Happened in 1763. Parts of the land acquired through the Treaty of Paris became the provinces of East Florida, West Florida, Quebec, and Grenada. The Sugar Act Parliament passed the Sugar Act in 1764. This act lowered the tax on molasses that had been imported by colonists. The Sugar Act also had let officers take goods from smugglers without having to go to court. James Otis - a young lawyer in Boston, argued “no parts of [England’s colonies] can be taxed without their consent. Every part has the right to be represented.” The Stamp Act Placed a tax on almost all printed material in the colonies in 1765. Patrick Henry - a young member of the Virginia House of Burgesses. Had persuaded the burgesses to take action against the Stamp Act. …show more content…
These acts the British leaders had tried to avoid some of the problems that the Stamp Act had caused. The Boston Massacre Relations had grown more tense between the redcoats and the Boston colonists. On March 5, 1770, the tension between the two finally had reached a peak. Then a war broke out and angry townspeople had gone into the streets, picking up any weapon they could find - sticks, shovels, clubs, and stones. The colonists had called this tragic encounter the Boston Massacre. Crispus Attucks - he was a dockworker who was part African and part Native American. Tea Act of 1773 This act had given the right to ship tea to the colonies without paying most of the taxes that had usually been placed on tea. This act also allowed companies to bypass colonial merchants and also sell its tea directly to shopkeepers at a low price. The Boston Tea Party - not an actual tea party There were three tea ships that had arrived in Boston Harbor in late 1773. A royal governor, whose house happened to had been destroyed by Stamp Act protesters, had refused to let the tea ships turn back. So basically at midnight they boarded the ships and had thrown 342 chests of tea overboard, this was an event that had become known as the Boston Tea …show more content…
Also this action had prevented the arrival of food and other supplies that normally came by ship. Yet worse, the law had taken away certain rights for the Massachusetts colonists and more. The Quebec Act - set up a permanent government for Quebec and granted religious freedom to French Catholics. The colonists feelings had been made clear by their name for the new laws, the Intolerable Acts. The Continental Congress Colonial leaders had soon began to realize that they were in need of more boycotts to gain liberty they had sung about in “The Bold Americans.” In September 1774, 55 men arrived in the city of Philadelphia; These people were delegates from all the colonies except Georgia, these men had established a political body to represent American interests and to challenge British control. This new organization was known as the Continental Congress. King George III - he had become king of Great Britain and Ireland in 1760, following after his father, King George II, died. John Adams - a successful lawyer from Massachusetts John Ray - another lawyer from New York John Hancock - he was from Massachusetts and only 38 years old; also he was a wealthy
The thirteen American colonies’ revolt against the British government for the taxes that it imposed on them is typically the reason given for the resulting American Revolution. In Forced Founders: Indians, Debtors, Slaves, and the Making of the American Revolution in Virginia, Woody Holton demonstrates that the Independence movement involved influences from other groups who are often overlooked. He focuses on how the activities of the Indians, debtors, slaves, farmers, and merchants influenced the gentry, particularly in the Virginia colony. These groups effected the decisions of individuals like George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, which is why they ought to be given some consideration in the study of History. The Indians of the Upper
The Tea Act then granted the company to export their tea to American colonies. Britain had where whatever was charged on the shipping the American colonies would be waived or refunded upon sale. Since Americans were offered tea at a lower price meant that colonists especially those who smuggled the tea and resold it would get angered. This would lead to smugglers being put out of business and The British East India Company would be saved from its bankruptcy.
Till this day, the Boston Tea Party is considered to be one of the most powerful movements that helped lead up to a revolutionary war against Great Britain. Some people may view it as a time when colonist dumped tea into the Boston harbor. For others, it was a time that made America stronger than ever. So why was dumping tea into the Boston harbor such a big deal for America?
It doubled the taxes on foreign goods that were reshipped from England to the colonies. It also prevented the import of foreign rum and French wines. The English Parliament also passed a law to reorganize the American
Some examples of acts and taxes passed by the British government would be the Stamp Act, Quartering Act, Sugar Act, the Townshend acts, the Intolerable Acts, and the Navigation Acts of 1651. These acts and taxes put forth by the British Government were met with hostility by the colonists. The Navigation Acts of 1651 were made by the British to control trade with the colonies. People could only trade non-valuable items with other nations (in an effort to lower their income), while they were able to trade freely with Britain. The British also made it a priority to check sailor’s merchandise before and after trading.
French and Indian War Great Britain wanted land west of the Appalachian Mts., but the French wouldn’t give it up. They started a war that was fought in Europe, and Britain fought out the rest of the war in Europe and expected the colonists to pay off the remaining debt, even though the colonists couldn’t move into the land that was won. The colonists got mad because Britain expected them to pay the debt off. The Proclamation of 1763 Great Britain put in place a proclamation and told the colonies that they had to pay for the war and that the war that Britain had fought won the land, but they couldn’t move to the land that they had won. Even if the colonists paid for the land they were forbidden from moving to the land.
King George III realized that they were losing control of the colonies, so he and parliament vowed to punish boston. In the spring of 1774, parliament passed the Coercive Acts, which were very harsh laws intended to punish the people of massachusetts. Then the Quebec act was passed later on, which angered the colonists furthermore. Colonists called the new laws, the Intolerable Acts. They were going to fight for the control of America, so the British soldiers were trying to destroy the artillery and ammunition of the colonists.
The reason why the American colonies would not pay the taxes, tariffs and other payments to the British Empire was because they felt they should not pay to any country where they have no representation. The British parliament would then remove virtually all taxes initially imposed on the American colonies leaving only the tax on the tea imports, which was done to show that despite the fact that the British would allow Americans not to pay all taxes, they still had the ability to impose them and to assure that everyone pays them. I have to add here that in the summer of 1773, the British would create a rather smart money-generating plan. The British East India Company was given the exclusive right to trade tea to America thus becoming the monopoly and the controller of this commodity to the colonies (Hakim, 140). Yet in order not to make Americans angry, the British would somewhat reduce the duty Americans were paying for the tea to assure that it would be unprofitable for the Americans to start their own tea trading business because the tea was as cheap as never before (Wiegand, 93).
The colonists had decided that they had enough of Britain and the King being unfair. All of the colonies were unhappy with the fact that they were being taxed without representation in parliament. “Disregarding American protests that the colonies could not be taxed because they were not represented in Parliament, in March 1765 the British government enacted a stamp tax to take effect in the American colonies on November 1, 1765”(Alexander 174). Many of the colonists were not happy with the Tea Act that was passed to help the East India Company that was struggling. The Boston Tea Party created tension due to the fact that colonists disrespected British cargo.
The colonists violated the Proclamation of 1763 set with chief Pontiac. The Sugar Act was on act to raise money from the colonists. Great Britain needed the money to pay for protection against the Native-Americans. Great Britain started putting taxes on sugar, which made the colonist upset.
On December 16, 1773, the Sons of Liberty led by Samuel Adams dressed up as Native Americans and dumped the entire shipment into Boston Harbor. This act became known as the Boston Tea Party. The king, angered by such open defiance, and the Parliament passed the Intolerable Acts, also called the Coercive Acts, to punish Boston. Intolerable Acts has four main punishments, first , close Boston Harbor until the citizens of Boston paid for the dumped tea. Second, to take control of colony away from Massachusetts by limiting town meetings to once a year and replacing government officials by royal officials.
John Quincy Adams was born in Braintree, Massachusetts on July 11, 1767 to John Adams, the 2nd president, and his wife, Abigail Adams. He was one of four children in his family. His early years were spent living back and forth between Braintree and Boston. His father and mother taught him mathematics, languages, and the classics. John Adams was politically active and the calling of the first Continental Congress in 1774 marked a new stage.
Britain needed a way to fix this. They came up with the Sugar Act, a set of taxes to help Britain raise money. Taxes were not a new thing for the colonists, but these new taxes caused big issues. The Sugar Act was suggested by Prime Minister George Greenville.
Intolerable Acts The Intolerable Acts can be viewed as one of the first sparks to the flaming fire of America claiming Independence. The Intolerable Acts, also called the Coercive Acts, were a series of laws passed in 1774 in order to punish the colonies for defying their rule. Four out of five of the Intolerable Acts were directed towards Massachusetts directly and the other was directed at Quebec. All of the Acts were supposed to stop the colonies from defying England’s Rule and show the colonies that England was still in charge.
The opium is a substance that is obtained from the poppy plant and is considered as one of the most addictive drugs. Nowadays, it is used to produce heroine, nevertheless, the origin of opium goes back to the beginning of civilization. In fact, it is one of the oldest drugs that exist until today. In relation to this, and briefly explained, the Opium Wars were a series of conflicts that occurred in Chinese territories in the 19th century, between China and Great Britain. They are divided into two main periods; the First Opium War, that occurred between 1839 and 1842, and Second Opium War, that happened between 1856 and 1860.