Boston Tea Party

Even though a fully rehabilitated ex-inmate had met all the requirements specified on the voting restoration application, he was still denied the right to vote, and there was no reason provided as to why, and this is dangerous to our democracy because it goes against our American ideals. If we look far back to what led to the start of our democracy, it was the American Revolution, and the American Revolution was led by the 1750s and 1760s slogan “No Taxation Without Representation”. The slogan…

The colonists already felt independent because of their hands-off relations with the Crown, a relationship known as salutary neglect. Any attempts to reassert control of the colonies aggravated them because of this system. Another event that contributed to their feeling of independence was the Glorious Revolution of 1688. During this revolution, King James the II was overthrown by Protestant factions and the Crown fell to William and Mary. Since the King was gone, the result was looser…

As a child we were taught about Christopher Columbus sailing the ocean and finding the Americas. Pocahontas meeting the white man for the first time, going on to marrying and so forth. Slavery was a horrid thing and Abraham Lincoln passed a bill freeing them. Of course there was much more that was taught but I haven’t taken any other history classes since and my opinion had not changed much. Having this class has opened my eyes to a lot of other amazing and yet tragic information. Having read…

The increase in taxes was one of the many factors that contributed to the war between Britain and the colonies. The more the colonies try to fight back the more the British increased taxes (p99). The British basic wanted to control and dictate the colonies lives. In 1765 the colonies boycotted British goods hoping that would put a stop to it. (p101) The native Americans were taking the British side thinking it will stop them from taking their land (p101). The African-American sided with British…

John Smith was either born in the year 1579 or the year 1580 in Lincolnshire, England. Smith had eight brothers whose names were Francis, Richard, Richard, Robert, Thomas, Edward, Sibill, James. And four sisters Alice, Ann, Joan, and Margery. Ann and Robert were twins. His parents names were George Smith and Alice S. Rickard. When Smith was a young adult he served as a merchant’s apprentice before deciding to serve the English Army in different places of the world. He began working as a soldier…

The British had been continuously and aggressively aggravating American ships even when America was inside its own harbors. Not only were the ships being harassed, but they were also straight up attacked by the British. The pro-war faction of the US clearly made a very compelling argument, as the US did the right thing and went to war with British in 1812. American ships were being captured and destroyed by the British. The citizens aboard those American ships were often slaughtered when the…

The Birth of a New Nation There are many different understandings to what the American Revolution was. The American Revolution also known as, “The War of American Independence” was the armed conflict between Great Britain and thirteen of its North American Colonies that took place from 1765-1783. Each side wanted something to fight for. The British was in debt and they wanted money. The patriots wanted independence and didn’t want to pay for goods they didn’t want. This paper is going to…

Connecticut was founded by John Haynes, the governor of Massachusetts Bay Colony, and Thomas Hooker, a Puritan minister. The colony of Connecticut is surrounded by New York, Rhode Island and Massachusetts. It is also near the Atlantic Ocean. The colony, Connecticut, was founded in 1635 and was originally called the River Colony. It was an English Colony located in North America that became the U.S. state of Connecticut. It was founded because the people who John Hayes governed wanted freedom…

When a person eats too much, is it true that they become sick or nauseous? Likewise is not also true that when a person eats too little they starve? Thus is the the relationship between disobedience in the human nature and societal progress. Disobedience at the right amount and the right time is necessary to shed the dead skin of a stagnant and dysfunctional society, however without times of peace, there is no rest and therefore no progress. While connotation of disobedience seems…

referred to them as the “Sons of Faction” or the “Sons of Violence”. These so called Patriots destroyed property, revolted against the laws, and refused to pay taxes. In 1773 an organized group of militants boarded three British tea ships and dumped 342 chests of tea into the harbor.This midnight raid was to protest the British…