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How did the writings of people like john Locke load colonists to resent the British government?
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The Revolution was not caused so much by the acts of the British government as by their attitudes?
The British government chose to treat the colonists as inferiors, or in a way resembling treatment of a conquered people. Their appeals for parliamentary representation were ignored. and Parliament created bills that for the most part were retaliatory.
What are the loyalists?
Loyalists are people who remain loyal to the established ruler or government of a country ( I.e. colonist of the American Revolutionary period who supported the British)
What arguments did the colonist use to support their call for independence?
- Life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness- King George III violated the rights of the colonists by taxing and passing unfair laws; British army violated the colonists rights too- colonists had the right to break away from Britain because the government should protect the people, but King George III didn't do that.
Americans fought the war because of unfair taxes?
Actually American colonists paid considerably less in tax than people in England did. The real issue was the lack of representation for American concerns in the British government. When the British refused to give the Americas colonists representation the Americans' decided they had to beocome independent and take care of themselves.
Why did the British overtax the colonists?
They needed money from the war. But more than that George 111 was a complete idiot and did not like the likes of colonists telling him what not to do and I speak as a UK resident. He was too arrogant to realise that the colonists could not afford what he was asking, not could his people at home
How did the writings of people like john Locke lead colonists to resent the british government?
John Locke's writings, such as his theory of natural rights and limited government, inspired colonists to value individual liberties and question British authority. Colonists felt that the British government's infringement on their natural rights, such as through taxation without representation and strict control, went against the principles of liberty and consent of the governed espoused by Locke. This ultimately fueled their resentment towards the British government.
What type of colonists would have been unlikely to have grievances against the British government by April 1775?
All colonists would have had a grievance against the British government by April 1775. This was due to the invasions that the British troops conducted, the unfair taxation on products needed by the colonists, and other such unfair treatment that the British were passing to these people.
Why were people mad that the British government gave land to the Iroquois after the French and Indian war after the revolutionary war?
The colonists thought they had fought the war to win this land and since the British Government gave the land to the Iroquois the colonists felt they fought the war for nothing.
Why did the British government begin taxing the colonists?
Who were the people that started the US?
They were the British colonists.
What other people had created a climate for revolution among masses before 1776?
The British had made the colonists branch away from their government because the king had done several things under his rule that upset the colonists.
What describes the attitude of the british toward American colonists?
Colonists were a people separate from Britain. For Apex.
The Revolution was not caused so much by the acts of the British government as by their attitudes?
The British government chose to treat the colonists as inferiors, or in a way resembling treatment of a conquered people. Their appeals for parliamentary representation were ignored. and Parliament created bills that for the most part were retaliatory.
The proclamation of 1763 marked the beginning of the political dispute between which two groups of people?
The two groups that were sepperated by the proclamation line of 1763 were the American Indians and the British.
What gave the british an advantage over the french?
the British had more people because the colonists were here.
What gave the French an advantage over the British?
the British had more people because the colonists were here.
What best describes the eighteenth century colonists understanding of government for the people?
The eighteenth century colonists were frustrated with the government. The did not understand why they weren't permitted representation in front of the government.
