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American Revolution Summary

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Isidore E. Sharpe
Professor Tracy Moore
HIS 104: American History
1 November 2017
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The American Revolution
In 1760, The Stamp Act of brought about some intense chaos, which many colonies felt violated and combative over their liberty. It was known as the first great drama of the revolutionary era (Fonder, 179). The Bostonians would take out their frustrations on Thomas Hutchinson’s home, where they took goods, such as paintings, furniture and so on. At the end the only thing that was left standing was the outer walls. These riots happen as a result of the Stamp Act, but this event would breathe a series of events. The colonies experience internal divisions, which lead to conflicts land claims among settlers, speculators, colonial …show more content…

It would decreased the existing taxes on molasses, establish a new machinery that would deter smuggling among local colonial merchants. Some colonists did not see the taxation as a benefit, but an avenue for them to pay a levy they could avoid. So these measures led to widespread protest. While the Act also led to a Vice-Admiralty Court, which would hear smuggling cases without jury, along with the presumption of guilt cases. The Sugar Act was created to strengthened the economy, but instead threaten the profits of the colonial merchants, along with the Revenue Act (Fonder, …show more content…

The British soldiers opened fire and slayed five Bostonians, Crispus Attucks a racial mixed sailor was among the fallen Bostonians. He would be remembered as the first martyr of the American Revolution. Afterward, charges were brought against the commanding officer and eight other soldiers. They were tried and two were found guilty of manslaughter, the other seven were found not guilty. The merchants was confronted by other issues, as their profits shriveled, while the elite colonialists found it impossible to survive without the British goods. The British merchants had some problems of their own. Their imports to the colonies had declined by one-third, but soon rebounded back to its former level. They did not desired to deal with future issues, so they pushed to stop the Townshend duties (Fonder,

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