Melvin Franklin

The British Empire continued to gain power. They also wanted to make sure that what they did control ran perfectly. They began getting up taxes and acts (Old 46-47). The British created a navigation act which worked to stop smuggling goods. In 1765, they introduced the Stamp act which put a tax on things like cards, dice, and stamps (Old 47). The British did not stop there, they also passed another act called the Townshend act. This act put a tax on everyday items like tea, lead, and paper (Alden

A revolution is an overthrow of a government to have a new system. There was a revolution in India and in America. Though both of these revolutions were against Britain there were many differences in their causes, leaders, and their strategies. Though both India and America were taxed unfairly there were more causes of the American Revolution. In the American Revolution the colonists believed they were treated unfairly and they wanted to be free. Some colonists supported staying part of the

The publications by Palmer, Greene, O’Shaughnessy, and Wooster have insightful differences involving the time period of the Stamp Act. By reviewing the author’s sources, methods, and areas of focus, a comparative lens can be used to elucidate the influences of mainland colonies and the development of opposing political ideologies throughout the British Empire. The two theories that are discussed throughout the publications are taxation without representation along with individuals sacrificing certain

America, where might we be if we had not fought for the freedom of our people, well every story has a root and Americas root starts at the Revolutionary War, what might life be like if our ancestors had not stood to the tyrany of the British Empire. A simple answer is we would be british, and paying taxes to their parlement, it doesn't sound bad but no one wants a simple answer. First off our basic rights may be completly different, since they never lost a major colony like the U.S, there laws

Government is not reason; it is not eloquence; it is force! Like fire, it is a dangerous servant, and a fearful master.” -George Washington George Washington was an important citizen in the time of Colonial Williamsburg. Colonial Williamsburg has many famous buildings such as The Magazine, The Governor’s Palace, and Bruton Parish Church. But, out of all of them, the Capitol Building should receive the 2016 Colonial Williamsburg commemorative coin because it is the oldest body in Parliament

The saying “Be careful what you wish for, you might just get it” really applies to the colonists situation during the revolutionary war. The colonists wanted freedom so badly and just wanted to get away from the Brits and the King. When they eventually get what they wanted though, there were more problems than they thought of. They had their independence, but didn’t know what to do with it. After the war they were left with many problems including: Debt, no system of government, and overall not knowing

The colonists wish to be free from Britain's control. They have felt that Britain abused their power. The colonists urged action against Parliament pleading to be free, but different events did change colonists’ feelings, and a drawing by Benjamin Franklin shows those feelings. The colonists worked together to try to distance themselves from Britain. The colonies have repeatedly tried to contact the British government with their griefs which the British ignored or denied. Finally on March 23, 1775

The American Revolution (1775-1783) is otherwise called the U.S. War of Independence. The contention emerged from growing pressures between Great Britain's thirteen North American states and the pioneer government, which spoke to the British crown. For over ten years before the flare-up of the American Revolution in 1775, strains had been working amongst pilgrims and the British powers. Endeavors by the British government to raise income by burdening the states met with warmed dissent among numerous

The American Revolution was not justified due to the validity of the reasoning behind Britain’s taxation of the colonies and hinderance of westward expansion and consequently conveys the fallaciousness of the idea that the Britain’s cruel enforcement of these laws gave grounds for a rebellion. Britain only taxed the colonies because of the massive debt they incurred in the Seven Years war or the French and Indian war. Moreover, one of the main motives for this war was to protect the colonies from

The author of this piece, Masur, was presented with an interesting problem in writing this piece. Unlike the other authors on this Masur was writing in a period in which there were no works that focused comprehensively on the life of Bolivar. The secondary source work that did exist tended to either focus on some aspects of Bolivar’s life to the detriment of others or served as tools to lionize Bolivar into the near deity that the fledgling Venezuela needed. Masur’s goal therefore was to write an