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In a cogent answer discuss the events that led to the American Revolution. WAs the battle cry of "liberty" based on economic, political, intellectual, religious, or social issues? This paper must be well organized, following the outline provided to you. 6 to 8 pages in length, double spaced, Arial or Times Roman font 12 point and one inch margins. No sophisticated vocabulary

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c. III. 1. Boycotts 2. An effigy of Andrew Oliver was hung from Boston's Liberty Tree. 3. Committees of Correspondence The Stamp Act Repealed by Parliament in 1766 empowers colonists. 1. The Declaratory Act (1766) (response by Parliament) d. Intolerable Acts (1774) 1. Quebec Act e. Opposition to the Intolerable Acts (Worcester, Massachusetts) 1. Suffolk's Resolves f. First Continental Congress (1774) 1. The Continental Association 2. The Committees of Safety g. Second Continental Congress (1775) Intellectual and religious motivations for the War of Independence. The British Constitution. 1. English liberties and rights b. John Locke - “Social Contract," and natural rights. c. Enlightenment Ideas. 1. Enlightenment thinkers believed that "reason” could govern human life. 2. Arminianism 3. Deism 4. Sir Isaac Newton - natural law d. The Great Awakening 1. A reaction to enlightenment rationalism (Arminianism and Deism) 2. Revivalist ministers encouraged independent judgment e. Thomas Paine's “Common Sense" a. IV. Social protest toward British conflict motivates colonists to fight the War. a. The Boston Massacre (1770) 1. Five colonists are killed but the event is used as political propaganda. b. The Tea Act and the Boston Tea Party (1773) 1. Colonists organize a peaceful protest. 2. Massachusetts gets the attention of the other colonies when the British impose strict punishment on them. c. Lexington and Concord April 19, 1775. 1. Militiamen organize to resist the advance of British Soldiers. 2. A mysterious shot is fired and a battle ensues. V. Conclusion: Restate your thesis (argument) and briefly discuss the worthiness of the cause for independence. 2 History 117 Essay Assignment argued. Your essay should be 6 to 8 pages in length, double spaced, Arial or Times Roman font 12 point, and one inch margins. Papers are due Thursday, November 14. was it a violent reaction from colonists adamantly opposed to taxation and virtual representation In a cogent answer discuss the events that led to the American Revolution. Was the battle cry of "liberty” based on economic, political, intellectual, religious, or social issues? In other words: by Parliament? Was it the reaction of an angry mob ("ordinary” colonists) that put pressure on an English liberties, enlightenment ideas, and the Great Awakening? Was it an organized revolt or overreacting to a few unfortunate events? And finally, was it a worthy cause considering that only one-third of the colonists (patriots) supported it and that it marginalized certain groups of Americans (slaves, women, and Native Americans)? simply a misguided, unorganized protest movement that went too far by a handful of colonists 1. Introduction: Briefly mention the possible motivations that led to the American Revolution. Make sure to state your thesis—that is your argument for why thirteen separate colonies joined together to fight the War of Independence. Discuss what you think the important issue or issues were that compelled the colonists to back the cause, and whether or not that cause was worthy. Take into consideration Jefferson's words “all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence. Discuss whether the spirit of the American Revolution applied to everyone in Colonial North America including women, slaves, and Native Americans. II. Economic motivation for the War of Independence. a. Salutary neglect by England enables the colonists to tax themselves which allows a certain level of economic independence. b. Parliament imposes the Navigation Acts but they are largely ignored by the colonists. 1. Writs of Assistance (search warrants to combat smuggling). The Colonists claim Parliament is exerting arbitrary power. c. By 1763, the British want the colonists to help pay for the Seven Years' War. d. Parliament begins taxing the colonies. 1. The Sugar Act (1764) 2. The Stamp Act (1765) 3. The Townsend Duties (1767) II. Political motivation for the War of Independence. a. Colonists unrepresented in House of Commons 1. "No taxation without representation" 2. Virginia's House of Burgesses approved four resolutions. b. Stamp Act Congress (1765) 1
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The Events that led to the American Revolution
Introduction
The American Revolution, which is also referred to as the American Revolutionary War or
United States War of Independence, was experience in 1775 to 1783. It was a war that was
waged by the American colonies against Britain, and it impacted political aspects and revolutions
in the entire world because a small unexperienced state earned its independence from the most
significant military during that time (Dickinson, 2014). Prior to the American Revolution,
America comprised several British colonies but not the revolution was not supported or
participated by all the colonies. Rhode Island, South Carolina, Massachusetts, Georgia, Virginia,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, Connecticut, New York, Maryland, Delaware, North Carolina and
Pennsylvania were the thirteen colonies that rebelled against the rule of Great Britain. The
American colonies resistance and war with the British government was not an impetuous, or
sudden act because the joining of the 13 colonies to fight and conquer the British Empire for
independence was influenced by a series of events that had begun more than a decade before.
These events included; proclaim on no taxation without representation that was initiated with the
Stamp Act Congress in 1765. The colonies objected the leadership of the British administration
to tax the citizens of the states because they were not represented in the government parliament.
Moreover, the Boston Massacre in 1770 fired the protests as well as in 1772, the Burning of the
Gaspee in Rhode Island (Egnal, 2010). In December 1773, the protest was escalated by the
Boston Tea Party. In 1767, the imposition of the Townshend Acts, the March to June 1774
coercive Acts, Lexington and Concord in April 1775 as well as the British attacks on coastal
towns in October 1775 to January 1776.

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Economic Motivation for the war of independence
The commercial and military power of the Great Britain during the onset of the revolution was
significantly high. By the beginning of the late 17th century to the mid-18th century, the thirteen
colonies were a segment of a worldwide empire that the British had created by a sequence of
war. The scholars have since been fascinated by the decisions m...


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