Proclamation of 1763

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The colonists have to deal with a government that is trying to dictate what and how things should be done in America, from across the ocean, and they are starting to realize that they should have a voice for their own well being. The Proclamation of 1763 is just the beginning of the rebellion towards the British and their control over the colonists. The British acquired the French territory after the Seven Year War (French and Indian War) and because they did not want another war to start with the colonists and the Indians they issued the Proclamation of 1763 prohibiting colonists to settle in the west passed the Appalachian Mountains. This angered colonists who had either purchased or was given land to the west. After the Seven Year War, Britain now needed to find ways to generate money, and felt that since the war was fought on American land that they should help pay for its cost, and they decided to issue new taxes on the colonies trying to offset some of the cost of the war. One of the first acts they presented was the Sugar act in 1764, lowering the duties on molasses but taxed sugar and other items that could be exported to Britain. It also enforced stronger laws for smuggling, where if prosecuted, it would be a British type trial without a jury of their peers. Some Americans were upset about the Sugar Act because it violated two strong American feelings, first that they couldn't be tried without a jury of their peers, and the second that they couldn't be taxed without their consent. Even though the colonists resisted the Sugar Act, Britain issued another tax, the Stamp Act in March of 1765. The Stamp Act placed taxes on all legal documents from newspapers, pamphlets, licenses, legal documents and even playing... ... middle of paper ... ...ers in local inns, livery stables and any other establishments that could hold them. If there were still soldiers without accommodation after all public houses were filled, the colonies were then required to accommodate them in houses, outhouses, barns, or other buildings as shall be necessary. The “Murder Act” was what the colonist called the part of the Intolerable act that allowed British officials to be tried for capital crimes elsewhere then the colonies. Some of the colonists were divided about the Intolerable Acts because they thought the people involved in the Boston Tea Party acted irrationally and gave American's a bad name. Others were incensed that the actions of Parliament caused such a drastic reaction from the colonists. Works Cited John Dickinson, from Letters from a farmer in Pennsylvania (1768) from Voices of America Past & Present pgs. 66-67

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Explains that the stamp act, which placed taxes on legal documents, was aimed at the most listened to groups of people, such as lawyers and printers. the declaration of rights and grievances was repealed in 1766.
Cites dickinson's letters from a farmer in pennsylvania (1768) and voices of america past & present.
Explains that the proclamation of 1763 is just the beginning of the rebellion towards the british and their control over the colonists.

Explains that the stamp act, which placed taxes on legal documents, was aimed at the most listened to groups of people, such as lawyers and printers. the declaration of rights and grievances was repealed in 1766.
Cites dickinson's letters from a farmer in pennsylvania (1768) and voices of america past & present.
Explains that the proclamation of 1763 is just the beginning of the rebellion towards the british and their control over the colonists.
Explains how the townsend act was a dangerous innovation. the colonists boycotted the purchase of imported british goods and the boston massacre.

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explanatory essay
Stamp Act- The 1765 Stamp Act was the first law Parliament passed directly taxing the colonies on goods and services from Britain.
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- States that the 1765 stamp act was the first law parliament passed directly taxing the colonies on goods and services from britain.
- Explains that samuel adams was a powerful and influential political figure who founded the sons of liberty.
- Describes the townshend acts, a series of laws passed by the parliament in 1767, indirectly taxing the colonies on imported material such as glass, tea, and paper.
- States that the 1765 stamp act was the first law parliament passed directly taxing the colonies on goods and services from britain.
- Explains that samuel adams was a powerful and influential political figure who founded the sons of liberty.
- Describes the townshend acts, a series of laws passed by the parliament in 1767, indirectly taxing the colonies on imported material such as glass, tea, and paper.
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analytical essay
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- Describes how the sons of liberty spied on all of the british movements.
- Narrates how the 1st continental congress was held in philadelphia, pennsylvania, and the american forces attacked fort ticonderoga in new york. they used these weapons for the battle of bunker hill.
- Explains that the second continental congress met in philadelphia in the summer of 1775 to figure out what to do. they appointed benjamin franklin, john adams, roger sherman, robert livingston, and thomas jefferson to write the declaration of independance.
- Explains that part one of the declaration of independence was written because they wanted to gain independence from england and be equal in society.
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analytical essay
After the Seven Years Way England was broke for she had spent more money needed to win the war. Also winning the war gave the colonist a “we can do it spirit”. However because England now was facing debt she decided to tax the colonies. One the first acts passed was the sugar act passed in 1764. This Act was the raise revenue in American colonies. What it did was lowered the tax from six penses to three penses per gallon on foreign molasses. Molasses is a product made by refining sugarcane, grapes or sugar beets into sugar. This upset the colonist because before the sugar act they didn’t have to pay the tax so even if it was lowered that meant nothing for they now had to pay for it. A year later, in 1765, the Britain’s passed another act known as the Stamp Act. The Stamp Act put a tax on stamped paper, publications, playing cards, etc. Because it was on all paper products in a way it affected everyone; from the papers for the upper class such as lawyers, publications such as newspapers for the middle class, and playing cards for the lower class for entertainment. Next, the Townshend Act passed by Charles Townshend. This came in 1767, which imposed taxes on colonial tea, lead, paint, paper, and glass which just like the Stamp Act affected all of the classes in the colonist in the Americas. Though this act was removed three years later in 1770, it still left colonists with a warning that conditions may become worse. Around 1773, parliament passed the Intolerable Acts one of those acts which affected taxation was the Bost...
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- Explains how the sugar act, the townshend act, and the intolerable acts affected taxation.
- Analyzes how the seven-year wars proves that england has a military and will use it as she then does on her colonies in the americas.
- Explains that british colonists in the americas were provoked to rebel by the parliamentary revenue system, british military actions toward the colonies, and the legacy of colonial beliefs and governmental philosophies.
- Explains how the sugar act, the townshend act, and the intolerable acts affected taxation.
- Analyzes how the seven-year wars proves that england has a military and will use it as she then does on her colonies in the americas.
- Explains that colonial beliefs and governmental philosophies provoked the colonies in the americas to rebel. the currency acts passed in 1764 did not allow for the colonist to print their own money.
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explanatory essay
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- Explains that patrick henry was one of the first colonists to openly attack the stamp act, comparing george iii to julius caesar as well as charles i.
- Explains that the british government was in a great deal of debt after the seven years war. they won the war but it came at quite an expense.
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- Explains that patrick henry was one of the first colonists to openly attack the stamp act, comparing george iii to julius caesar as well as charles i.
- Explains that the british government was in a great deal of debt after the seven years war. they won the war but it came at quite an expense.
- Explains that the stamp act had already been imposed on the people of great britain with great results. the colonists saw it more like if england were to tax the united states today.
- Explains that the sugar act was passed just one year before the stamp act, which angered the colonists and paid for the national debt.
- Explains that the colonists feared for their rights because the stamp act had a potentially wide application on the economy.
- Opines that the stamp act is a big reason why the united states is here today. it got the colonists wanting their independence.
- Explains middlekauff, robert, the glorious cause: the american revolution, new york: oxford university press, 2005.
- Explains boston's order of the city council, 1886.
- Explains the stamp act and how it was brought about and what it meant to the american colonies.
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The first point made is that the Proclamation Line of 1763 was not designed to oppress the colonists at all, but to work out the Indians problems fairly and prevent another bloody eruption like Pontiac’s Rebellion (Kennedy). In Pontiac’s Rebellion, some two thousand settlers and soldiers were killed (Kennedy). This was just one of the main reasons of why the proclamation line was put into place. The government didn’t want two thousand more people to die in another war. However, countless Americans were upset and angered by this decision (Kennedy). They felt that they owned the land because of the bloodshed in the previous battle (Kennedy). They were in complete defiance ...
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- Opines that obtaining the proclamation line of 1763 was the right thing to do because it was designed to work out the indian problem fairly, and it asserted that all indians peoples were thereafter under the protection of the king.
- Opines that the proclamation line of 1763 was not designed to oppress the colonists at all, but to work out the indians problems fairly and prevent another bloody eruption like pontiac’s rebellion.
- Explains that the proclamation line was used to calm the indians, who felt the colonists would drive them from their land as they expanded westward.
- Opines that obtaining the proclamation line of 1763 was the right thing to do because it was designed to work out the indian problem fairly, and it asserted that all indians peoples were thereafter under the protection of the king.
- Opines that the proclamation line of 1763 was not designed to oppress the colonists at all, but to work out the indians problems fairly and prevent another bloody eruption like pontiac’s rebellion.
- Explains that the proclamation line was used to calm the indians, who felt the colonists would drive them from their land as they expanded westward.
- Explains that the proclamation line asserted that all indians peoples were thereafter under the protection of the king.
- Concludes that obtaining the proclamation line of 1763 was the right thing to do because it was not designed to oppress the colonists at all, but to work out the indian problems fairly and prevent another bloody eruption.
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analytical essay
Without colonial consent, the British started their bid to raise revenue with the Sugar Act of 1764 which increased duties colonists would have to pay on imports into America. When the Sugar Act failed, the Stamp Act of 1765 which required a stamp to be purchased with colonial products was enacted. This act angered the colonists to no limit and with these acts, the British Empire poked at the up to now very civil colonists. The passing of the oppressive Intolerable Acts that took away the colonists’ right to elected officials and Townshend Acts which taxed imports and allowed British troops without warrants to search colonist ships received a more aggravated response from the colonist that would end in a Revolution.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that an oppressed people will eventually rise against the oppressor regardless of their loyalties. the british empire failed to realize when they took oppressive actions on their colonies that would cause conflict and culminate into the american revolution.
- Analyzes how the british empire poked at the up to now very civil colonists with the intolerable acts, townshend act, and the stamp act of 1765.
- Explains how the american colonists reacted peacefully to resolve their conflict with the british. they organized protests and boycotted purchases of goods imported from britain.
- Explains that an oppressed people will eventually rise against the oppressor regardless of their loyalties. the british empire failed to realize when they took oppressive actions on their colonies that would cause conflict and culminate into the american revolution.
- Analyzes how the british empire poked at the up to now very civil colonists with the intolerable acts, townshend act, and the stamp act of 1765.
- Explains how the american colonists reacted peacefully to resolve their conflict with the british. they organized protests and boycotted purchases of goods imported from britain.
- Explains how the boston massacre and the coercive acts unify and anger the colonies. they established the first continental congress for military and colony rights defense.
- Explains that the battle of lexington and concord was the straw that broke the camel's back for colonists.
- Explains that the colonies still held allegiance to the british empires, so instead of a full revolt against the taxes and policies they employed peaceful resolution tactics.
- Explains that oppression is the birth of revolution no matter one's loyalty to their oppressor. the american revolution proved this by killing innocent people at the battle of lexington and conquered.
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explanatory essay
In the 1760s King George III enacted the Sugar Act and the Stamp act to gain extra revenue from his colonies. King George III decided to enact heavier taxes to put money back into the empire that had been lost after the French and Indian War. This act levied heavy taxes on sugar imported from the West Indies. The Stamp Act in 1765 required that many items have a stamp to prove that the owner had payed for the taxes on the item. The problem the colonists had with it was that it increased the presence of English troops in the Colonies and they felt it was unneeded and only meant to put more control into Great Britain's hands.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how self-governance was a primary idea of the settlers in north america.
- Explains that the mayflower compact was an example of early self-governance. it was signed by some of the earliest settlers of virginia including john carter in 1620.
- Explains that king george iii enacted the sugar act and the stamp act to gain extra revenue from his colonies. the stamp act required that many items have a stamp to prove that the owner had paid for the taxes on the item.
- Explains how self-governance was a primary idea of the settlers in north america.
- Explains that the mayflower compact was an example of early self-governance. it was signed by some of the earliest settlers of virginia including john carter in 1620.
- Explains that king george iii enacted the sugar act and the stamp act to gain extra revenue from his colonies. the stamp act required that many items have a stamp to prove that the owner had paid for the taxes on the item.
- Explains that the colonists had lived with a century of self-governance after the mayflower compact in 1620. with the increase of the power of great britain by king george iii in the 1760s, they could no longer enjoy the fruits
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The Proclamation Of 1763
opinion essay
We people of Britain are fed up with the colonists. They have started riots, petitions, and are being completely unstructured. We have tried many attempts at regaining strength in the colonies. First, in 1760, we constructed a law which we call the Writs of Assistance. This law allows any of our soldiers to rightfully enter and search colonist homes if need be. The colonists, however, thought this, to their right, was an invasion of privacy. Seeing as this did nothing for us we decided to create the Proclamation of 1763. This allows are men to stop anyone from settling west of the Appalachia Mountains, by doing so we are preventing the risk of Indian attack and protecting the colonists. This, again, angered the colonists. Since the colonists
In this essay, the author
- Opines that britain is a firm and structured country and will not stand for unruly colonies like these.
- Opines that britain is a firm and structured country and will not stand for unruly colonies like these.
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The Causes of the American Revolution
explanatory essay
Leading up to the time of the Revolutionary War, seven policies were passed by Britain in hopes of controlling the colonies. These acts culminated in the Quebec Act which persuaded many Americans into supporting the revolutionary effort. The Proclamation of 1763 was the first policy passed by the British. This forbid any settlement west of Appalachia because the British feared conflicts over territory in this region. The proclamation, however, infuriated the colonists who planned on expanding westward. The Sugar Act was passed shortly after in 1764. This act sought harsher punishment for smugglers. The next act to be passed was possibly the most controversial act passed by Britain. The Stamp Act passed in 1765 affected every colonist because it required all printed documents to have a stamp purchased from the British authority. The colonist boycotted British goods until the Stamp Act was repealed but quickly replaced by the Declaratory Act in 1766. The British still held onto the conviction that they had the right to tax the Americans in any way they deemed necessary. The Declaratory Act was followed by the Townshend Acts of 1767. This imposed taxes on all imported goods from Britain, which caused the colonies to refuse trading with Britain. Six years passed before another upsetting act was passed. In 1773, the Tea Act placed taxes on tea, threatening the power of the colonies. The colonies, however, fought back by pouring expensive tea into the Boston harbor in an event now known as the Boston Tea Party. The enraged Parliament quickly passed the Intolerable Acts, shutting down the port of Boston and taking control over the colonies.
In this essay, the author
- Explains how the relationship between britain and her american colonies slowly deteriorated between the 1750s and the beginning of the american revolution.
- Explains that seven policies were passed by britain in hopes of controlling the colonies, culminating in the quebec act, which persuaded many americans to support the revolutionary effort.
- Explains that multiple policies passed by the british led to the american revolution, including the stamp act, the tea act and the quebec act.
- Explains how the relationship between britain and her american colonies slowly deteriorated between the 1750s and the beginning of the american revolution.
- Explains that seven policies were passed by britain in hopes of controlling the colonies, culminating in the quebec act, which persuaded many americans to support the revolutionary effort.
- Explains that multiple policies passed by the british led to the american revolution, including the stamp act, the tea act and the quebec act.
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