Some may say “The shot heard ’round the world” began the American War of Independence On the night of August 26, 1765, an assault on Thomas Hutchinson, chief justice and lieutenant governor of Massachusetts was a small episode in a series events that launched a half-century of protest and political upheaval throughout the Western world. This historic era that came to be known as the Age of Revolution.
The true crisis began in 1760 when George III claimed the throne of Great Britain. No one on either side of the Atlantic envisioned that within two decades Britain’s American colonies would separate from the empire in a brutal uprising. The government in London wanted to make British rule effective and systematic, and to raise funds for war and it’s empire. Little did they know the war would be from it’s own people. Due to the widely accepted theory of “virtual representation”- the interest all who lived under the British crown were supposedly taken into account, Americans insisted due to the fact, they were not represented in Parliament the British government could not tax the colonies. This did not stop Prime Minister George Greenville from introducing the Sugar Act which reduced the tax on molasses imported into North America. Colonist only saw it as an attempt to get them to pay levy. This act mainly affected residents of colonial ports. Next, came the Stamp Act (1765), which nearly offended every free colonist- rich and poor, artisans, merchants, bankers, and farmers. These acts enraged the colonist, which further urged the belief that because Americans were not represented in the House of Commons, Britain had no right to tax them “No taxation without representation” became their rallying cry for justice. Liberty was the goal and resistance was a way to obtain it. Boycotting established by the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty came to public attention with its refusal to purchase Britain goods and many other acts of resistance. The colonist 's fierce resistance and fear of losing their American markets resulted in Parliament repealing the Stamp Act. Although, the Stamp Act was repealed the social and political divisions continued to emerge between Britain and America. This caused America to be more hesitant to challenge British authority when the next imperial crisis arose. The night of March 5, 1770 became known as the Boston Massacre …show more content…
April 1755 was described as "The outbreak of war" when British soldiers marched from Boston to Concord to claim arms stored their. Paul Revere and other riders warned the local leaders of the British soldiers approach. It was British soldiers vs. The armed citizens of Massachusetts no one knew who fired the first shot, but that single shot as Ralph Waldo Emerson called it, was "the short heard 'round the world". Britain declared the colonies in a state of rebellion. It was a fight between Loyalist and Royalist. The oncoming years resulted in the Dunmore Proclamation(1775) which states "Any slave who escaped to his(Lord Dunmore) lines and bore arms for the king would be granted their freedom", The declaration of Independence(1776), Balancing power, the entering of blacks into the revolution, The battle of Saratoga(1777), and the war of the south. But in January 1781 Victory was finally achieved with the Yorktown campaign and two years later the Treaty of
The true crisis began in 1760 when George III claimed the throne of Great Britain. No one on either side of the Atlantic envisioned that within two decades Britain’s American colonies would separate from the empire in a brutal uprising. The government in London wanted to make British rule effective and systematic, and to raise funds for war and it’s empire. Little did they know the war would be from it’s own people. Due to the widely accepted theory of “virtual representation”- the interest all who lived under the British crown were supposedly taken into account, Americans insisted due to the fact, they were not represented in Parliament the British government could not tax the colonies. This did not stop Prime Minister George Greenville from introducing the Sugar Act which reduced the tax on molasses imported into North America. Colonist only saw it as an attempt to get them to pay levy. This act mainly affected residents of colonial ports. Next, came the Stamp Act (1765), which nearly offended every free colonist- rich and poor, artisans, merchants, bankers, and farmers. These acts enraged the colonist, which further urged the belief that because Americans were not represented in the House of Commons, Britain had no right to tax them “No taxation without representation” became their rallying cry for justice. Liberty was the goal and resistance was a way to obtain it. Boycotting established by the Sons of Liberty and Daughters of Liberty came to public attention with its refusal to purchase Britain goods and many other acts of resistance. The colonist 's fierce resistance and fear of losing their American markets resulted in Parliament repealing the Stamp Act. Although, the Stamp Act was repealed the social and political divisions continued to emerge between Britain and America. This caused America to be more hesitant to challenge British authority when the next imperial crisis arose. The night of March 5, 1770 became known as the Boston Massacre …show more content…
April 1755 was described as "The outbreak of war" when British soldiers marched from Boston to Concord to claim arms stored their. Paul Revere and other riders warned the local leaders of the British soldiers approach. It was British soldiers vs. The armed citizens of Massachusetts no one knew who fired the first shot, but that single shot as Ralph Waldo Emerson called it, was "the short heard 'round the world". Britain declared the colonies in a state of rebellion. It was a fight between Loyalist and Royalist. The oncoming years resulted in the Dunmore Proclamation(1775) which states "Any slave who escaped to his(Lord Dunmore) lines and bore arms for the king would be granted their freedom", The declaration of Independence(1776), Balancing power, the entering of blacks into the revolution, The battle of Saratoga(1777), and the war of the south. But in January 1781 Victory was finally achieved with the Yorktown campaign and two years later the Treaty of