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Into, Through, and Beyond the War
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The Stamp Act
The Stamp Act was passed by the British Parliament on March 22, 1765. The American imposed Tax had them required to pay a tax on on all printed paper they used. Ship papers, legal documents, other publications, and playing cards were also taxed. It was seen as an attempt by England to raise money in the colonies without consent from colonial legislatures. colonist reasoned that If this new tax were to pass with no resistance, there would be an open door for more troubling taxation in the future. -
Stamp Act's contribution to colonial unrest
The Stamp Act (and the Sugar Act) contributed to the colonial unrest because it was a case of Taxation without representation, which is one of the reasons the American Revolution began in the first place. Colonist saw this as Britain's attempt to undermine their economic strength and independence. It was frustrating being taxed not for trade and such, but to pay off debt. Eventually the Act was abolished is 1766, the frustration still remained in the colonist. -
Boston Tea Party
In Boston Harbor, hundreds of Massachusetts colonists a.k.a The Sons of Liberty disguised as Mohawk Indians boarded three British tea ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor, this was the Boston Tea Party. The event was in response to the Tea Act which made it so colonist had to buy tea from the East Sea Company and the cause of the Intolerable Acts, a group of acts limiting colonial rights. The amount of tea dumped was equal to $1800 or $170000 in today's money. -
Boston 's Tea Party contribution to colonial unrest
The Boston Tea Party added to colonial unrest, because while some people like The Sons of Liberty got closure, others were scared and troubled what were to come when the British found out. And even some of the scared and troubled, like George Washington, disagreed with the Boston Tea Party. So if you ask me, if would be very frustrating if you got punished for something you disagreed with in the first place. -
Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts were 5 laws passed by Parliament in 1774 as revenge for Boston Tea Party. The first was the Boston Port Act,it shut down their port until the dumped tea was paid for. Massachusetts Government Act gave more power to their governor and took power from colonist. Administration of Justice Act let a governor move trials on officials to Britain. The Quartering Act had colonist give shelter to British soldiers. Finally,the Quebec Act dilated British Canadian land south to Ohio Valley. -
Intolerable Acts' contribution of colonial unrest
The Intolerable Acts became a rallying cry for patriots in America. Colonist felt that the acts took away some of rights like limiting trade via Boston Port Act, lowering colonial power through the Massachusetts Government Act, making court trials bias via Administration of Justice Act, giving colonist the liability to take care of british soldiers on a whim with the Quartering Act, and taking away land with Quebec Act. The acts helped unify colonist and push them a step closer to revolution. -
Battle of Lexington and Concord
The Battles of Lexington and Concord kicked off the Revolutionary War. It started when British troops marched from Boston to Concord in order to seize an arms cache. Riders sounded an alarm, and colonial militia began mobilizing to block the Redcoat front. A battle on Lexington started the fighting. Eventually, the Americans withdrew to Concord. When British got there the Americans were already waiting for them. The cache was saved, and the British retreated, attacked by soldiers along the way. -
How The Battle at Lexington and Concord contributed to the Americans winning the war
The Battle at Lexington and Concord contributed to the Americans winning because it gave the Patriots the confidence and boost they needed to start the war off. It was the first battle of the war and the American's first win, a good start. -
Battle of Trenton
After General George Washington's famous crossing of the Delaware River north of Trenton the previous night, Washington led the main body of the Continental Army against Hessian (German soldiers that the British hired) soldiers garrisoned at Trenton. When he and the army arrived in Trenton, the Hessians were not prepared for such an attack force.
After the battle, nearly the entire Hessian force was captured, with negligible losses to the Americans. -
Battle of Trenton's contribution to America winning the war
The Battle of Trenton contributed to America winning the war because the victory neutralized a threat to them winning the war i.e Hessian soldiers. It also gave them plenty of there weapons and supplies as well as more confidence. -
Battle of Saratoga
The Battle of Saratoga was initiated by the British as a plan to take over the Hudson River. Unfortunately, the Redcoats were split as there western army was blocked by Patriots and the Southern army never reached the North so only their Northern army could fight. As you can tell having most of your army missing is a pretty bad thing. Eventually, the Patriots won and luckily for them, after the battle the French joined the them after seeing that may have a chance to win the war. -
Battle of Saratoga's contribution to America winning the war
The Battle of Saratoga contribution to America winning the war is a big one. This is the battle that convinced the French to join the colonist. Without them the colonist would have surely lost. -
Battle of Yorktown
The Battle/Siege of Yorktown marks the last big battle of the Revolutionary War. It is where the British Army surrendered and the British government began to consider a peace treaty. It began when British soldiers retreated to Yorktown. They were surrounded by militia on land and French on sea, outnumbered. For eleven days the American forces bombarded the British, until they finally surrendered. The war was over. -
Battle of Yorktown's contribution to America winning the war
The Battle of Yorktown's contribution is self-explanatory. It was the end of the war. Without this battle, America wouldn't have won the war. -
Influence of the Revolution on the French and Latin American Countries
The American Revolution influenced French and Latin American Countries by showing that if American can succeed from Britain, than any colony could succeed from their mother country like Venezuela from Spain or any of England's other 59 colonies. America also shows how to and how not to run a country after a colony separates and becomes it's own country as seen by the failure of the Articles of Confederation and success of the Constitution . -
Importance for the American Colonies to declare independence from Great Britian
The colonist of America were deprived of their rights by Great Britain, in ways mentioned in the Intolerable Acts, which took away some of their basic rights. While under control of an unjust monarchy, colonist were inclined to start a rebellion. The rebellion became the basis for the Revolution. There were several more moral and economical reasons as to why Americans decided to finally revolt. This war was a good showcase of what Americans can do.
