Concerning the economic crisis‚ both the American and the French were at an all time low. After the French Indian War‚ Great Britain was in serious debt. Many extra taxes were put in to place to pay for the war. Acts that included the Stamp Act‚ Townshed Act‚ Sugar Act‚ Tea Act‚ and Quartering Act were all created to gain money from the American Colonies and control them. Because of this‚ the Americans decided that they had enough of the taxes and control and decided to revolt. The French economical crisis
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Review Sheet/ Test 2/ History 1310 Note: This exam covers all the material from the beginning of the French and Indian War through the end of the Washington administration. Students should be aware that they are responsible for lecture material and information brought in from outside sources will not be given credit. Likewise‚ the Power Points are outlines—and just that. So make sure you have a handle on all we covered in lecture. Second: I often have far more people miss exam 2‚ than exam 1. It
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mercantile shipping business and 50‚000 pounds in cash (“President”). When Hancock returned back to the America‚ he found that his countrymen were in political and economic turmoil with new taxes such as the Sugar and Stamp Acts. As protests against the Sugar Act and Stamp Act developed‚ it was more the economic impact rather than the dilemma of a constitutional affair of taxation without representation that was the main focus for the colonists. This focus was brought on by the Seven Years War
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The Autobiography and other Writings of Benjamin Franklin: In this autobiography about Benjamin Franklin I learned a lot of new material I did not know before. Mr. Franklin was born in Boston‚ MA. He was born on January 17‚ 1706. Benjamin is the youngest of five generations of youngest sons. He had 11 brothers and sisters. His father made soap and candles for a living. His mother raised the children. Ben went to school and finished in 1716. Though he would have liked to continue‚ his family was
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For many more the colonies had began to distant themselves from Britain further than they already were due to Salutory neglect. To begin with‚ from a political standpoint the colonists were not in favor of the Stamp act that was enforced. They believed it was unfair and a selfish act of the government. Although they did not agree‚ the colonists would abide by the rules as long as the Colonies were connected with the motherland which is stated in Document G by Benjamin Franklin. Also‚ before
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beverage gin began to overtake beer. Soon the distilling of gin was available to anybody that was willing to play taxes. However the government had an inconsistency for their taxation method. The Gin Act of 1736 was an example of the governments many actions toward the distillation of gin. At first the Gin Act imposed a high license fee for gin retailers with a very high gallon tax but within a few years these rules changed. Although there were numerous shop owners and peasants that made their livings
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Scene 1 Anchor 1: Hello today folks‚ welcome to the All American Newscast! Today we’ll be covering the new taxes our “esteemed” leader Charles Townshend established. Anchor 2: At the most recent Parliament our leader “Champagne Charlie” in all his “glory” has decided to offer an idea on new taxes for the colonies. Anchor 1: He has came up with a way to tax the colonies for 5 different things Anchor 2: Those items include items paper‚ lead‚ paint‚ glass‚ and tea Anchor 1: He came up with these taxes
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The passing of the Stamp Act by Parliament in 1765 caused a rush of angry protests by the colonists in British America that perhaps "aroused and unified Americans as no previous political event ever had." It levied a tax on legal documents‚ almanacs‚ newspapers‚ and nearly every other form of paper used in the colonies. Adding to this hardship was the need for the tax to be paid in British sterling‚ not in colonial paper money. Although this duty had been in effect in England for over half a
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“Liberty or Death” was the motto used during this event. Gower told Creighton there were more captured then killed and his dad was one of the captured. Since Creighton created a great bond with the Americans such as Peter they do nice and courageous acts for him. Such as when Creighton was hurt and could not carry Harry Brown‚ Peter took on the task for him. Creighton never gave up on his family. One example of his loyalty was when he climbed over a mountain following getting shot in the leg so they
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of the acts got repealed. The Stamp Act and the Tea Act caused lots of tension
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