American Revolution: The Stamp And Intolerable Act
The Stamp and Intolerable Acts were British laws and actions that contributed to the start of the American Revolution. After the French and Indian War, England taxed the American colonies to pay off the debt from the war. The colonists strongly felt that the taxation was unfair because the colonies did not have any representation in the British Parliament. When colonists realized how unfairly they were treated, they decided to boycott and protest British goods and laws.
The Stamp Act, which Patrick Henry considered to be “against the law”, taxed American colonists when the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament (Document 1). In Document 1 Patrick Henry stated that “King George is a tyrant”, “he breaks laws”, and “is an enemy to his own people”. Patrick Henry wrote a speech in May 1765 to the Virginia House of Burgesses …show more content…
Although the print is famous, “Revere’s historic engraving is propaganda rather than historical fact”. Something that is a historical fact is that “Eleven people were shot and five died”. The Boston Massacre was made to be propaganda because Paul Revere believed it would call more people to “fight for independence”. This sparked a rebellion that convinced many colonists that Britain was treating them unfairly and that there needed to be a change.
To recapitulate, the cause of the American Revolution was due in part to the taxation by the British without the colonists having any representation in Parliament. Documents one and three focus on the Stamp Act, which demonstrates a forced British tax on the colonists. Documents two and six show the colonists’ reactions and responses to these taxes which led to the commencement of the American Revolution. An interesting idea to consider is whether the American Revolution would have ever happened if the unfair taxation on the colonists had never
The Stamp Act, which Patrick Henry considered to be “against the law”, taxed American colonists when the colonists did not have a voice in British Parliament (Document 1). In Document 1 Patrick Henry stated that “King George is a tyrant”, “he breaks laws”, and “is an enemy to his own people”. Patrick Henry wrote a speech in May 1765 to the Virginia House of Burgesses …show more content…
Although the print is famous, “Revere’s historic engraving is propaganda rather than historical fact”. Something that is a historical fact is that “Eleven people were shot and five died”. The Boston Massacre was made to be propaganda because Paul Revere believed it would call more people to “fight for independence”. This sparked a rebellion that convinced many colonists that Britain was treating them unfairly and that there needed to be a change.
To recapitulate, the cause of the American Revolution was due in part to the taxation by the British without the colonists having any representation in Parliament. Documents one and three focus on the Stamp Act, which demonstrates a forced British tax on the colonists. Documents two and six show the colonists’ reactions and responses to these taxes which led to the commencement of the American Revolution. An interesting idea to consider is whether the American Revolution would have ever happened if the unfair taxation on the colonists had never