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In December 1777 in Valley Forge there was 1,800 to 2,500 people who were sick or died and some even quit because of the conditions and their surroundings from (Document A ) .

2. The principal major American resistance to British arrangement came in 1765 after Parliament passed the Stamp Act, an assessment measure intended to raise incomes for a standing British armed force in America. Under the standard of "no tax imposition without any political benefit," settlers met the Stamp Act Congress in October 1765 to vocalize their restriction to the expense. With its establishment in November, most pioneers required a blacklist of British products, and some sorted out assaults on customhouses and homes of assessment gatherers. Following quite a while of dissent in the provinces, Parliament at long last voted to nullify the Stamp Act in March 1766. Most homesteaders proceeded to discreetly acknowledge British standard until Parliament's order of the Tea Act in 1773, a bill intended to spare the floundering British East India Company by extraordinarily bringing down its tea assessment and allowing it a restraining infrastructure on the American tea exchange.

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS- November of 1773 an event happened that changed the colonist’s lives forever. During this time the Tea Act was taking place. This helped the British East Tea company by enabling them to send tea straight to the colonies, whereas they usually had to send the tea to England, then on to the colonies. The Parliament thought the colonist would like this change, but because they had to pay the duty, or import tax, which did not sit well with them, they were not so gracious with this decision. They started boycotting English goods, including the tea. Later in the month of November the Sons of Liberty dressed up as Indians and went on the ship containing the tea, and dumped hundreds beyond hundreds of boxes of tea off of the boat.

This event was later called the Boston Tea Party. On one hand, it is understood why the colonists reacted the way that they did. The creed "Taxation without representation" was very important to them. Why was Parliament passing so many taxing acts? Even in the event of an act that was designed to give a discount, why did they not have any say in the matter.

retreated as the Hessians came down from Canada. The state of the Continental army was in bad shape. They were low on many supplies such as blankets, shoes, clothes, weapons, and food. Also cold and sick, the army needed boats to get across the Delaware river and into New Jersey. They used boats from local fishermen, who were not that happy about the army taking their boats. After a day they crossed the river, frostbitten and in poor condition, with low spirits. Just six months earlier the Declaration of Independence was signed. They were in need of funds to pay for the soldiers’ enlistments, which were due to expire at the end of the month. The Hessians felt victory at their fingertips, even trying to get Washington to give up and sign a document of surrender. Washington shows leadership qualities until the end.

After the Civil War, Congress and the president set up a new government agency to help former freedmen. This new government agency was called by the name of the Freedmen’s Bureau. The Freedmen 's Bureau also was an agency to help former slaves adjust to freedom after the 13th Amendment ended slavery. Their purpose for running this agency was to give out clothes, foods, and medicines, which reduced the death rate of many African Americans. They also did many other things like create schools for African Americans, like Atlanta University,

First of all, the colonist were in debt to them because of the French-Indian war. Britain believed that the colonist should aid in paying debts in turn for protecting them, disclosed in document 1. This is important because Britain thought taxing the colonist would benefit both of them. However, the colonist believed the taxes were unjust because it did not appeal to their standards. Secondly, A London newspaper declared the colonists behavior as futile. Document 3 states that the taxes would hardly affect most people. The Protests were unnecessary due to the fact that many taxes were imposed on rarely used goods. Finally, colonist unjustly diverted their anger towards British officials, creating a sympathetic tone. Officials were often tarred and feathers, as well as burnt, declared in document 5. This is also important because the protests were perceived to be an act of terrorism, making their actions unjustified. Although this may be true, the colonies were under oppression from the Quartering act and Townshend act. Some think the colonists actions were over exaggerated and

King George took a stance with the government to improve their economic status to gain more power, harming his own people in the long run. He imposed and put resistance in his set of laws but the colonists objected his sudden orders due to the unjust taxation on random products. The Sugar Act, Declaratory Act, Tea Act, Townshend act, and Intolerable Act repress the colonist’s freedom. These acts guaranteed the rights of Parliament and taxed many important items such as tea, sugar and wine. “No Taxation without representation,” (a term the patriots adapted to their revolutionary movement) refers to a situation that involves the government imposing taxes, in this case the British, on a particular group of citizens (American colonists.) The colonies in America were forced to pay a large amount of money without having representation in the British Parliament. This whole situation backfired on the Parliament with rebellions and violent acts such as the Boston Tea Party and the Boston

The French and Indian War was a result of continuous border antagonisms in North America as both the French and British sought to further extend each country’s frontier regions. The borderline of French and British territory was not greatly established. The French built a number of forts in effort to strengthen the affirm on their territory. British forces attempted to exile the French but were outnumbered and then conquered by the French. Once the news reached the British Prime Minister, he called for a counter attack. But his rivalries of the cabinet made his plans public and intensified a simple border encounter into a full- blown war. While facing defeat in North America the French government attempted to take part in peace negotiations

Many times people will not have the power to rise and stand for what they believe in. However the colonists had many groups of people willing to stand up for them. Among these groups was one called “The Sons of Liberty”. They chose to stand up to England and its unbearable acts. Therefore, making the problems they already had with England even bigger.

This henceforth said that it was right for the Colonists to be taxed unfairly. This tax was supposed to help the East India Company which was hurting because of the surplus of unsold tea (The Tea Act). The passage of the Tea Act led to colonial resistance and protests that paved the way for the fight for independence from Britain. The colonies revolted against it, of course, but the British once again responded by passing another act. Boston Tea Party, was biggest retaliation on the colonies’ part (The Tea Act).

They figured they had the right to tax the colonist and they began passing Acts that forced the colonist to pay taxes. “These taxes included the Stamp Act, passed in 1765, which required the use of special paper bearing am embossed tax stamp for all legal documents.” There were other Acts that Parliament passed, one of the acts that they passed made the colonist so furious and frustrated that they rebelled against the Parliament. This act of rebellion later became known as The Boston Tea Party. The colonist was taxed on all goods that were imported from Britain and most of the colonist believed they should not be charged those taxes since they were not passed by the colonial government. ‘In 1773 some colonist in Boston, Massachusetts demonstrated their frustration by dressing up like Indians, sneaking into ships in the harbor, and dumping imported tea into the

During the Revolutionary Era In the late 18th century, the American colonies had expressed many concerns of a strong central-government after being harassed by the British Empire, and desired to establish a government which address these concerns. The American Constitution (that includes the Bill of Rights), thoroughly addresses the concerns of military to civilian relations voiced by the people in the Revolutionary Era, including the military infringement of civilian livelihood and the threat of military superiority over civilian power.

In the American Revolution, the British had firm control over the colonists and began implementing harsh acts to receive money. After the 7 years war, there was a huge money deficit and the British needed a way to regain their financial loss. This led to excessive taxation, which angered the colonists. They felt they were not given a voice in the government and that if they are going to give their money, they should have a voice. The colonists continued to protest these new rules and eventually caused the English Civil War. These struggles from the past led to new rules for the colonists and eventually the Declaration of Independence, which stated that all men were equality. The colonists and British would continue to fight through a revolutionary

The next grievance the colonies faced would be the British forcing taxes upon the colonists, without their consent. During this time, Parliament was full of British people and no colonists. This was a problem because the Colonists then had no vote or say in anything they passed. Through not having any colonists vote, they passed an act that put taxes on all colonial good exported and bought. After it was voted in, the colonists were made and coined the term “No taxation without representation”. This term meant that they can not get taxed if they were not apart of the vote or in Parliament. The colonists agreed and put this into the document of declarations and resolves, and said “every idea of taxation internal or external, for raising a revenue on the subjects, in America, without their consent.”