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What action led many Americans colonists to support declaring independence from the British empire?
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Great Britain increased taxes on many items in the colonies.
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Who was the opposing side the Americans fought in the revolutionary war?
The colonists in America fought against the British to gain their independence from Great Britain. Prior to the Revolutionary War the colonies belonged to Great Britain and the colonists were British subjects.
What roles french and british played in early American history?
The British colonised America and the French colonised Canada. The British beat the French out of Canada with the help of the Canadian native tribes and the American colonists. However, the American colonists then fought for their independence from Britain in the 1770s. The British were helped by the Native American Indians, but eventually the French helped the Americans and the British grated independence to America.
Which side did more native American take in the war for independence and why?
The Native Americans sided with the colonists because they wanted to fight for their land the the British had invaded
What casued the war of 1812?
Basically, what caused the war of 1812 was the british ignoring the rights of the Americans. And the Americans then declaring war against the british.
Why did American colonists want independence for the British?
The British were taxing the colonists for tea and other necessities unfairly. They also would not let the colonists be represented in Britain.
The Declaration of Independence declared Americans free from British rule what is a reason why the Americans declared independence?
The colonists were forced to pay many taxes without agreeing to them
Why is it called the American War for Independence?
Because Americans lived on the continent of NORTH AMERICA and were fighting the British who OWNED most of NORTH AMERICA...Americans were COLONIES of Great Britain. American COLONISTS wanted INDEPENDENCE from their British owners or leadership. Britain would NOT allow that independence, so the Colonists fought them for it.
What actions led to many American colonists to support declaring independence from British empire?
Great Britain increased taxes on many items in the colonies.
What argument did the author of the Declaration of Independence give for declaring the colonies free from British control?
- King George III violated the rights of the colonists by taxing and passing unfair laws; British army violated the colonists rights too
What did colonists do to upset the British?
The colonists were British and when they declared independence they were seen as traitors by the king.
Did the declaration of independence enable the Americans to appeal for direct aid from France?
Yes because they were declaring themselves independent and were no longer considered a part of the British Empire
What three British actions and the colonial reactions that went with them?
The British put a tax on tea. The Sons of Liberty threw the tea into the harbor. The British closed Boston Harbor. The colonists sided with the people of Boston. The British paid native Americans to scalp Americans if they crossed the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists complained about this in the Declaration of Independence.
What are three British actions and the colonial reactions that went with them?
The British put a tax on tea. The Sons of Liberty threw the tea into the harbor. The British closed Boston Harbor. The colonists sided with the people of Boston. The British paid native Americans to scalp Americans if they crossed the Appalachian Mountains. The colonists complained about this in the Declaration of Independence.
Who was the opposing side the Americans fought in the revolutionary war?
The colonists in America fought against the British to gain their independence from Great Britain. Prior to the Revolutionary War the colonies belonged to Great Britain and the colonists were British subjects.
What argument did the authors of the declaration of independence give for declaring colonies free from British control?
they made the colonist fight against the british hey btw i mihgt be wrong but that did happen
Who won from the British as a result of the war for Independence?
the colonists
What roles french and british played in early American history?
The British colonised America and the French colonised Canada. The British beat the French out of Canada with the help of the Canadian native tribes and the American colonists. However, the American colonists then fought for their independence from Britain in the 1770s. The British were helped by the Native American Indians, but eventually the French helped the Americans and the British grated independence to America.
