Colonists Begin to Revolt

The colonist's main reason for revolting was the amount of taxes in the form of "acts" that were being passed by Great Britain. These "acts" were being passed without the representation of the colonists. Due to the fact that they had no representation, they believed the taxes to be unfair. The first act that was passed, by the British, was the navigation act. This act forced all trade to go through Great Britain. This included all imports and exports to be limited, managed, and taxed by the British. This began to cause tension between the colonists and the British. Then another act was passed, the Sugar Act. This was meant to put an end to the large illegal trade of molasses, by means of putting unrealistic restrictions on the trade. After many boycotts, the British decided to repeal the Sugar Act. Not long after the Sugar Act the British passed the Stamp Act, which put expensive requirements on the trade of all paper. The colonists soon formed The Stamp Act Congress. This Congress planned many ways to end the taxation. The Congress eventually got the British to pass the Declaratory Act, which repealed the Stamp Act. The British still continued to tax goods such as lead, paints, and tea. In light of all these events, the colonists were very frustrated with the British. They would harass the British soldiers that were on duty, which soon causes the incident of The Boston Massacre. This angered the colonists regardless of prosecution. Overall, the colonists had good reasons to revolt against the British rule.

Blog Entry 2 Austin Bann

         The colonists felt like it was necessary to revolt against the British for many different reasons. They felt like revolting was their only way to retain their freedom and sense of independence. The British were making unfair laws and putting unnecessary taxes on goods that affected the colonists' everyday life. For example the British made the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act made it as to where nobody in the colonies could use any piece op paper without a certain stamp designed into it. For every piece of paper you had to use you were to pay a certain amount of tax. This unjust act outraged the colonists. Another example of a law that made the colonists upset is when the British put a tax on tea which in turn caused the colonists to boycott the tea and carry out the Boston Tea Party. The Boston Tea Party was when colonists boarded British Ships, dressed as Native Americans, and dumped several boxes of tea into the Boston Harbor. The colonists came to America in the first place because they wanted certain freedoms such as religion and the right to own land. They also established new freedoms such as their own government and social structure. This being the case they did not want their freedoms being taken by a King who is not even on the same continent as them to be able to take their freedoms. When the colonists revolted it became known as the American Revolution. Without the American Revolution there might not have been a United States of America or an idea of self government.

Week 2: The Road To The American Revolution

Great Britain relied on the colonies as a source of income. They weren't going to dump money into a group of towns overseas for nothing. The colonies in America sold and supplied raw materials to the British, which would then be made into goods that could be used and sold back to the colonies. This was a money making machine for Britain. But, as so often is the case, enough just wasn't enough. Britain wanted more money. So, they decided to raise taxes on the colonies. Normally, this wouldn't have been a problem, but Britain wasn't going to do anything with the money that the colonies gave them; they were literally raising money just to raise money. As a result, the colonies felt cheated. The colonies also didn't have actual representation in the British Parliament; they had virtual representation. They didn't have an actual representative that they voted for that voted for them in the government. As a result, the colonies formed the argument that they were being taxed without consent, or that since they didn't have actual representation in the British government, they weren't able to fight against the tax. The British laughed off the accusations and thought that the colonies would get over it.

But they didn't. The colonies felt cheated, as their government was no longer looking out for their best interests. And so, they decided to rebel. They took matters into their own hands and staged riots, boycotted the British government, and did many other things to get the attention of Great Britain. And surprisingly, it worked. Because the colonies cut off Britain's main source of money, the British government listened to them and gave them what they wanted. This fed the colonies, and led them to think that they could get what they wanted by rioting and boycotting the British government. Several other incidents like this where the colonies revolted against Great Britain and got what they wanted caused them to become more confident in what they wanted.

As far as alternatives to the Revolution, nobody really wanted a revolution in the first place. Even up until a year before the Revolution, not a soul would even think about leaving their mother country. The colonists wanted to reform their tyrannical government, not leave it. But that all changed with the Boston Massacre and several other battles and incidents, leading the colonists to hate their mother country and want to leave it.

Why The Colonies Revolted

In the words of John Adams from the play, 1776, “For ten years King George and his Parliament have gulled, culled, and diddled these Colonies with their illegal taxes -- Stamp Acts, Townshend Acts, Sugar Acts, Tea Acts -- and when we dared stand up like men they stopped our trade, seized our ships, blockaded our ports, burned our towns, and spilled our blood -- and still this Congress won’t grant any of my proposals on Independence even so much as the courtesy of open debate!” Essentially, my point is that the British were overtaxing the colonies. In the monologue, Adams lists four of the most famous taxes the British imposed unto the colonies. Although, there are many more taxes that are much less well known, but still played a major role contributing to the writing of the Declaration of Independence and the American Revolutionary War. The Currency Act was a devastating law enacted to prevent the colonists from using paper money. Printing it, spending it, or using it as a form of currency was completely banned. This coupled with the quartering act, which was enacted one year later, stated that colonists were required to house British soldiers, feed British soldiers, and make sure British soldiers have their own bed in which to sleep. Many of the colonists resented this because they believed that the British soldiers were only there to prevent the colonists from breaking these, in their beliefs, unjust laws. My point being, the main reason for all of the rebellion that led to independence is taxes. This may be an overly simplistic way of saying it, but it is true.

The Start of Something Revolutionary

How crazy would you have to be to revolt against a country that is considerably larger than yours and has the best military in the world? Let's be honest, it sounds like there's no way in the world these thirteen colonies would ever be able to stand up to Britain. However, through boycotts and rebellion they were able to do just that.

Colonists had become more free since their move to The New World but they were still being mistreated by their mother country Great Britain. Colonists were being taxed heavily on nearly all items that were essential to living. The first tax was known as the Sugar Act, which put taxes on sugar, coffee, and wine. In response to this, the colonists boycotted and even tortured British merchants. It wasn't long until this act was repealed.

Not long after the Sugar Act, the Stamp Act was put into place. The Stamp act was much more harsh on the colonists. It put a tax on every paper good that was in the New World. The Colonists were quick to make the Stamp Act Congress. This congress planned out how they were going to boycott the British and are credited for saying "no taxation without representation." Britain soon realized that the colonists were right and did away with the act, but reserves the right to tax certain lead, paper, paint, and tea.After many more boycotts, the remaining taxes were put to rest. The colonists realized that they had the ability to finally become the free nation they always wanted to be.
It truly was the start of something revolutionary.

The colonies would never have dreamed of revolting or even trying to reform Britain's way of government if they didn't come to the new world. I think they take some sort of pride in being independent and running their government themselves. But the thing is they don't even want completely independence, at least not yet. The settlers and colonists in the colonies also are tired of being pushed around, and once again, not even being in Britain makes them somewhat feel unfairly controlled. The fact that the English colonists could complain and reform the way they were lead by the British gave them more and more confidence. Colonists realized they had the power to revolt and protest against their mother country. For example, when the stamp acts (and other taxes I honestly can't remember) were repealed. Eventually the British kept taxi g and controlling the colonies to an extent that the colonies were fed up. I always think of the "17 year old who's never had any rules until now" analogy.

Free write:

Britain did not give its colonies consent of the governed. They had no fair form of representation. America responded by holding economic sanctions on British products like tea, they turned to homespun, etc. England obviously started losing money, they responded by repealing pretty much al, taxes except for tea. So the colonists decide to boycott the tea and buy cheaper, smuggled tea from the Dutch. Britain lowers the price of their tea lower than the Dutch. The colonists obviously decide to buy the new and cheaper British tea. Buying britains tea gives the leadership the colonists' consent.

The colonies would never have dreamed of revolting or even trying to reform Britain's way of government if they didn't come to the new world. I think they take some sort of pride in being independent and running their government themselves. But the thing is they don't even want completely independence, at least not yet. The settlers and colonists in the colonies also are tired of being pushed around, and once again, not even being in Britain makes them somewhat feel unfairly controlled. The fact that the English colonists could complain and reform the way they were lead by the British gave them more and more confidence. Colonists realized they had the power to revolt and protest against their mother country. For example, when the stamp acts (and other taxes I honestly can't remember) were repealed. Eventually the British kept taxi g and controlling the colonies to an extent that the colonies were fed up. I always think of the "17 year old who's never had any rules until now" analogy.

Free write:

Britain did not give its colonies consent of the governed. They had no fair form of representation. America responded by holding economic sanctions on British products like tea, they turned to homespun, etc. England obviously started losing money, they responded by repealing pretty much al, taxes except for tea. So the colonists decide to boycott the tea and buy cheaper, smuggled tea from the Dutch. Britain lowers the price of their tea lower than the Dutch. The colonists obviously decide to buy the new and cheaper British tea. Buying britains tea gives the leadership the colonists' consent.

Why the Colonies Decided to Revolt

        The colonies decided to revolt against the British because the British were not treating the colonies very well. The British Empire was always trying to take what the colonies had away from them. It was like the British Empire never wanted the colonies to be happy. They just always wanted to take things away from them or make items cost more to make more money. Soon later, there were many laws that started coming into play because the colonies got fed up with what was happening. The colonies started protesting against Britain especially when the Stamp Act happened. The Stamp Act made the colonies mad because they kept having to pay more taxes on everything especially newspapers and any other printed materials. The Declaratory Act soon followed the Stamp Act to help repeal the Stamp Act and become the Sugar Act. After this, the Townshend Acts became the new act that affected everything. This put taxes on lead, glass, paint, and tea. This act also tried to help limit the smuggling of items because there was not a direct tax. This soon led to a revolt for the women on not wanting to buy cloth from Britain. Britain was the center of everything going on so when all of this happened it affected Britain tremendously.

This soon made Britain and France get into an argument over wanting more control of the new colonies. The Seven Years' War had begun. It lasted until the Treaty of Paris was signed and Britain had full control of the new colonies. The colonies still were not happy, however. There became more taxes because Britain was a bigger source for income. This led to another revolt. The colonies did not like what Britain was doing to them so whenever something like this happened they needed a plan to make a change. This change helped the colonies get more freedom from Britain, which has shaped a huge outcome for the colonies

The Revolt

The colonies revolted against the British Empire, because most of the people who moved to America came there to be free. The British government imposed taxes without consulting any of colonies. Taxing the colonies violated one rights, which is the right to only be taxed by their duly elected representatives. The British empire additional taxed the colonies for the French and Indian war. The colonist rebelled against the Stamp Act and in March of 1776 the Parliament revoked it. In December 1773 a group of colonist dressed up like Indians and dumped tea out into the Boston harbor. This was called the Boston Tea Party and this boycott was led by John handcock. Handcock was smuggling tea with out paying taxes and this led to the tea act. This made the  East India Company to sell tea to the colonies directly, thereby allowing them to sell for lower prices than those offered by the colonial merchants and smugglers. The intolerable acts was passed in 1774 by the parliament and this was just a series of laws.The Quebec Act was also passed in 1774 also,but it was a piece of legislation unrelated to the Coercive Acts. American Whigs were alarmed by the Quebec Act and they labeled this as one of the "Intolerable Acts". The main complaints inthe Quebec Act was the protections granted to the Indian territories and to the Catholic settlers in Ohio. The last revolt was the Boston massacred. This happens in 1770. The British soldiers killed five civilians.

Reasons for Revolution

      America's first colonies were established for trade. Over time, the colonies spread and grew bigger. Immigrants came over in large numbers and settled into the growing settlements. The colonies developed into prosperous towns. As the colonies grew bigger, they drifted away from the English power. The British didn't like the situation. They were determined to keep the colonies under their power. In order to reestablish their authority, they passed the Sugar Act. The Sugar Act was meant to suppress the widespread smuggling of molasses. The Currency Act was passed as well. The Currency Act restricted the colonies from making paper money. Hard money was scarce, so the economy fell. Later, the Stamp Act was passed. The Stamp Act required all paper goods to be stamped by the British. The colonists did not like all of these new taxes. The colonists knew that the British were trying to regain their authority over the colonies. The colonists believed they were being treated unfairly. They were being taxed without have a representation in Parliament. Since they had no representatives, the colonists believed the taxes were unfair. Parliament then passes the Proclamation of 1763. It does not allow the colonies to settle west of the Appalachian Mountains. This, again, angered the colonies because they wanted to expand west. The colonists were also forced to house British troops. It was not easy for the colonists to house them because it required money, and they gained nothing in return. At the Boston Massacre, British soldiers fired at colonists. The colonists' anger is building and building. All of these events led to the American Revolution. They finally gave up dealing with the British. They fought back.

Colonists fight for freedom

What is the colonies purpose in revolting against the British? A long string of events lead up to the eventual revolt. Taxes were the main problem that the colonies wanted to be addressed. Many goods such as lead, paper, paint, and tea were taxed. Eventually, sugar was also taxed. This caused the colonists to become furious. The colonists began boycotting the British goods due to the taxes. The colonists also felt as if they weren't being treated as well as they ought to be. After dealing with the angry colonists the sugar act was repealed. After the repeal of the sugar act, the stamp act was set in place which still taxed paper, documents, and required everything to be stamped. This infuriated the colonists yet again as they went after the British merchants and even went as far as assaulting them. Later on the creation of the stamp act congress occurred. Their main objective was to put an end to the taxes that the stamp act brought along. This lead to the Declaration of Rights. This declaration helped support claims that the British did not have the right to tax the colonists without representation.The colonists kept fighting until they received what they had been wanting, the Declaration Act. This act repealed the Stamp Act. The colonists continued to boycott all items that had taxes placed on them. The British had no other choice but to repeal the remaining taxes. The tax on tea was now the lone tax.The colonists didn't stop fighting, on December 16,1773 342 boxes of tea were thrown overboard into the sea. The colonists had finally made their point clear.

Why The Colonists Revolted

John Locke said that if the, "government violates individual rights, people may legitimately rebel." This is what some colonists used as they were rebelling against England. In good reason of course with many of English ideas being against the colonies point of view. One reason that the colonies were being mistreated is the passing of the Revenue act in 1764. This put a nectar tax on sugar, wine, and coffee. Not in the usual sense of a tax regarding just a few cents on the dollar to give money to the government. But this tax was just a pure profit tax just so England could rip off the colonies and make money off them. Then after that, the Stamp act was passed this made all paper needing the English stamp and to use the stamp you had to go on the tax for it. Still England made so much money off the colonies anyways. Everything the colonies bought and sold went through England and would be taxed. Though in reaction to the Stamp Act the colonies had the Stamp Act Congress. This was the congress to make the plan to protest the act. They came up with the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. They said the famous quote, "No taxation without representation." Then England repeals the Stamp Act and this puts in the colonies' mind that they were right and they had to the right to say so. This starts what would be the fire that the Colonists needed to show what they could do against their unrightfull  mother country.

Patriotism and Revolt

Why would the colonies revolt against the British Empire? There were multiple reasons for why the colonists decided to revolt. Taxes were a big part of the reason, but not the only reason. At this point in time the colonists had gotten their way in boycotts. Therefore, the colonists were becoming bolder and starting to rebel against all forms of British rule. The colonists gained a sense of pride and independence from their successful boycotts. This would lead to a desire of independence from British rule. Many colonists did not want to separate from the British. There were political divisions among the colonies. Supporters of the American Colonies and freedom were known as Patriots. Those who were loyal to Great Britain were known as Loyalists. In the early stages, the ruling bodies of the colonies tried to reform the British rule, not separate from it. The government was not running smooth, multiple rebellions such as Shays' Rebellion and the Whiskey Rebellion threatened the colonies weak government. The early officials decided there needed to be change. They came up with the Virginia Plan. The Virginia Plan was created to strengthen America's central government. The Legislative, Judicial, and Executive branches would come out of the Virginia Plan. Roger Sherman, said that Congress should be appointed. It was decided that there would be two parts of Congress, this decision would become known as the Great Compromise. The main reason for the colonists to revolt against their mother country of Great Britain is that there is a sense of pride, love, defiance, and freedom that pushes the colonists into an area that no one has ever been before, and that is to fight back against the mother country.  The colonists' decisions and feelings at this point in time are what define the word patriotism.

Revolt against the British

Why would the colonist dare to revolt against the British Empire? There are a number of reasons that led up to the revolt of the colonist. One reason is the British placed taxes on everything the colonist did including the Sugar Act which taxed sugar, coffee, and wine. Due to the fact that this happened the colonist were unpleased. They started boycotts by not doing business with the merchants, then the colonist would beat up or torture the merchants. This scared the rest of the merchants and they told the British which led to the repeal of the Sugar Act.  After the Sugar Act the British made the Stamp Act which taxed all documents, paper, playing cards and  any other paper goods. This again led to revolts, mobs, and more boycotts. The colonist beat up tax collectors and made riots in the cities. It also led to the creation of the Stamp Act Congress. The congress was created to end all the taxing on the Stamp Act. The congress drafted the Decoration of Rights which stated that the British did not have the right to tax the colonist without a representative. The British finally passed the Declaration Act which repealed the Stamp Act. The British also taxed lead, paper, paint, and tea. With colonies boycotting these items to the British finally stopped taxing everything accept tea. The colonist finally realized after they made the British repeal all the unfair taxes that they had the strength to become free and split from England.

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The colonies revolted against the British Empire because they felt like they weren't being treated like Englishmen by the British. They also hated the new taxing laws put on them by British, the taxing caused importing and exporting goods to be much more expensive. When the stamp act was published in 1765, it created an excise tax on newspapers, customs documents, licenses college diplomas, and most legal documents. The stamp act was popular in England but in the colonies, it was disagreed on heavily. The colonies objected the Stamp act and later caused the Parliament to revoke it in 1766.
In the year 1770 the Boston Massacre happened. A angry mob of colonist that were mostly drunk started to yell and throw things at a group of English soldiers. Because of the repeated yelling and throwing of things, one of the soldier misfired and lead to all of them firing at the crowd, killing 5 colonist. This caused and outrage in the colonies but in the end, the soldiers were proven not guilty because of the way the colonist treated him.
Another rebellion by the colonist was the Boston Tea Party. Because of all of the taxes that the British put on the colonies, the colonist wanted to fight back. On the night of December 16, 1773, the group called the Sons of Liberty boarded British merchant ships and threw over 342 boxes of tea into the sea. All of these acts of retaliation lead both sides to grow closer to declaring war on each other in the future.

The Colonies Revolt Against the British

The colonies had been treated horrible by the British. Britain had controlled he colonies and all they had known was what the British had told them. Britain begins to tax the colonists so they could regain money lost from the war but the colonies wouldn't get anything from it. The colonies didn't like this so they boycotted British goods. Britain was taxing almost everything the colonies used such as, sugar, wine, coffee, even documents. It works!!! The colonists are so excited celebrating they don't even realize what the British have done. Britain retracted the Stamp Act but said they would still tax them. British passed the Declaratory Act, this reserved Britain's right to impose them. The colonies don't even recognize Parliaments trick. They see it as they are giving us more power, we are right, they will just give in if we boycott them.
Britain creates the Townshend Act that taxes lead, paper, paint, and tea. The colonies boycott and succeed again. The British say they are still going to tax tea though. The colonies stand up against the British again by sneaking in tea from the Dutch. The Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party occur yet, the colonies still aren't thinking lets become independent.
With all of he revolts came violence. Violent riot broke out in Boston. Many lost their homes because mobs would burn them down. Tax collectors were beaten almost to death because they would take money. Many had property damage and took a lot of heat from others in the town. Also, the elites would pass resolutions in their assemblies. Colonies were being taxed without representation. They did not get to vote on who should be in Parliament, or make any decisions. Parliament and the ministry argues that they were virtually represented. The colonies shot that idea down saying it was a "monstrous idea". In the end, the colonies gain their Independence that they deserve. This is why they revolted and started a Revolution

Road to the Revolution

Blake Morris
9/29/16
7th Period

There were many things that led to the revolution. The definition of a revolution is a forcible overthrow of a government or social order in favor of a new system. This is not short of what happened. No rebellion takes place without reason though. It all started in the early 1770s when America was dealing with many problems. One of the many arguable reasons the revolution was started was the way Americas parliament was passing these many laws that dealt with Americans being taxed unfairly. These taxes were not your normal taxes though. For example one of the acts passed was called the sugar acts. The sugar acts taxed sugar, coffee, and, wine for revenue. the colonists boycotted these acts and this was one of the first times the Americans realized that when they came together they could overthrow something the government passed. After boycotting the sugar acts they were soon repealed. One of the biggest issues the colonists had with the new acts being passed is that they were not like normal taxes. These different acts passed like the sugar act and the stamp act were purely to collect money for Britain. They were purely just for revenue which benefitted the mother country. the whole reason for these acts dated back to 1763 when the French and Indian war ended. This war left Britain in great debt. Therefore Britain thought creating taxes purely for revenue to get out of debt was a good idea. Yet the citizens being taxed thought otherwise. The whole problem with parliament was that the colonists were not the one who voted on parliament. Yet they were the citizens being taxed. Colonists were punished and they were forced to stand up for what they needed and believed in. This is what led up to the revolution.

The road to the American Revolution

                Well for starters we all low the colonies got almost all their goods from Great Britain. This is because Great Britain wanted to tax them and make a substance profit. It started off with the stamp act. The stamp act declared that all goods no matter what they are (playing cards, tea, rice, etc.) had to have a stamp that showed that the tax was paid for on the product. The colonists could even buy pre-stamped stamps to put on the goods once they bought them. The punishment for not paying the taxes was going to court and being heavily fined. Not to mentioned you also paid the cost of going to court and being tried. The people start reacting and they send a Declaration of rights and grievances to Britain. The king and Parliament just looked at the letter and they thought nothing of it. Since the letter was ignored people start reaction violently. They start beating the living heck out of tax collectors and burning down their homes to scare them off. Britain finally took action when the economic sanctions occurred. They responded by taking away the stamp act but still said they reserved the right to tax. Later on the Boston massacre occurs and this sparks more hatred towards Great Britain. Then eventually the Tea Crisis occurred. This was when the colonists were boycotting British tea (they smuggled tea from the Dutch). Britain responds by lowering the price of tea so low it was an offer that was almost too good to be true. The colonists were vigilant though. They responded by dropping over 342 crates of tea into the Boston Harbor. To answer your question, the colonist was not afraid to revolt because they saw the weaknesses in Great Britain and saw a chance to fight and make a change to benefit them more.

The Road to the Revolution

The Road to The Revolution


After the French and Indian War, in order to please the Native Americans and tighten their control over the colonies, the English passed the Proclamation of 1763, which restricted settlement land for the colonists. This limited the amount of land on which the colonists could farm, which affected their income. The George Grenville Program taxed the colonists in an attempt to raise money. This angered the colonists because the taxes were used as revenue for the British instead of administration like normal taxes. The British passed the Sugar Act which taxed sugar, wine, and coffee for revenue. The colonists boycotted the Sugar Act by refusing to do business with British merchants. This motivated the merchants to complain to the British and get the Act repealed. This showed the colonists that they could take action against unfair laws. Next the British passed the Stamp Act which taxed all paper goods bought in the colonies. The colonists grew angry, and as a result formed the Stamp Act Congress in which they drafted the Declaration of Rights and Grievances. This document states that the British did not have the right to tax the colonies because they did not have representation in the government. The colonists protested with the method of mob violence. They viciously beat tax collectors and caused riots in the city. As a result, the British passed the Declaration Act which repealed the Stamp Act but still gave the British the right to tax the colonies. The Townshend Act made it to where lead, paper, paint, and tea, all much needed supplies, could only be purchased from Britain. The Boycott on British goods made the British take back taxes on everything except tea. All the unfair taxes with no actual representation created an idea of a revolution in the colonies but there was no courage to take action. With every Act they got the British to repeal, it gave the colonists confidence that they had the right to be heard. This created the desire for equality and when it never happened, they had the drive and motive to rebel against the British. 

The colonists rebellion

The reasoning for the colonists rebellion against a the British was because they felt as if they weren't being treated fairly. They didn't like how Britain would tax them for the littlest things. For example the stamp act. The stamp act was passed on January 1765. During that time period everything that could have a stamp on it, had to have a stamp on it. By doing this it made the taxes go up and the people had to pay taxes on stamps. Just a tiny piece of paper. The colonists decided that if Britain was going to tax them for stamps and goods just for the fun of it, then they were going to stop buying these good. So they boycotted the stamp act. In doing so British  merchants were affected by a lose in revenue. So much that after a year of protests, rioting and debating, Parliament withdrew the stamp act. Another time when the colonists rebelled against Britain was the sugar act. The sugar act was some what like the stamp act as in they taxed the colonists for the stupidest stuff like sugar. This caused many problems because there was a three percent tax on refined sugar. This being said there were even higher tax rates on foreign textiles such as coffee and indigo. It also banned imported rum from the French. The colonists tried to stop these acts but they couldn't because the British wouldn't let down. Since the British wouldn't back down, the colonists decided to take matters into their own hands. Saying this, they made a rebellion group called the sons of Liberty. What the sons of Liberty were known for was going around and using intimidation or destruction of property to show their opinion of the acts. They often attacked tax collectors and tarred and feathered them. With this happening parliament said that it was hard to hire new tax collectors.

American Rebellion Prompt 2

     Of course, most of the people who lived in the American colonies did not not consider themselves “Americans” over English people. The colonists originally felt no need to group up and turn against their own kind. Colonists felt like they were still a piece of England that was no different from the mother country. The start of the American Revolution had to be sparked over, and over again until the people picked it up and turned it into a full size rebellion.
     The main cause of the American Revolution was the unfair ruling brought down on American colonists, greatly affecting those inhabiting the land inside of and around port cities such as Boston, Massachussetts. Many of these unfair rules put on colonists included tariffs, or taxes placed on imported goods. Eventually, the British government started placing more and more tariffs on any goods exported from England to the American colonies. One example of these unfair taxes/tariffs was the Stamp Act. In the year of 1756, the Stamp act was imposed on unfair colonists, which stated that any papers, letters, legal documents, etc. had to be stamped if exported out of the colonies. The stamp had to purchased and placed on the paper item if it were to be sent legally. This caused outrage from American colonists as people fought to repeal the act. Only American colonists had to pay this tax, which provided a clear distinction in the rights of Americans and English people.
     The Stamp Act was only one of many sparks that started the American Revolution. Other examples would include the Boston Massacre, the Sugar Act, the Townshend Acts, etc. After a long period of unrest, the American Revolution was born, and people wanted freedom from the unfair rules imposed on the Colonists. Growing patriotism brought Americans closer together and formed an independent mindset. Eventually, American colonists no longer wanted to be part of Britain, they wanted to be America.

Reasons for Colinization of the New World

The European empires set out to discover the New World because they saw opportunity. The leaders of Europe saw opportunities to make money. The world has been driven by money for hundreds of years. Another main reason that the Europeans came was because of religious freedom. King Henry came to America because the Catholic Church would not give him a divorce from his wife. King Henry had many kids with many different women trying to have a boy. The custom was for the son of the King to take over the kingdom. Henry named his new church The Anglican Church. Many followers came over with King Henry. The rules weren't as strict as the Catholic Church. Most European settlers saw the opportunity for entrepreneurship. Each country had different reasons for coming to the New World. Most were for trading, trying to find new trade routes. Others were for religious freedom. Some were for freedom in general. A lot of people didn't want to have a ruler who has cruel and didn't care about their well being. There was a sense of wanting better for yourself and your family back in that time. So in general there were several different reasons for people coming to the New World. Without the explorers the world would not be the same today. Everyone in that time period thought that the world was flat and the explorers thought they would fall off of the Earth. The Puritans came over because they believed the Catholic Church was corrupt. Priests were selling indulgences for paying customers sins. Other groups came over to settle land. The land in their home country was already taken or owned by someone else so they came over to have their own land because land meant power.

Exploration and the Development of the American Colonies

 European empires set out to explore new lands for many reasons. One reason was wealth. Another was for trade. Empires like Spain set out for riches.The discovery of riches by the different empires caused more countries to get involved. Soon most European countries had some type of colony or claimed land. I'm mainly going to focus on England's colony in America in this post. England was in financial issues at this point in time. Looking for a solution, it seemed a permanent colony in a new land would help establish a trading network. The English then set their eyes on the land that would become the American Colonies. Once the colonies were finally established, trade was good and England was making money. People looking for a fresh start started flocking to the colonies. With them they brought their religion and their views on government and church. This created a diverse society. From colony to colony the government and legal system were different. It created outrage between different groups that the church was like it was. Soon these churches were splitting into different churches and people were happy again. Not long after England found itself in debt again, so they decided to start taxing the colonies on everything. England said that the colonies couldn't trade with anyone but England and that they could only buy from England. This created outrage among the colonies because they were loosing money. This began what would lead to the colonist revolting to British rule and views.

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           It is important to know the reasons for the Europeans to explore and settle in North America because it molded our lives and culture in to the way it is today. For example if the colonist had never imported slaves to work on their farms, and only had kept indentured servants, we might not of had to go through racism or the Civil War. But on the other hand we might still have slaves in our country today or not have anything in our history known as the Civil Rights Movement. I also believe knowing our history gives important background information on event that occurred in our nation such as the reason we broke away from England and started the Revolutionary War. By knowing our history it shows that North America develops based on their past history and the past countries have made up a big part of culture in today's society. For example  in Florida a lot of the buildings have the Spanish architecture and culture from the past. Also a lot of the crops that we grow here today came from either the Native Americans or one of the country's colonies that had settled in America. Corn, tobacco, indigo, and sugar cane are some of the crops that were in the past. In this chapter I felt that the majority of the stuff we learned in this chapter was important. I enjoyed learning about the different countries that settled in North America as well as the territories changing over time.

New World Colonization

Once Europe discovered the new world the countries in Europe wanted to explore it for their own reasons. The European empires all had different plans for the new world and some worked out some didn't. The Spanish wanted gold and silver, and led conquistadors through the new world plundering and pillaging everything to get it. The English wanted to sent colonies to the new world and claim it for the king as fast as possible. Indians didn't want to give up their land so the English had to take it by force. The French wanted to trade with Native Americans so they could get furs to sell back in Europe. Soon after the English started colonizing the new world Indians tried to keep settlers from taking their land. A majority of Indians that came in contact with European colonists or traders died from diseases the English built up an immunity to. The main reason why England started colonizing the new world quickly was because the more land a country had the larger and more powerful it was, even if it meant enslaving and killing the people living on that land. Europe also used the discovery of the new world as an excuse to remove the religious groups that opposed England's church. England's fast and domination approach to the new world allowed them to take over most of it, but France and Spain also had opportunities in the new world.

The New World

The European countries of Spain, France, England set out in order to explore and colonize the new world for many reasons. At first the European countries where looking for a water route in order to Asia, but what they found was much larger. Spain set out to explore the new world for riches along the lines of gold and silver. While doing so, the conquistadors destroyed what was known as the Aztec empire. Spain was not that all interested in colonizing the new world due to the fact that they where in it for the resources. The French only looked at exploring the new world for laying claim to the land, which is later fought over with England. England on the other hand, was in it for colonization of the new world. They enticed people to the new world by offering them land for a few years of service. The land that was eventually given to the settlers wasn't the best due to the fact that the good fertile land that was near the water was already taken by the nobles. Another problem that English settlers faced was the navigation act passed by England onto the settlers. This act forced all trade to go through England. That includes all imports and all exports to be managed and taxed by England on the colonists, which caused tension between the thirteen colonies and the mother country of England. In the end, the European countries all got a piece of the new world.

For Dr. Harvey's question/prompt:

The different groups that came to the "new world" had all sorts of different reasons and motivations for colonization. For the Spanish, their sole motivation was to find riches and gold. Most of their success was found in Central America and up too some of what is known today as southwestern United States. The Spanish had no serious intention of colonizing and staying in the new world after their riches were found. The French reason for traveling over here and colonizing was for trade. They went about things much more peacefully than the Spanish. Most of North American land was owned and operated by French settlers. This held true until the French and Indian war, where English colonies took over most of the territory, doubling their amount of land. The English had more permanent and obviously successful intentions for colonizing. Religious freedom was at the top of the colonists' list. North America (mostly United States) adopted ways of doing things from England (most obvious example is the English language).

Free write (notes from 9/20/16)-

James II is known mainly for "converting" England into an absolutist government. He did this by completely getting rid of parliament. He couldn't really just abolish parliament, but he just never called it to service. He tried to spread his influence to New England by appointing Edmund Andros to governor (I think that was the word) of New England. Andros was pretty much just a king of New England. The system eventually changed so that parliaments power was equal to that of the kings power. This provided a lesson that any leader who was abusive or overpowered deserved to be overthrown.

The Europeans wanted to find a water route west of Europe to India. When they found "India" they sent more Europeans over. They extracted lots of precious metals. The Europeans wanted to colonize, explore and discover due to the fact that most of them wanted power and resources. What better way to get resources than to colonize and extract for example the Spanish. They sent over lots of Spaniards to conquer or take over. The Spanish took over most of South America. They also took over the Aztecs with ease. Some other countries that colonized in the new world include Portugal, France, and England. England colonized the east coast which includes New York, Massachusetts, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Georgia. Some of the first colonies colonized James town, New York City, Philadelphia, Charlestown, Boston, etc. The French wanted to do the same thing as the rest of Europe and explore and set up settlements. Without all this exploration America would not be what it is today due to the fact that all the exploration changed America forever. When the English started to settle they wanted more land. This led to the French and English fighting. This war was called "The 7 years war" or "French and Indian war." The English ended up winning this war. The English expanded west of the Ohio valley. In the end the Europeans thought that they were exploring India which was later discovered to be the "New World." They come over to the new world to explore, extract resources, and settle.

New world

When the Europeans first started exploring America, they all had different motivations. Most of their motivations were the riches and opportunity of the land. They also saw a new life when moving to the Americas. When Christopher Columbus first came over looking for India he ran into the Americas. In doing this he ran into a people group what he called the Indians thinking that he was in India. Today we call them native Americans. But when the Europeans landed in America they spread des eases that the native Americans weren't immune to. Theses deseases made the Indians extremely sick and many died. During this time the Indians helped the Europeans practially live because they had never had to survive off the land. Even though the Indians did all these things for the Europeans, they thought that they were a dirty society because their beliefs were different and their skin color was different than theirs. The Europeans believed that they painted their kids brown once they were born. Once the Europeans got settled they had a settlement called Jamestown. It was called Jamestown because they were kissing up to their king since the Kings name was James. They mainly grew sugarcane and tobacco.

New World Colonization

Blake Morris
09/20/16
7th Period

Why the new world? The new world was a sign of opportunity. There are many reasons the 'new world' was seemed and valued. Riches were a big magnet for these European countries. Coming to explore and colonize the new world led to many different things like power, wealth, and the discovering of new foods and cultures. One huge reason the new world was colonized had to do with religious freedom. Religious freedom was the people from England's biggest issue. The ambition and reason for explorations and colonization was the three g's, God, gold, and glory. The meaning of colonization is to inhabit. To explore means to travel through and learn about. In this time exploration was nothing new. Although, a lot of what was found in the Americas was not expected or planned for. One of the huge factors when moving and converting to the new world was The Indians or native Americans. Colonization was a way of securing land and leaving your mark. The only problem was that many of these lands were inhabited by native Americans. With all of the different tribes and the different movers the Indians were often handled and treated differently. Indians were often treated harshly and ran off of the land they once claimed. The new colonizers were often very pushy. Colonization all started with conquers being sent by their mother countries with the goals of the conquers doing what the do and conquering land while possibly finding other valuable things to motivate other fellow conquerors and explorers. The Spanish, English, and French were involved in the exploration. These different groups had their different explorers. Land was divided and the different European country's came and pushed along in an attempt to acquire and find what they could. Without explorers, conquers, colonization, and the whole 'new world' idea, the world today would not be the same.

  The European empires did something that others were unsure about. They took North America to the next level for the time period. They went over to an unknown land and made it their own to expanded their territory. The Spanish and Portugal started a trend so to say because after they set up colonization then the British and French followed. North America was in a way a refugee safe place. The puritans came over for religious freedom to escape the corrupted Catholic Church. People that were in low standards came over to North America for more opportunities. Acquiring land made your standards rises giving them a better outlook on life. The main thing I took out of this chapter was that North America offered so many new things and new ideas. These people were brave to come to a new place and claim it as their own. The on,y thing that sucked about this was how these people coming over treated the Native Americans. England wanted to make slaves out of them all, the French wanted to trade with them, and the Spanish just wanted their gold. They took everything away from the people who were here first. Also, the realization of the typical pilgrim and Indian thanksgiving setting was a major let down. This changed American history by creating new ideas that just kept getting better and better

Prompt 1: Colonizing The New World

When colonizing the New World, each European nation had different motivations for doing so. Joint stock companies in Great Britain wanted to colonize to prove it was possible and could be a lucrative enterprise, but failed. Later, Great Britain's focus primarily became colonizing for land gains and for the King. Spain wanted to colonize to find gold and silver, which would give them immense power, and used the local Native Americans and other slaves from Africa to help them achieve that. The Dutch wanted to colonize to create a trade network with the local Native Americans and treated them with respect instead of as an inferior people. The French colonized in a similar way and respected the local tribes to get the goods and services that they wanted.

There were a variety of different reasons for colonizing America, and this shows us something about how America developed. Each colony developed at a different rate than the other colonies, and had different beliefs, thoughts, and ideals than its neighbors. Progress occurred at different times and places throughout the American colonies. These same things still occur today: different states enact different laws at varying rates. America was diverse when it was being colonized, and still is today.

I think the most important thing that we learned is how differently the Spanish and the Dutch treated the local peoples. The Spanish treated the Native Americans like dirt and tried to use them as their slaves, which led them not getting what they wanted. The Dutch treated the Native Americans more or less as equals, and as a result were able to establish vital trade networks that led to them achieving their goals. Today, we try to apply the principles of the Dutch to how we handle diplomacy. We do our best to acknowledge other countries as equals, and then move on from there in a case by case basis.

Each European country had their own motive for exploring North America. These motives are important to know. Spain was looking for wealth and looking to spread Christianity. France also wanted to spread Christianity, but they were also looking for a water route through North America. England was looking to colonize North America to add to the British Empire. It is important to understand these motivations because it can show how America developed and why it developed the way it did. Spain came to North America looking for mineral wealth. They were unsuccessful which is why America developed into an agricultural land and did not develop into a land settled for its mineral wealth. France explored the St. Lawrence River. The exploration led to the French-claimed land called New France. The English wanted to colonize North America. They did just that. They created colonies all along the east coast of America. This week, it was important to learn about the motivations of each nation to explore North America. It shows how and why America developed the way it did. America did not grow into a land known for its mineral wealth. It was known for tobacco. If England had not come to colonize America, America might not have developed so quickly. Without motivation, the exploration would have been slower. America would have developed at a slower pace because there would not have been anything to drive the Europeans forward. These motivations helped shape America into what it is today. Today, America has become a populous country. It has religious freedom.

Colonization

The Early European colonies saw the expansion possibilities in the New World. Early Spanish conquerors wanted gold and silver. They didn't care who they had to kill to get it, they just came in and plundered the area. The French wanted to buy and sell fur from the Indians around the area. The English wanted to settle and, but the Indians got in the way and they had to be dealt with. The reason it is important to know different views of the different people is the fact that, what they wanted lead to to how they got it and how they treated people. North America started to develop from explorers and conquerors over the eastern side of the U.S. The French went into Canada for the Indians and fur industry to send back to France. This is why today Canada is known for being French. The Spanish explored very southern areas including, Florida, South America and areas in Central America. Looking for riches they took over many parts of those areas speak Spanish. This also can be a way of why Florida has a high Hispanic population. One thing that was very important to me during this chapter is the way the colonists tried to be independent and at first many of them failed. They didn't understand the need for supplies to start a life in the new world. They also didn't expect other people so the adaptation to a new area and new people wouldn't have been so much harder if they had things like horses, women, and more workers

New World Colinization

The Spanish conquistadors explore the New World for wealth. They are not interested in colonizing unless there are resources like gold and silver they can get their hands on. They don't go any further than New Mexico. They stopped exploring there, because there was no profit for them further then Flordia. This helps us realize why they stop exploring while other Eurpean country's continue. The Spanish didn't care about the Indians. They conquered and killed any Indians that got in the way of their wealth.The French come to the new world primarily for business. They sell and trade with the Indians. The French depend on the Indians for certain resources that they don't have easy access to. The French treat the Indians right because they count on them for good business. The English come to the New World to explore and colonize. In their early colonies the English rely on the Indians to survive. They teach them to farm, hunt, gather, and live off the land. Once the English get their feet under them and find a cash crop (tobacco), they begin to expand. Tobacco makes them lots of money and they need more land to increase their profits. They began to expand into the Indians territory. The English started of treating the Indians right because they needed them, but after they got on a good started they started treating the Indians badly. The most important thing I noticed this week is in the beginning of colonization we depended on the Indians for survival, but once we were able to survive on our own we started bullying the Indians and taking their land.

Europe Discovers America and Their Resources

Europe discovering America was kind of old, but new to them. The Native Americans had been their way before Columbus ever discovered it. Columbus believed that Asia extended far to the east. He underestimated the size of the globe by a full two-thirds. He sent out three different ships looking for wealth and he could find little. The Arawaks, however, wore small gold ornaments once he found America. He promised Spain crown gold and slaves. The Spaniards, the Dutch, and the Portuguese all used the Native Americans to their advantage. These nations wanted resources such as spices, sugar, and silk. They used their resources to trade with other countries and make a profit. They also wanted to evangelize. They saw the Native Americans as fresh humans that they could do whatever they wanted with. They eventually use these Native Americans as slaves, when they could have been learning from them. Before the Europeans arrived the Native Americans had a very unique and effective way of doing things. They and long histories and well-formed unique cultures. Once Europe discovers America, everything changes.
Native Americans had a culture very different than European cultures. The Native Americans had learned to live off of the land. Spain was taking from the New World to use for themselves to make a profit. The "New World" had better soil than Europe, it had more nutrients making the food better. Europeans would use this to their advantage and trade with other countries. Europeans were very into trading. They battled one another for trade supremacy.
When Europe was first discovered they saw that not much could come from it. They later realized that it is a great resource.in my opinion I believe that if they had used this resource a little wiser they could've been even more successful.

New World Colonization

When thinking about the exploration of the New World it is important to look at the motives of each country. Whether it is to trade,to conquest, or to settle you are able to tell just how our country was formed.

Spain: Spain came in to the New World guns blazing. They hoped to take over as much land as possible and do whatever was necessary to get rich quick. They went on countless conquests, exploiting nearly a third of the Indian's land. However, they did not stay and live here, instead they took what resources were available and moved on.

France: The French saw the New World as nothing more than a place to trade. Along the northeast coast there was a prime fishing spot which the Indians hadn't discovered yet. However, the French along with the Dutch had and used it to trade. They traded fish, iron tools, pots, pans, etc. to in return get animal furs from the Indians. This fur was then made into clothing which helped them live through the harsh winter.

English: The English came over to the New World for me completely different reasons. The Puritans, as they were now known, hoped to find a place where they could finally have religious freedom. Much to their surprise this would not be the case. Britain still had power over them even though they were in the New World. This lead to a revolt against Great Britain. The English won this revolution and settled in the New World as if they had always lived there.