American Revolution 2
A revolutionary is someone that is not eager or does not feel the need to be a revolutionary. That is what the colonists were when they established their lives in America. The British were proud to be English and not French or Dutch. They looked up to the king and used English things. They respected Britain. For them there was no need to be a revolutionary. They didn't want to fight the power of the government. The Colonists really respected the king and all his power. He was an all mighty god to them. The king was the ruler of their lives. An example of this was when Benjamin Rush sat on the throne of King George III. He feels high and powerfull sitting on the throne. The Colonists honor King George III. The colonists used all types of English things. In New York people read British books, in Virginia children went to British schools. In Boston the people used British wedgewood to drink their tea. The first act leading to any sorts of disorder and bad feelings against the British Parliament was the Stamp Act. In the spring of 1765 the parliament decides to tax American colonists because the defense of the colonies is so expensive. They start taxing documents and all kinds of goods. A
War of words starts and open conflict is not far away. British taxes are not effective and the boycott keeps on going. Ben Franklin has even now started to hate England and feels that Thomas Hutchinson is to blame for everything. He makes him a public scapegoat. Britain feels that the contentness will not last and that the boycott act and the abolishment of the Stamp Act will cause for further disobedience. They create a Declaratory Act in which parliament has the right to create any necessary laws for the colonies. For a year it is not put into action but then they start taxing all manufactures goods. Ben Franklin writes poem in the newspaper about England being an old mother who might be wrong but still should be respected. This does not help and the colonist are back to were they stood during teh stamp act. The Stamp Act has been abolished and the colonists are happy again. They realize that they are well of compared to nations ruled by autocrats. They have much more liberty, "The pride, the glory of England," said by King George III. In 1760 there is a lot of immigration and no one is suffering from poverty since their is plenty of land, and it is very cheap. The triangular trade between America, England, and Africa is going very well. Everything seems well, and colonists think that the Stamp Act was just a one time mistake, and boycotting will never have to take place again, but they are wrong. Thomas Hutchison writes a letter to the parliament explaining that the idea of liberty has been taken to far, and that parliament needs to take action. Britain sends troops to Boston to restore, order, and arrest the ringleader Sam Adams. Americans are now very angry and frustrated so on March 5, 1770 Americans throw snowballs at soldiers and 5 colonists are killed. The colonists are not proud to be British anymore and feel that they have been betrayed. This is called the Boston Massacre. The main reason for all the hate and anger that the colonists felt was not the fact that the prices were getting raised by the taxes but the fact that they were getting taxed without their approval. They felt that being a citizen of
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Approximate Word count = 1454
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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