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3. Moderates Attain Power (Moderates tend to look at both sides of complex issues - for example, these people strive to have the government doing more to help the economy, however, they worry that their actions may have no effect or may be counterproductive.) The creation of a new constitution: People desired rights and freedoms, and decided that with the creation of a new constitution, their land and people would be better off this way.
1. Return of pleasure, religion, the status quo: The Declaration of Independence lead to the beginning of what is known today as the United States Of America. This Declaration is very symbolic in regards to American Democracy. The words stated in the Declaration encouraged support from colonitsts at home, and colonists living among them. "Life liberty and pursuit of happiness"
1. Economically Weak: Near the beginning of the American Revolution, the British government had become more anal in regards to its control over the colonies, and to gain more revenue from these colonies because Britain had extreme debt issues due to the global struggle they had with France. Britain was deep in debt, which meant they needed money. The Treaty of Paris, signed in Paris by specific representatives of King George III of Great Britain, and specific representatives of the USA. (September 3, 1783.) Once the French and Indian War ended, Britain had continued to fight numerous Indian rebellions. The war, combined with the increased military protection, the British government was financially drained. This was the reason behind the new variety of taxes and tariffs placed among the colonists, that the government had created. These new taxes and tariffs were the Sugar Act (1764): Placed a tax on sugar and molasses, the stamp Act (1765): Placed a direct tax on allprinted materials, and the Tea Act (1773): Placed a 3-cents-per-pound tax on tea.
2. Often rule of Autocracy: One of the main causes of The American Revolution was because the British King had essentially not applied his fll authority on the colonies and he was boycotted when he did.
2. Intellectuals desert: Once the British government had decided to place these non-reasonable act and tariffs on the colonies people, some had actually spoken out. More into detail, in tern, they created the Declaration of Independence in 1776. This Declaration included:
3. Nationalism: Fighting broke out in 1775 and the affect had swung to independence in early 1776, influenced especially by the plea to American nationalism by Thomas Paine (England-born political philosopher and writer (1737-1809) helped shape many of the ideas that marked the Age of Revolution. Published in 1776, his highly popular “Common Sense” was the first pamphlet to advocate American independence.) The American patriots won the American Revolutionary War and received generous peace terms from Britain in 1783.
3. Class Antagonism: There has been a conflict between the old regime and new forces. This fatal incident occured on March 5, 1770. This massacre had a result of the death of 5 colonists. British troops had involved themselves to help keep these acts in order, however, instead they provoked outrage. The first death of a British soldier; Crispus Attucks, was killed by 5 colonists.
1. Symbolic actions /Dramatic events - government protests increase: On December 15th, the New York Assembly was continuing to fight against the Quartering Act of 1765 (a name given to two or more Acts of the British Parliament which required local governments of the colonies of America, to provide the British soldiers with food and housing.) On December 19th, the crown royalty had suspended this legislature. The Boston Tea Party occured on December 16th, 1773 (The Boston Tea Party was known as a political protest by the Sons of Liberty in Boston, Massachusetts. This act was created after the Tea Act. The goal of this act was to protest British Parliament's tax on tea. "No taxation without representation." In order to achieve this, Boston activists needed to dress as Mohawk Indians in order to to anchor tea ships in Boston Harbor, to dump all of the tea into the water. The Intolerable Acts were created as a result of this.)
1. War(civil) With this declaration, there was no turning back the war for independence was officially on. Leader of colonial army = George Washington
1781 = Britain surrendered to the Americans in Yorktown, Virginia
With considerable aid from the French, the colonists were victorious
2. War (foreign): During the time of the American Revolution, there was the Seven Years War. The Seven Years War was a global conflict fought between 1756 and 1763. It involved every European great power of the time and spanned five continents, affecting Europe, the Americas, West Africa, India, and the Philippines. This was the reason for the taxes that the British government placed on the people.
3. Spread the Gospel of Revolution: Published in 1776, Common Sense challenged the authority of the British government and the royal monarchy. The plain language that Paine used spoke to the common people of America and was the first work to openly ask for independence from Great Britain.
2. Role of force – the government cannot repress the rebellion: The British government decided that they needed to control the people whch lead to the Intolerable Acts: (A term used by Patriots for a series of
The Intolerable Acts was the term used by Patriots for a series of disiplinary laws passed by the British in 1774 after the Boston Tea Party. This laws were set in place in order to punish the Massachusetts colonists for their defiance in the Boston Tea Party protest, in regards to the changes of taxes of the Colonial resouces.)
In response the the Boston Tea Party, The Boston Port Act, (1774) was the first of the laws passed after the Party. The port of Boston was shut down until the colonists had paid for the destroyed tea and until the king was satisfied that order had been restored.
The Massachusetts Government Act had provoked even more outrage than the Port Act because it essentialy took away the Massachusetts' charter and brought it under control of the British government. Under the terms of the Government Act, almost all positions in the colonial government were to be appointed by the governor, Parliament, or king.
The Administration of Justice Act allowed the Royal governor to order that trials of accused royal officials take place in Great Britain or elsewhere within the Empire if he decided that the defendant could not get a fair trial in Massachusetts.
The Quartering Act applied to all of the colonies. They aimed to create a more effective method of housing British troops in America. The new Quartering Act allowed a governor to house soldiers in other buildings if suitable quarters were not provided.