American Revolution Dbq

Benjamin Franklin stated,” We must all hang together, or assuredly we shall all hang separately.” The division between the British and the British colonists led to the American Revolution. The Navigation Acts of 1660, the French and Indian War, Pontiac’s Rebellion and the Proclamation of 1763, the Sugar Act of 1764 and the Stamp Act of 1765 were some things that lead the Revolution. The Declaratory Act, the Townshend Act, the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and the Intolerable Acts of 1774 were some more factors that lead to the Revolution. All of the taxes and conflicts lead to the American Revolution; however, not all of the colonists wanted war. The first factor would be the Navigation Acts of 1660. How would you like

The British added to the tax saying that there will be another tax when the ship got to England. Britain wanted the colonies to have very limited trade for the colonists. The colonists protested about these unfair taxes and requirements. Some of the colonists followed these laws; however, some started to smuggle items in and out of the colonies. The second factor of the Revolution was the French and Indian War. British General Edward Braddock stated,” The paths to glory lead but to the grave.” This is talking about the French and Indian War. France had a fur trade with the Indians, so Britain started a war to gain the Ohio River Valley. The British army and the colonial militia defeated the French, Native Americans, and the Spanish. Britain left an army in the colonies to protect the colonists from Native American attacks. Parliament passed higher taxes on the colonists to pay for the war and protection. The colonists felt that they were independent, so they got angry that Parliament didn’t ask if they could tax the colonists. The colonists spoke out against the maxim “Taxtation with on Representation.” The third factor of the American Revolution is Pontiac’s Rebellion and Proclamation of 1763. Would you like it of someone

The colonists thought that there was a profit to be made from the Ohio River Valley. Pontiac’s Rebellion and the Proclamation of 1763 lead to the Sugar Act of 1764. Do you like sugar? What would you do if someone put a tax on that sugar? The colonists felt angry about the tax on the thing the use a lot. Britain wanted this tax because they gave the colonists protection, and the Native Americans were still trying to attack. The colonists got mad because they weren’t the ones who started the French and Indian War; the colonists also felt that they had no say in Parliament. Samuel Adams founded the Committees of Correspondence to improve communications with the colonies in the disagreements with Britain.”No Taxation without Representation” became a common slogan among the colonies. The Sugar Act of 1764 lead to another tax, the Stamp Act of 1765. Samuel Adams quoted,” It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires in the minds of men.” This is talking about the Stamp Act of 1765. The Stamp Act put a tax on newspapers, licenses, and the colonists’ paper products. The colonists were stating that the Stamp Act violated the rights of the colonists. The British put the tax on the colonists because of the war dept; however, the colonists felt like it was unfair. The colonists were getting mad about the Stamp Act because it was unfair. They were starting to hold committees to complain about