the nature of the situation between colonialists of differing opinions. This work is a meager attempt to place a greater emphasis on the differing views of the Patriots who called for