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    British citizens. Would you be a supporter of the revolution if you were living in Britain? Although the colonists were being taxed without representation, there are many reasons why the American revolution was unnecessary. Because the British empire defended the colonists when they needed help, had extremely low tax rates for the colonists and, did not attack when angry colonists attacked soldiers at the Boston "Massacre" First of all, the American colonists were defended by the British empire during

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    The American Revolution between Great Britain and the American Colonies was not avoidable. This is because in source a: Legislation bank it shows six acts that were put into place to reduce the high national debt back in Britain. These acts were to collect taxes on anything that was highly used in the colonies and for other services. As you would expect, the colonists were outraged. In source b: Protests in Boston, it shows multiple colonists tar and feathering a British tax collector. The

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    Was the American Revolution Biblically Justifiable? The Revolutionary war is one of the most well-known wars in the History of The United States. The idea of The Revolutionary war, and if it is Biblically justifiable or not, has been a topic of historians and theologians alike for many years. Many believe that the American Revolution was a form of anarchy, but I believe that it was anti-tyranny In Romans 13, it says “Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority

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    didn't go well either and colonists were furious, not so much because it was costly and burdensome, but because of the principal and the fact that they would have the nerve to put in place more taxation directly after the chaos of the Stamp Act. I was outraged myself, if we rebelled against taxation multiple times and also rebelled against the Quartering Acts, why would we all of a sudden give in to this especially after we fought for the right to manage our own taxation. This was very foolish, and

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    The political basis of the American Revolution relied on three major congresses formed prior and during the revolution. These congresses were the Stamp Act Congress, the First Continental Congress and the Second Continental Congress. The main reason the colonists revolted against the British was in response to the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act was a tax stamp which appeared on every newspaper, legal document, on every customs and shipping document, and on other documents such as tavern licenses

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    If someone was to get bullied every day in different ways a fight is bound to happen. This is why the American revolution was absolutely necessary. I believe so because the colonist were pushed around and mistreated by the British, even if the American revolution didn't happen the a war would still be waiting to happen. Things the British did leading up to the war was unacceptable. Even though the British may have a reason it was unfair to the colonist. The British was cruel and unfair. What

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    During the American Revolution, on July 4, 1776, the Committee of Five wrote the Declaration of Independence with hopes for independence for the American colonies from Great Britain. The members included Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Roger Sherman, and Robert Livingston. In the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson stated all of the King George III’s misdeeds and how cruel the King treated American citizens. He also included why colonists had the right to fight for their inalienable

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    Political tyranny was the driving force to the start of the American Revolution. In one sense, the tightened control over the American colonies, through the use of numerous laws and decrees, was seen as an outrage by the American public because they were accustomed to salutary neglect and because they were not represented in Parliament. Also, the Boston Massacre and its reverberating effects were other driving forces due to alleged bias and the lack of justice. Lastly, Common Sense, by Thomas Paine

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    issues are birthed from the hands of authors. The French Revolution had Maximilien Robespierre, the Age of Enlightenment had John Locke, and, lastly, the American Revolution had Thomas Paine. Of these revolutions and changes in society, the American Revolution was fundamental in creating the American identity and the residuals can still be felt today. Although there were numerous figures that aided the beginning of the American Revolution, Paine was one of the most influential due to his 48-page

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    accepted the propaganda that Britain was feeding them about why these laws were beneficial to them. They began to protest the treatment they were receiving on the basis that they moved to America to escape such tyranny and persecution. The American Revolution was caused by many things, but the most important are “Taxation without Representation,” the Boston Tea Party, the Intolerable Acts, and the Boston Massacre. Patrick Henry wrote a speech about “Taxation without Representation,” because he thought

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