American Revolution Dbq Analysis

The American Revolutionary War was the result of the harsh treatment and unfair actions that were taken by England to the colonies gaining from the debt they undertook from the war. The English colonies at first thought of themselves as British subjects and so colonial leaders tried to negotiate with England to get direct representation in the English Parliament. Although there were advocates for the American cause in Parliament, the hardliners prevailed. In 1765, Parliament passed the "Quartering Act," which meant sending British troops to the colonies to force the various new taxes being imposed. This unfortunately led to the Boston Massacre incident. After this incident there was no more negotiating and on July 4, 1776, a formal Declaration of Independence was issued. Thus, bringing forth what we know today as the

Due to the quartering act that shipped english soldiers to the colonies to enforce taxes, the Boston Massacre was played out. British soldiers opened fire on a mob of colonists, killing five men. This sparked the beginning of the end of the relationship between the english colonies and England. Also, Paul Revere depiction in Doc A shows a depiction of how cruel England was being to the colonies. This propaganda helped buchter the British government and was used to help gain support in the war. Another use of colonial propaganda could be seen within the depiction of the Boston tea party. Dressing up like Native Americans and dumping tea in the Boston Harbor was another revolutionary act. Colonists had enough of the unfair taxation and thus resulted in action by dressing up as Mohawk Indians boarded British ships and dumping 342 chests of tea into Boston Harbor (Doc, B). Both of these actions and propagandas are used to unite the colonies together to share a common enemy, thus creating a revolutionary