The American Revolution was a grand political and military struggle waged between 1765 and 1783 when 13 of Britain’s North American colonies rejected its Homeric rule. The kick began in opposition to levies levied without social representation by the British monarchy and Parliament. As the political dissensions grew, they started a perpetual cycle of recalcitrant acts and corrective laws that led to open rebellion. With the backing of France, the American colonies were suitable to master the British, achieve independence, and form the United States of America.
1754 – 1776 Prelude to Independence
The Perpetration of Levies
From 1754 until 1763, the British colonies and France fought a precious land war on the North American mainland known as “ The French and Indian War.” To recoup these charges and raise finances to replenish their resources, the British government legislated a series of new levies. Until the Stamp Act of 1765, some levies were proposed, and others were legislated and withdrawn. This was the first duty assessed directly on the 13 American colonies. Benjamin Franklin witnessed before Parliament that the duty was too high and that the colonies had formerly done further than enough to support the French and Indian War. That same time, the group known as the Sons of Liberty was established.
The Consequences of Unrest
In 1767, Parliament assessed the Townshend Acts, which placed a duty on several essential goods, including tea. A time latterly, the Liberty, a sloop possessed by John Hancock, was seized on dubitation of smuggling. The growing uneasiness following this event led to the Occupation of Boston by British colors in 1768. The pressures in Boston came to a head-on on March 5, 1770, as a mob gathered around a group of dogfaces guarding the Customs House. The unruly protestors threw snowballs and other debris at the dogfaces. Amid the chaos and without a direct order, the dogfaces fired into the crowd, killing five men and wounding six others in what would be known as the Boston Massacre. John Adams successfully defended the dogfaces, but loyalists like Samuel Adams, John’s kinsman, used the event to garner support for the independence movement.
Black and white image of Faneuil Hall in 1775
Faneuil Hall in 1775, ContributorHall, Charles Bryan, Specific Material Type 1 print drawing, Published Date 1899 – 1906, Source © Boston Public Library
. No Taxation Without Representation
The Tea Act was passed in 1773 to financially help the floundering British East India Company (EIC) by placing a small duty on tea. Numerous pioneers opposed the duty and continued to support James OtisJr.’s position of “ taxation without representation is despotism.” The EIC secured passage of the tea via consignees in the American colonies. Seven vessels were transferred to the colonies carrying the accursed tea. While attempts in other metropolises were successful to shoot these vessels back to England, three vessels landed in Boston. Over a three-week period, numerous city meetings were held to bandy the unpredictable standoff between citizens and Governor Hutchinson. On December 16, 1773, the final city meeting moved from Faneuil Hall to Old South Meeting House because of the inviting crowd size. Multitudinous speakers, including Samuel Adams, batted the issue. Toward the end of the meeting, after seeing no resolution, the crowd headed to Griffin’s Levee. Members of the Sons of Liberty, some approximately disguised as Mohawk Indians, climbed aboard the vessels and threw 340 tea cases overboard. This act of defiance latterly came known as the Boston Tea Party.
Responses From All-Around
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the Coercive, or Intolerable Acts, as they were known in the American colonies. Not everyone agreed with Boston’s conduct, causing the other colonies to rally in defense. Patrick Henry would give a speech in Spring of 1774 in the Virginia House of Burgesses supporting the cause of freedom, which included the hourly-quoted passage, “ Give me liberty or give me death.” The cause of independence was also supported in after jottings, similar to Thomas Paine’s 1776 leaflet, Common Sense.
The American Revolution was a grand political and military struggle waged between 1765 and 1783 when 13 of Britain’s North American colonies rejected its Homeric rule. The kick began in opposition to levies levied without social representation by the British monarchy and Parliament. As the political dissensions grew, they started a perpetual cycle of recalcitrant acts and corrective laws that led to open rebellion. With the backing of France, the American colonies were suitable to master the British, achieve independence, and form the United States of America.
1754 – 1776 Prelude to Independence
The Perpetration of Levies
From 1754 until 1763, the British colonies and France fought a precious land war on the North American mainland known as “ The French and Indian War.” To recoup these charges and raise finances to replenish their resources, the British government legislated a series of new levies. Until the Stamp Act of 1765, some levies were proposed, and others were legislated and withdrawn. This was the first duty assessed directly on the 13 American colonies. Benjamin Franklin witnessed before Parliament that the duty was too high and that the colonies had formerly done further than enough to support the French and Indian War. At that same time, the group known as the Sons of Liberty was established.
The Consequences of Unrest
In 1767, Parliament assessed the Townshend Acts, which placed a duty on several essential goods, including tea. A time latterly, the Liberty, a sloop possessed by John Hancock, was seized on dubitation of smuggling. The growing uneasiness following this event led to the Occupation of Boston by British colors in 1768. The pressures in Boston came to a head on March 5, 1770, as a mob gathered around a group of dogfaces guarding the Customs House. The unruly protestors threw snowballs and other debris at the dogfaces. Amid the chaos and without a direct order, the dogfaces fired into the crowd, killing five men and wounding six others in what would be known as the Boston Massacre. John Adams successfully defended the dogfaces, but loyalists like Samuel Adams, John’s kinsman, used the event to garner support for the independence movement.
Black and white image of Faneuil Hall in 1775
Faneuil Hall in 1775, ContributorHall, Charles Bryan, Specific Material Type 1 print drawing, Published Date 1899 – 1906, Source © Boston Public Library
. No Taxation Without Representation
The Tea Act was passed in 1773 to financially help the floundering British East India Company (EIC) by placing a small duty on tea. Numerous pioneers opposed the duty and continued to support James OtisJr.’s position of “ taxation without representation is despotism.” The EIC secured passage of the tea via consignees in the American colonies. Seven vessels were transferred to the colonies carrying the accursed tea. While attempts in other metropolises were successful to shoot these vessels back to England, three vessels landed in Boston. Over a three-week period, numerous city meetings were held to bandy the unpredictable standoff between citizens and Governor Hutchinson. On December 16, 1773, the final city meeting moved from Faneuil Hall to Old South Meeting House because of the inviting crowd size. Multitudinous speakers, including Samuel Adams, batted the issue. Toward the end of the meeting, after seeing no resolution, the crowd headed to Griffin’s Levee. Members of the Sons of Liberty, some approximately disguised as Mohawk Indians, climbed aboard the vessels and threw 340 tea cases overboard. This act of defiance latterly came known as the Boston Tea Party.
Responses From All-Around
The British responded to the Boston Tea Party by passing the Coercive, or Intolerable Acts, as they were known in the American colonies. Not everyone agreed with Boston’s conduct, causing the other colonies to rally in defense. Patrick Henry would give a speech in Spring of 1774 in the Virginia House of Burgesses supporting the cause of freedom, which included the hourly-quoted passage, “ Give me liberty or give me death.” The cause of independence was also supported in after jottings, similar to Thomas Paine’s 1776 leaflet, Common Sense.
0 Comments