Road To War Research Paper

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Trevor MacDougall History 020 Prof. McKeown 18 March 2014 Road to War- Essay 1 We have all heard the stories growing up about George Washington crossing the Delaware River on Christmas. We have all heard the about the declaration of independence, and the Join or Die graphic of a snake, and even the “Don’t Tread on Me’ flags that are still around today. However, what actually happened that lead up to the American Revolution? How did this great country start out in 1776, when just 15 years earlier we were happy to be called Englishmen? It started after the French and Indian Wars that led to several acts purposed by the British congress. These acts included the Stamp Act, Townshend Act, the Intolerable Acts, and the Tea Acts. These new acts were all enacted after the French and Indian War ended in 1763. This war was a great victory for England; however this victory came at a very high cost, literally. England was in debt of over…show more content…
Many felt the repealing the Stamp tax would be in the best interest of England. However some had felt that the English people had been paying this very same tax for years and thought it was ridiculous that the colonists are enraged over this. Many members of parliament thought that the stamp act was justified, after all Colonists hadn’t been able to raise sufficient funds during the French and Indian War. Great Britain thought that it was only fair that the colonists pay their fair share. However reluctantly to many Parliament repealed the Stamp Act in 1766. On the same day the Stamp Act was repealed, Parliament also passed the Dilatory Act. This Act stated that the English parliament had authority in the Colonies in “all cases whatsoever.” The repealing of the Stamp Act in the Colonies was met with an enthusiastic embrace on the western side of the Atlantic. Many in mainland England were not so happy about this repeal, and that it would mean increased taxes for
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