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    Relationships between the colonists and the British Empire dwindled more after the seven years war in ended in 1763. The taxes of certain cargo and acts developed more occurrent with both the British citizens in England and the colonists in America. The colonists grew towards the idea of independence during the time period of 1763 to 1783, due to the British taxes and tariffs placed upon the colonists and the political influence from both legislatures on the people. The French and Indian War resulted

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    With the newly obtained French territories from the Treaty of Paris came the Proclamation of 1763 that stationed 10,000 soldiers near the Appalachian mountains and restricted the colonists from living there. This Proclamation angered some of the settlers because they weren’t allowed to settle onto new land or land that they had already bought. This proclamation affected the Virginian colonists the most.3 Britain's idea to solve its massive debt was to tax and make money from the American colonies

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    became known as the Boston Massacre. As a result, Britain removed all taxes except the tax on tea. The Tea Act stated that the British East India Company was the only company allowed to sell tea to the colonists. Angry Boston colonists led by Samuel Adams dressed as Mohawk Indians and threw a load of tea off a British ship into the Boston Harbor. This event became known as the Boston Tea Party. That action caused Britain to punish Boston further and their furious attitude towards Britain increased

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    The group was called the Sons of Liberty. Formed in early 1765 the original group had nine people. The group developed sympathizers and evolved into a whole network. Samuel Adams was not part of the original nine people. Though researchers do not know the original nine founders, they know eventually the group would include Samuel Adams, Paul Revere, Benedict Arnold, Benjamin Edes, John Hancock, Patrick Henry, James Otis, Benjamin Rush, and Oliver Wolcott (Bomboy). They performed many demonstrations

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    In the Minds of the Able. A Short Story Samuel Adams Davidson, just an ordinary boy who lived and ordinary life. At least that's what the records say. Sam, as they called him, was just 4 years old when the device was created, but he didn’t fully comprehend its effects until at least 2 years later. His parents, Eliana and Mark, volunteered Sam for the project. He was a perfect candidate. Sam had dark brown bushy hair that curled at the ends and his hazel blue eyes were said to be charming. He had

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    The Boston Tea Party was referred to by John Adams as the destruction of the Tea in Boston. A group of Massachusetts colonists disguised as Mohawk Indians board three British tea ships and dump 342 chests of tea into the harbor.They were in protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, on December 16,1773.What were the causes of the Boston Tea Party? Exactly what happened at the Boston Tea Party? What were the effects of the Boston Tea Party? What were the causes of the Boston Tea Party?The beginning

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    the crowd, killing five men. The eight soldiers and their commanding officer were tried for murder and were defended by John Adams, later president of the United States, and Josiah Quincy. Two of the soldiers were declared guilty of manslaughter, and the others, including the officer, were acquitted. The incident was skillfully exploited by the American patriot Samuel Adams to create anti-British sentiment in the colonies. After the incident the patriots of Massachusetts Bay were more and more

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    John Adams Integrity

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    moral principles. John Adams had integrity, an important aspect in his business. Integrity is important because if you are true to your word you will be honest to your self, so what made John Adams have that integrity? On March 5,1770, a large riot happened. Nine soldiers wer left to defend themselves against all the peopl accidentally killing five of the citizens. John Adams helped by protecting the soldiers for a false accusation John Adams did the right thing John Adams did the right thing because

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    Time Capsule History

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    In 1795 Paul Revere and Samuel Adams placed in the cornerstone of the Massachusetts Statehouse a time capsule. It was a small box, an inch and a half deep and about half the size of a piece of printer paper. Two-hundred and twenty years pass- neighborhoods are built, colleges, schools, churches; the Civil War, and its draft riots, begin and end. Flight is conquered; the automatic rifle is invented- the typewriter, telegraph, television, and the computer soon follow. Awash with war, the twentieth

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    Essay On The Stamp Act

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    Hundreds of years ago, there was a war that made the British stop controlling the American colonies and made what is today the United States of America. The colonies were huge underdogs with poor amounts of supplies and clothing, but surprisingly found a way to victory and got their independence from the British. Since the war, America has been an independent and powerful country in the world as they still are today. Sparks flew in colonist anger as British Parliament passed acts that America thought

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