Using the following site, examine the events that led to the American Revolution. Then in the comments, list, in order of importance, the top three most important events and explain why you chose those three.
http://www.historyplace.com/unitedstates/revolution/rev-prel.htm
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---Personally I feel that the three most important events that led to the revolution within the American colonies were mainly those in reference to taxes, restrictions, and organizing the colonies.
---The first reason in chronological order was the Proclamation of 1763; this prevented the colonists from further expansion. This limited the amount of land available for the new settlers. It also created the same situation as in England with primogeniture. But the most important reason is that this was the first oppression and limitation of what the colonies would be allowed to do, and this was the first of a long road that Brittan traveled down which ultimately led to the revolution.
---The next most important event would be the establishment of the Sons of Liberty. With this organized society against Brittan people could now join together to protest the oppressors. The group obviously grew in size, and without this the groups would be very separated and inefficient.
---The final reason would be the Tea Party. This was one of the many organized rebellions against the British. It created more hard times as the British punished the colonists. With these punishments more hostility was created.
---There was no one specific instance that created the Revolution; instead it was the culmination of all the things that the British did to the colonists.
I think that the three most important events would be:
1. The First Continental Congress in 1774
2. The Boston Tea Party and the reaction from Britain in 1773
3. The Stamp Act in 1765
I think that these are the most important because they show when Britain crossed the line for Americans and what they were willing to do to stop it. The line would have been when the British starting taking over complete control of the colonies after the colonies are so used to governing and controling themselves.
The Stamp Act was a major event in particular because it demonstates the growing discomfort the colonies have with Britain sort of dangling over their heads. Also the Boston Tea Party shows to what extent the colonists are willing to go to protect their rights. It also shows how the Birtish handled it, by putting a sort of lock down on the colony of Mass. When the other colonies went to help Mass. it demonstrated their growing unity against one main oppressor. Finally the First Continental Congress lays out exactly how far the colonists are willing to go to keep their independence. They are acting out against the British and trying to destroy their hold over America once and for all.
1)The Sugar Act, this created the base for taxing the colonies. It showed the British Government that the colonists were still under British rule. It would be allow them to go on to pass other taxes such as the currency Act and the Stamp Act.
2)The Stamp Act, this tax was the one that broke the proverbial camels back. Up until this point the colonists had grudgingly put up with the previous taxes that had been levied on them. The stamp act made it difficult and expensive for many people to do their work, mainly lawyers and businessmen. When the lawyers and businessmen are mad then major problems start to happen.
3)The Boston Massacre, the shooting on American colonists by the British was the spark that lit the fire of revolution. Although the soldiers were provoked by colonists throwing snowballs with ice and rocks in them, the sons of liberty spread the word that the colonists were peaceful and the soldiers opened fire for no reason whatsoever.
I think that the three events that led to the Revolution were the Stamp Act, the Boston Massacre, and the organization of the Sons of Liberty.
-> The Stamp Act was established in March 1765. This was the first direct tax on the colonies. The colonists felt that the tax was unneccessary and stupid. It frustrated the colonists, especially lawyers and business owners. The frustration built as more and more taxes were put on the colonies.
-> The Boston Massacre occured on March 5, 1770. The British soliders were provoked by the growing mob of colonists and opened fire. Nobody really knows what went down(partly due to rumors and propaganda spread by the Sons of Liberty), but 11 colonists were either injured or killed. This event sparked the flame of the Revolution because it made apparent the friction between England and the colonists.
->The organization of the Sons of Liberty was huge. They used violence and intimidation to get what they wanted. A lot of the time, they spread rumors and propaganda to sway the colonists away from England(such as the painting of the Boston Massacre)
1)March 1764-The Stamp Act- Because it was the first time in 150 years that the American colonies had been taxed. Also, stamps were you for a lot of things, such as news papers, letters, and I think that American colonist could were not too bothered about the proclamation.
2)June 1772- The Gaspee- When a ship that enforces the Navigation Act, which was the turning point. The British are no longer trying to make laws so the colonies will pay their debt, but for revenge.
3)March, 1774- the Coercive Act, which is enforced after the Boston Tea Party. Parliament created this act because they were angry at the Bostonians for dumping loads of tea into the sea. This act stopped all commercial boats from entering the port. I think this is about the last point before the American colonies, and parliament, go at full force.
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Colonist sink the Gaspee off their shore by rowing out and attacking.
I think that the three most important events were:
1763: The Proclamation Act
I think that was one of the first important events because denying the colonists the freedom to move west of the appalacias to expand was taking away one of the reasons they had come to america. The freedom to live where they wanted was what made the colonies what they were. By stopping westward expansion, the landholders faced the same issues that they had faced in England, primogeniture and greed. This was also when England first used it's power to hinder the Americans in their freedoms.
1765: The Quartering Act
This caused much anger among the colonists when the were forced to house and feed british soldiers againjst their will. It made them resent the power England had over their freedom. It also turned them even more against the Engliah cause.
1773: The Tea Act
By 1773 over a million of the colonists drank tea every day. By placing a tax upon the most favored drink, the english had hoped to increase their wealth. This instead backfired. Many people refused to buy or drink tea and many shops refused to sell it. This reached the breaking point when the colonists decided to send a ship full of tea back to england.The governor refused to let them do this, and that night the boston tea party occured.
There were other reasons but these were the most important. These three reasoons were the main breaking points that pushed baby America out of its nest and forced her to fly against her enemy.
I think the three most important events leading up to the American Revolution were as follows:
1. Boston Massacre- this was an important event because it was pretty much the opening act for the American Revolution. Five Americans were killed during this, but despite that the British were still found innocent for this act by John Adams. This just continued to increase American hatred towards Britain.
2. The Stamp Act- this was important because it required that a stamp tax be paid on all legal documents. This upset the colonist because it was unfair for the colonists to have to pay the British debt, especially when their main goal was to separate from Britain.
3. The Tea Act- this was also very important because now not only did the colonist have to pay taxes on legal documents, but on now on tea as well. With tea being a very important part of everyday colonial life, this was very enraging to the colonists. This Act is also what led to the Boston Tea Party, which was disastrous to the British East India Company.
I think that the 3 most important events that led up to the Revolutionary War are as follows:
1.The Boston Massacre...The propaganda that followed the incident caused such an uproar among the people even though only five people died. That growing tension between the British and the Americans just kind of exploded with what had taken place. It was bound to happen. England and America were kind of like a mother and her child, you can only try to keep the child with you so long and teach it everything you know until it wants to break away and be on its own.
2.The Gaspee Accident of 1772...Like we discussed in class this is another line crossed for the British this time. With the Rhode Island people sinking the boat, obviously the Brits are gonna be pissed. Now instead of the mother country trying to be nice to America by saying that the bills have to be paid for the French and Indian War it turned to a punishment making the American pretty pissed now.
3.Lastly the Stamp Act...The reason for this is becuase now the British have taxed all the lawyers and newspaper people. That group of people are pretty good at influencing others so getting them mad by taxing papers, legal documents, etc., is not working for the British.
--1: I believe the stamp act had the biggest affect. The stamp act really pissed off the lawyers and the newspaper men and other important figures in society. The stamp act really decided the move of the people in power which changed the whole society.
--2: Next, I believe is the tea act. The tea act got to the average colonist and really changed the way they looked at England. The first speculations make a huge difference when it comes to the final descisions.
--3:Lastly, The Boston massacre. This was the fuel for the people. The pictures of the "evil British" true or false, was enough to make the local colonists pissed. The uprising of the people was the final piece of the puzzel and that put together the reasons for the war.
1: Boston Massacare; I think this because this is one of the first big rebellions aganist the British and definitaly played a role in and leading up to the Revolution.
2: The Boston Tea Party; Because the people believed in no taxation without representation the Tea Party played a large role in pushing the Brits "overboard." If the colonists didn't have things as rebellious as the Tea Party and had gotten on the Brits nerves like they did the Revolution might not have exsisted.
3: 1775; If the Governor hadn't put a ban on rebellions, people would have gotten out of control. With a suppression on their rebellion people began to put together their own secret groups to overthrow the Brits in America.
The three events that led to the American Revolution were:
1. The Stamp Act was important because it was the first part to the colonists anger toward the British. The taxes that had to be paided went straight to England not to the colonies. "Taxation without representation."
2.The Boston Massacre was inluencial because it killed innocent citizens. The colonists were attacked in there common grounds where they all had right to be.
3. The Quartering Act was another event that influenced the revolution. The colonists were forced to house the enemy in their homes. The became free of this law completely in the Constitution later on.
Easily the three things that led up to the revolution had to be the proclamation of 1763, the intolerable acts, and finally the Gaspee incident.
By declaring that nobody was able to move to the west of a certain line, it put a huge squeeze on all the colonist's inside the colonies. With more people arriving daily and more space being taken, the need for more land was imminent. This led to primogeniture, the same thing that the colonist's wanted to escape.
Next were the intolerable acts. These were the stamp act, the sugar act, and quartering act. These were put into motion to help pay for the huge expenses of the French and Indian War. The sugar act was a tax on all foreign goods dealing with sugar and textiles. It also restricted all rum and french wines to be shipped to the U.S. The next was the stamp act, this put taxes on playing cards, dice, documents, etc. Finally was the quartering act. this claimed that the colonists must house all british soldiers in their homes. The one thing is, is that they were being housed in empty warehouses owned by the merchants.
The last thing is the Gaspee incident. A british schooner landed in Narrangansett bay to help against smuggling and act as protection. Well a bunch of Rhode Islanders decided that they were going to row out to it, capture the crew, and then blow it up. That showed the british.
For me, I think that the three most important events that led to the Revolution were the sugar act of 1764, the creation of the Virginia Resolves in 1769, and the first continental congress in 1774.
The Sugar Act of 1764 was one of the first actions by the British that made the colonist mad. It was the first link of the chain, and It started it all.
The Virginia Resolves presented by George Washington to Virginia in 1769 shows that the problems were starting to spread out from New England, and that all of the colonies were being effected by the problems.
Finally, the first Continental Congress of 1774 was the most important event leading to the Revolution, because it showed that the colonists would unite to talk about the problems they were faceing, and what actions they would take.
I think that the top three events leading up to the revolutions were:
1. THE BOSTON TEA PARTY (1773):
The Boston Tea Party was one of the first acts of organized rebellion against the British. Sam Adams and his "indians" dumped 343 containers of tea, which is a very expensive amount. Especially since the Tea Act that led to this event was in favor of the colonies, it showed England that the colonies revolution was now almost inevitable. The Boston Tea Party also was the main cause of several other events, like the Coercive Acts. This means that if the Boston Tea Party had never happened, perhaps a revolution could have been avoided.
2. THE COERCIVE ACTS (1773)
These acts, especially the closing of Boston's harbor and the removal of American self rule was the main catalyst for New England revolution. Committees of Correspondence were formed to spread the word of these "Intolerable" acts to the other colonies, showing them that once again England was taking away their freedom.
3. THE BOSTON MASSACRE (1770): This was the first major bloodshed during the pre-revolution period. It strengthened anti British feelings in the colonies, and also boosted the idea of a separate American identity.
1.) The stamp act of 1765 is probably the most important event leading to the revolution i think this because when it was enacted it directly affected the high class of society who were very educated and had the resources to fight the British and the influence to bring others to the fight. If these acts had not been put into action the British rile may not have riled up so much protest within the colonies. It offended and punished the most important people of colonial society which really sparked of the anti-British movement.
2.) The proclamation of 1763, this act was a severe impediment to the growth of the colonies and caused pressure within the colonies geographically. It also made the colonist feel a sense of constraint that would be another reason to rebel against the British reign.
3.) The Boston Tea Party of 1773, this was a pivotal moment in the pre-war situation, they gave the colonists a sense of power to revolt and rebel against the British and also caused the enactment of the coercive acts in 1774 which served as the spark to ignite the fire of the revolution.
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