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inflation of American paper money that Parliament prohibited colonial governments from printing paper money and passing bankruptcy laws. British Officials landed regiments of troops in Boston in 1768 to restore order in the colonies. The Boston Tea Party took place in 1773. The Quebec Act was put in place to extend the Quebecois territory to the Ohio River in 1774. The First Continental Congress met in 1774 to plea to Britain for the abolition of some “intolerable” laws. The Battles of Lexington

The Enlightenment was a philosophical movement of the 18th century marked by a rejection of traditional social,religious,and political ideas with an emphasis on reason and logic.the enlightenment challenged deeply held christian belief.The philosophers were Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Buffon and Diderot.The enlightenment had ideas like Checks and balances, religious freedom,and bill of rights.The enlightenment made people question the government.In the first Great Awakening revitalization of

Independence from Britain did not come easily. It took many years and battles to break off the colonies from Britain. Many desires drove the colonies to a violent war, and it all started with the following: In 1763, a peace treaty had just been signed. This was called the Peace of Paris which ended a long series of costly conflicts between Britain and France during the French and Indian wars. Because France had lost, they were forced to give all the American territory to Great Britain. After Great

right to rebel? One could only come to one conclusion, and that was the same conclusion the colonists came to FIGHT! The King of England is making life harder for the colonists by imposing new taxes on items such as tea, sugar, and stamps. According to the article Tea Act, it states “The Tea Act of 1773 was one of several measures imposed on the American colonists by the heavily indebted British government in the decade leading up to the American

Reasons to Remain a Loyalist The American Revolution, mostly known as the War of Independence, arose from tensions between the residents of Great Britain´s 13 colonies and the British crown. The colonies´ desire to obtain independence from the people that started their civilization was followed by a series of riots that led to a full-scale war. Indeed, the fight towards independence followed seven years of senseless war. (McCurdy, 516) In the fight for freedom, Patrick Henry, the political leader

The American Revolution of 1775-1783 is commonly thought of as one large revolutionary event that transformed the course of America’s history, but in reality the American Revolution consisted of multiple smaller changes and ideas, which later made an impact on America over time. Another frequent misconception is that the War of Independence and the American Revolution was the same thing. Nevertheless, the War of Independence did contribute to a considerable amount of memorable changes in American

members of Congress who would do his bidding. Together, we have the power to resist - and we have the power to win. We know this because we’ve seen it before. The authors of this guide are former congressional staffers who witnessed the rise of the Tea Party. We saw these activists take on a popular president with a mandate for change and a supermajority in Congress. We saw them organize locally and convince their own members of Congress to reject President Obama’s agenda. Their ideas were wrong, cruel

though Britain was taxed more than it’s colonies to the West, the colonists felt that they were not properly represented. The Enlightenment or the Age of Reason was a major influence in the American revolution. The Enlightenment was a cultural movement that began in Europe that promoted the power of reason in order to reform society and acknowledge intellectuals. His arguments concerning liberty and the social contract later influenced the written works of Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, Thomas

Henry David Thoreau once said, “[if] the injustice is part of the necessary friction of the machine of government, let it go, let it go: perchance it will wear smooth–certainly the machine will wear out… but if it is of such a nature that it requires you to be the agent of injustice to another, then I say, break the law." Throughout the course of history, laws and government have played a major role in shaping and sculpting society. As essential as it is that laws are followed to maintain order,

Cali-Ann Martin Professor Dockswell AMH2010 03 November 2017 The Events That Turned Taxation Into a Nation The United States of America was not made overnight. There was a culmination of occurrences that caused the birth of the nation. There were a number of taxes and regulations imposed by the British to control and tax the young colonies. The first ones, the Navigation Acts, were passed in 1651. These acts ensured the British would have a close hold on all colonial imports and exports because it